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cknowledgments
Research, development, and production efforts for NLCD
2011 data products and supplementary layers result from the
cooperative efforts of several teams of dedicated individuals.
Because of the number of individuals involved, they cannot all
be properly acknowledged here. We would like to acknowledge
the many organizations that made this work possible espe-
cially the support of the individuals and agencies of the MRLC
Consortium, in addition to Federal and Federal contractor
mapping teams. This study was made possible in part by SGT
under U.S. Geological Survey contract G10PC00044 and by
ASRC under U.S. Geological Survey contract G08PC91508.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US
EPA), through its Office of Research and Development, part-
ly funded the research described here. It has been subject to
Agency review and approved for publication. Any use of trade,
firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and
does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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