NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program (LCLUC)

LCLUC is an interdisciplinary science program in the Earth Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate. hydrology, ecology or biogeochemistry.

The LCLUC Program was designed to be a cross cutting theme within NASA’s Earth Science. Aspects of Land-Cover and Land-Use Change research can be found throughout the Earth Science Programs, with an emphasis reflecting the program element under which they are funded e.g. LCLUC research can also be found in the NASA Earth interdisciplinary science (IDS), and in various data initiatives. A number of

the NASA Graduate Fellowships and New Investigators are provided each year to support LCLUC and related research. A major challenge for the program management is to pull together the various LCLUC activities in a way that minimizes duplication, strengthens the science and exposes the science community to the research findings that are generated in different parts of the program. The LCLUC Program has a special place in NASA Earth Science in developing interdisciplinary approaches combining aspects of physical and social science, with a high level of societal relevance. The LCLUC Program has always had close program links to the NASA Satellite Instrument Teams pertinent to land-cover and land-use characterization and in particular with the Landsat Program, which is being jointly implemented with the USGS. At the interagency level and as part of USGCRP, LCLUC is its own program element with linkages to the US Carbon and Water initiatives. LCLUC is already addressing questions being raised by the new initiative on Climate Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation. Partnerships have been developed with other agencies, such as USAID and scientists from the USFS, NOAA and USGS are often funded by the LCLUC program. The program management is interested in strengthening interagency collaboration to further our understanding of land-cover and land-use change and its interaction with climate and environment. At the international level the LCLUC program is aligned with the goals of the IGBP/IHDP Global Land Project (GLP) and a number of participants in that programs are funded through LCLUC. The LCLUC program is a major supporter of the Global Observation of Forest Cover-Global Observation of Land Dynamics (GOFC- GOLD) program which is part of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS). LCLUC has been instrumental in the development of regional science network programs in the framework of GOFC-GOLD, NEESPI and MAIRS. The LCLUC program also has strong connections to CEOS through its Working Group on Calibration and Validation, specifically Land Product Validation subgroup, and to the Land Surface Imaging Constellation.

05/13/2026

One of the outstanding Principal Investigators in the NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program (LCLUC), which I managed for the last 25 years - Karen Seto (Yale U.) - was recently awarded a Franklin Institute Medal. A 4-min video provides a glimpse of some of the Program’s topics and Karen’s role.
https://youtu.be/RjGNd8TBm0M?si=hzOrg_EUYRHkiOte
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Karen Seto: Mapping the Hidden Impact of Urban Growth | 2026 Franklin Institute Awards

05/12/2025

🔥Join Dr. Karen Seto (Yale Univ) to explore how & are shaping global wildfire risk at the wildland-urban interface ( ). 🏙️🌲🔥 Register 👉 https://go.umd.edu/1zen

05/06/2025

Join Dr. Michael C. Wimberly (Univ. of Oklahoma) to explore & ecosystem change in 🌍🏙️🌿 Discover how cities influence forests, fires & landscapes at the human-nature interface! Register now 👉 https://go.umd.edu/1z7x

04/17/2025

Join Dr. Ni**od Carmon (NASA JPL) for a webinar on wildfire science across the full fire lifecycle. Explore how NASA-LCLUC Multi-Source Land Imaging (MuSLI) initiative leverages remote sensing for risk assessment, monitoring, and post-fire analysis. 🔥🛰️ Register now 👉 https://go.umd.edu/1ynh

03/11/2025

Join Dr. Yufang Jin (UC Davis) for insights on the complex drivers of California’s catastrophic wildfires across the WUI-wildland gradient! 🌲🔥 Register now 👉https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rax8mpd

02/26/2025

Join Dr. Son Nghiem (NASA JPL) & Dr. Seung Hee Kim (ECHO) as they discuss Proactive Wildfire Risk Assessment & Warning from the Wilderness to the Wildland-Urban Interface! 🌎🔥 🔗 Register now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/kck8mmv

02/19/2025

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Volker Radeloff on wildfires & the Wildland-Urban Interface. Explore WUI growth, wildfire risks & remote sensing insights. 🔥🌍🏡 Register here 👉 lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/t6yqf2t/lp/c49e5aeb-5e89-4e8c-979d-d31e1d16f5f7?mode=preview&source_id=4e701df2-7d4c-42ed-a80f-7875be3b8d55&source_type=em&c=

01/31/2025

🚀 Join the inaugural Discussion Platform: Science for Recovery & Sustainability!

🔹 Talk by Dr. Garik Gutman (NASA LCLUC Program Manager)
📅 Jan 31 | 9:00 AM EST | 4 PM GMT+2
🌍 Overview of Multispectral Satellite Missions for Monitoring Land Cover and Land Use

🔗 Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewNUSt3wawGs6PUl33DSfS0Hm2mQ1tUVnVTwPWqgpUN2-Ryg/viewform

01/30/2025

Join us for an insightful session with Dr. Grant Connette (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute) on the role of stakeholder engagement in addressing human-driven mangrove loss in the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion. This webinar will highlight conservation challenges, governance, and remote sensing insights. Register here 👉 https://go.umd.edu/1vky

12/03/2024

Discover how deep learning and very high-resolution aerial imagery are transforming energy land use detection in the Permian Basin! Join Dr. Xiaopeng Song [Univ. of Maryland] for this exciting webinar. Register now! 👇https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/35p2983/lp/9651607f-7df2-4e2d-830e-41757591d5dc?mode=preview&source_id=e9225f45-dffc-485a-8f88-f0b0ff3b8e46&source_type=em&c=

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