1997 National Resources Inventory Developed Land Estimates

The NRI category of "developed land" varies from that used by some other data collection entities.  For the NRI, the intent is to identify which lands have been permanently removed from the rural land base.   Therefore, the developed land category includes:  (a) large tracts of urban and built-up land; (b) small tracts of built-up land, less than 10 acres in size; and (c) land outside of these built-up areas that is in roads, railroads, and associated rights-of-way.

    Information regarding developed land to be posted at this site includes:

            (1) the amount of uncertainty associated with various developed land estimates,

            (2) proper interpretation of these figures/estimates,

            (3) proper use of these estimates.

Last Updated 4/22/2004

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