2022-08-232022-08-232006-08https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/45807The study addressed land use and land cover changes in the Upstate region of South Carolina over a 15-year period. This region consists of the following counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Pickens, Spartanburg. The development pattern was the primary focus of this study. The study addresses three aspects of change detection to monitoring natural resources and urban growth: 1. Classification of Land Cover - 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000 2. Detecting the change over the 15 year period 3. Quantifying the area statistics by year and by countiesapplication/pdfDocumentCopyright status determined to be in the public domain on April 27, 2020 by United States Supreme Court ruling (Georgia et al., Petitioners v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. : 590 U.S.__(2020))Land cover--South CarolinaLand use--South CarolinaText