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Georgia Land Use Trends (GLUT)
1998-2001 Statewide Change in Land Cover
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| Change in landcover 1998 - 2001 |
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Landcover Class (acres) |
1998 |
2001 |
Change |
% Change |
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Beaches, Dunes and Mud |
12,187 |
18,195 |
2,491 |
15.86 |
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Open Water |
1,092,795 |
1,085,599 |
42,765 |
4.10 |
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Low Intensity Urban |
1,837,606 |
2,902,055 |
1,201,295 |
70.63 |
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High Intensity Urban |
247,681 |
336,796 |
106,866 |
46.48 |
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Clearcut, Sparse |
2,862,302 |
3,229,153 |
-375,632 |
-10.42 |
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Quarries, Strip Mines, Rock Outcrops |
44,729 |
40,882 |
1,136 |
2.86 |
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Deciduous Forest |
6,631,991 |
6,651,345 |
-256,127 |
-3.71 |
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Evergreen Forest |
11,215,310 |
10,039,673 |
-27,337 |
-0.27 |
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Mixed Forest |
890,139 |
1,026,458 |
183,646 |
21.79 |
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Row Crops and Pasture |
8,071,851 |
7,874,642 |
-242,097 |
-2.98 |
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Forested Wetland |
4,706,371 |
4,442,213 |
-606,626 |
-12.02 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (salt) |
366,744 |
345,050 |
-15,377 |
-4.27 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (freshwater) |
89,258 |
76,903 |
-15,001 |
-16.32 |
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Detailed class descriptions
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