{"id":733152,"date":"2020-02-18T09:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=733152"},"modified":"2020-02-18T10:03:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:03:17","slug":"30-years-of-human-related-change","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Human-Related Change"},"author":7071,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[564122,367842,564112,564132,26171],"industry":[],"product":[36581],"class_list":["post-733152","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-change-detection","tag-maxar","tag-nuci","tag-urban-change","tag-urban-planning","product-arcgis-living-atlas"],"acf":{"short_description":"The National Urban Change Indicator (NUCI), an index of persistent land cover change over time, is available in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In collaboration with Maxar Technologies<\/a>, Esri provides ArcGIS users with access to the National Urban Change Indicator (NUCI) via ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a>.\u00a0 In short, NUCI is a conterminous United States index of persisted urban and human-related changes over time.\u00a0 What does this mean?\u00a0 How can I access it?\u00a0 What can I do with it?\u00a0 Great questions, let’s find out.<\/p>\n

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Persisted Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NUCI is product of Maxar\u2019s Persistent Change Monitoring (PCM)<\/a>, an image-based change detection process that isolates changes that persist over time, and more specifically, urbanization and other human-related changes.\u00a0 The NUCI database provides a history of change areas, represented as polygons, on an annual basis from 1987 through 2016.<\/p>\n

With traditional image-to-image change detection methods, distinguishing among spurious, seasonal, and persisted changes can be difficult and time consuming.\u00a0 With NUCI, all of the work has been done for you.\u00a0 Over 13,000 multi-temporal Landsat images were analyzed, and the results filtered, enabling you to readily focus on thirty years of persistent land cover changes.<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

Direct Visual Interpretation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NUCI is available in Living Atlas for visualization<\/a>. \u00a0Change areas in this layer have been symbolized to show the year in which each change occurred.\u00a0 Patterns and concentrations of change over time can be readily observed.\u00a0 You can point and click on a change location of interest to get more information about that change.\u00a0 Along with inherent attribution such as date of change, the NUCI database is also attributed with data elements extracted from co-registered geospatial data such as the National Land Cover Database (NLCD)<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":738822,"id":738822,"title":"NUCI Tile Layer with Popup2","filename":"NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","filesize":199738,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change\/nuci-tile-layer-with-popup2","alt":"","author":"7071","description":"","caption":"","name":"nuci-tile-layer-with-popup2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":733152,"date":"2020-02-18 08:58:28","modified":"2020-02-18 08:58:28","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":975,"height":612,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","medium-width":416,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":482,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","large-width":975,"large-height":612,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","1536x1536-width":975,"1536x1536-height":612,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","2048x2048-width":975,"2048x2048-height":612,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2-741x465.jpg","card_image-width":741,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-with-Popup2.jpg","wide_image-width":975,"wide_image-height":612}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":734232,"id":734232,"title":"NUCI Tile Layer Thumb for Blog","filename":"NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","filesize":8224,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change\/nuci-tile-layer-thumb-for-blog","alt":"","author":"7071","description":"","caption":"Click here to access the NUCI visualization layer.","name":"nuci-tile-layer-thumb-for-blog","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":733152,"date":"2020-02-12 19:26:00","modified":"2020-02-12 19:30:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":222,"height":153,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog-213x153.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":153,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","medium-width":222,"medium-height":153,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","medium_large-width":222,"medium_large-height":153,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","large-width":222,"large-height":153,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","1536x1536-width":222,"1536x1536-height":153,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","2048x2048-width":222,"2048x2048-height":153,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","card_image-width":222,"card_image-height":153,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Tile-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","wide_image-width":222,"wide_image-height":153}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=13be66ff7f78408a82a598072e7acfa0"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

<\/h3>\n

Analysis Ready<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NUCI is also available in the Living Atlas as a feature layer<\/a> for use as input to analysis tools in ArcGIS Online<\/a> and ArcGIS Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Below are a couple basic examples using NUCI as input to the Summarize Within<\/a> tool to gain insights on change over time.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

<\/h3>\n

Urbanization<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":738712,"id":738712,"title":"LasVegas NUCI Urbanization with Chart","filename":"LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","filesize":1568659,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change\/lasvegas-nuci-urbanization-with-chart","alt":"","author":"7071","description":"NUCI in Las Vegas showing percent area of urban change from 1987 through 2016. Analysis performed using the 'Summarize Within' tool in Pro.","caption":"NUCI in Las Vegas showing percent area of urban change from 1987 through 2016. Analysis performed using the 'Summarize Within' tool in Pro.","name":"lasvegas-nuci-urbanization-with-chart","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":733152,"date":"2020-02-18 07:06:47","modified":"2020-02-18 15:47:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1161,"height":884,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","medium-width":343,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":585,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","large-width":1161,"large-height":884,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","1536x1536-width":1161,"1536x1536-height":884,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","2048x2048-width":1161,"2048x2048-height":884,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart-611x465.png","card_image-width":611,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LasVegas-NUCI-Urbanization-with-Chart.png","wide_image-width":1161,"wide_image-height":884}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Deforestation<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":738692,"id":738692,"title":"NorCal NUCI Logging and Fire with Chart","filename":"NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","filesize":1428691,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change\/norcal-nuci-logging-and-fire-with-chart","alt":"","author":"7071","description":"NUCI in a Northern California location showing percent area of deforestation, due to logging and fire activity, from 1987 through 2016. Analysis performed using the 'Summarize Within' tool in Pro.","caption":"NUCI in a Northern California location showing percent area of deforestation, due to logging and fire activity, from 1987 through 2016. Analysis performed using the 'Summarize Within' tool in Pro.","name":"norcal-nuci-logging-and-fire-with-chart","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":733152,"date":"2020-02-18 06:58:12","modified":"2020-02-18 15:47:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1161,"height":880,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","medium-width":344,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":582,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","large-width":1161,"large-height":880,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","1536x1536-width":1161,"1536x1536-height":880,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","2048x2048-width":1161,"2048x2048-height":880,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart-613x465.png","card_image-width":613,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NorCal-NUCI-Logging-and-Fire-with-Chart.png","wide_image-width":1161,"wide_image-height":880}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":734322,"id":734322,"title":"NUCI Feature Layer Thumb for Blog","filename":"NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","filesize":8019,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/mapping\/30-years-of-human-related-change\/nuci-feature-layer-thumb-for-blog","alt":"","author":"7071","description":"","caption":"Click here to access the NUCI analysis layer.","name":"nuci-feature-layer-thumb-for-blog","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":733152,"date":"2020-02-12 19:57:49","modified":"2020-02-12 19:58:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":222,"height":153,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog-213x153.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":153,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","medium-width":222,"medium-height":153,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","medium_large-width":222,"medium_large-height":153,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","large-width":222,"large-height":153,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","1536x1536-width":222,"1536x1536-height":153,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","2048x2048-width":222,"2048x2048-height":153,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","card_image-width":222,"card_image-height":153,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NUCI-Feature-Layer-Thumb-for-Blog.jpg","wide_image-width":222,"wide_image-height":153}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=53300157536b4eb5bbc7f9175428ace3"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

 <\/p>\n

Combining NUCI with other ArcGIS tools and data can uncover even greater insights.\u00a0 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses NUCI in conjunction with data such as river flow and historic rain data to support tracking urban change and flood risk mapping.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"