U.S.G.S. Land Use Land Cover
Classification System

Level I Level II Level III
(User)
Level IV
(User)
100 URBAN 110. Residential    
  120. Commercial    
  130. Industrial    
  140. Transportation, Communications and Utilities    
  150. Industrial and Commercial Complexes    
  160. Mixed Urban or Built-up land    
  170. Other Urban or Built-up Land    
       
200 AGRICULTURE 210. Cropland and Pasture    
  220. Orchards, Groves, Vineyards, Nurseries and Ornamental Horticultural Areas    
  230. Confined Feeding Operations    
  240. Other Agricultural Land    
       
300 RANGELAND 310. Herbaceous Rangeland    
  320. Shrub and Brush Rangeland    
  330. Mixed Rangeland    
       
400 FOREST LAND 410. Deciduous Forest Land    
  420. Evergreen Forest Land    
  430. Mixed Forest Land    
       
500 WATER 510. Streams and Canals    
  520. Lakes    
  530. Reservoirs    
  540. Bays and Estuaries    
       
600 WETLAND 610. Forested Wetland    
  620. Nonforested Wetland    
       
700 BARREN LAND 710. Dry Salt Flats    
  720. Beaches    
  730. Sandy Areas other than Beaches    
  740. Bare Exposed Rock    
  750. Strip Mines, Quarries, Gravel Pits    
       
800 TUNDRA 810. Shrub and Brush Tundra    
  820. Herbaceous Tundra    
  830. Bare Ground Tundra    
  840. Wet Tundra    
  850. Mixed Tundra    
       
900 PERENNIAL Snow/Ice 910. Perennial Snowfields    
  920. Glaciers    

Cartographic Colors

100
Red
200
Light Brown
300
Light Orange
400
Green
500
Dark Blue
600
Light Blue
700
Gray
800
Green-Gray
900
White

Minimum scales for classification level

Level
Scale
1 (USGS)
1:250,000 to 1:3,000,000
2 (USGS)
1:60,000 to 1:125,000
3 (User)
1:20,000 to 1:60,000
4 (User)
1:8,000 to 1:20,000

Example of User Level

Level 3
Level 3 - Description
111
Single Family Units (<5/.5ha)
112
Single Family Units (>5/.5ha)
113
Multi-family (single story)
114
Multi-family (multi story)
115
Mobile Homes
116
Residential Estates (>2ha)
117
Under Construction
118
Other