LANDFIRE Product Version Descriptions
Click on the version links below to learn more about each version of LANDFIRE.
Base Maps are a comprehensive vegetation and fuels mapping effort of the LF product suite, this mapping uses satellite imagery and LFRDB plot data. LF’s two basemaps are LF 2016 and LF 2001. LF keeps only 1 basement on its distribution sites at one time.
Updates are a vegetation and fuels mapping effort using the base product suite to more accurately represent current conditions and account for landscape disturbances and succession. LF keeps 3 updates on its distribution sites at one time.
Archived Versions can be found on the U.S. Geological Survey's ScienceBase or by request from the help desk. Please review the Version Comparison Table, below, to identify the version you need, then provide the version, product(s), and extent you would like when requesting from the Help Desk.
| Version Name | Type | Year(s) of Annual Disturbance products in the version | Description | Completion Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF 2025 | Update | 2025 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2025 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2016-2025 disturbances. | 2026 | |
| LF 2024 | Update | 2024 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2024 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2015-2024 disturbances. | 2025 | |
| LF 2023 | Update | 2023 | Includes machine-learning modeled vegetation within 2003-2023 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2014-2023 disturbances. | 2024 | |
| LF 2022 | Update | 2021-2022 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2017-2022 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2013-2022 disturbances. | 2023 | |
| LF 2020 | Update | 2017-2020 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2017-2020 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2012-2020 disturbances. | 2023 | Archived |
| LF 2019 Limited | Limited Update | 2017-2019 | Includes vegetation transition rules for limited 2017-2019 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2011-2019 disturbances. | 2021 | Archived - Superseded by LF 2020 |
| LF 2016 Remap | New Base Map | 2015-2016 | Includes modeled vegetation for all pixels and fuel transition rules for 2010-2016 disturbances. | 2021 | |
| LF 2014 | Update | 2013-2014 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2005-2014 disturbances. | 2017 | Archived |
| LF 2012 | Update | 2011-2012 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2003-2012 disturbances. | 2015 | Archived |
| LF 2010 | Update | 2009-2010 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2001-2010 disturbances. | 2013 | Archived |
| LF 2001 | Base Map | 1999-2007 | LANDFIRE National Base Map Refresh, an enhanced and “version 2” of the LF National Base Map. Comprehensive vegetation and fuels mapping reflects circa 2001 using circa 2001 imagery. Captures 1999-2007 disturbances. | 2011 | Archived |
| ► LF 2008 | Update | 1999-2008 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 1999-2008 disturbances. | 2011 | Archived |
| Version Name | Type | Year(s) of Annual Disturbance products in the version | Description | Completion Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF 2025 | Update | 2025 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2025 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2016-2025 disturbances. | 2026 | |
| LF 2024 | Update | 2024 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2024 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2015-2024 disturbances. | 2025 | |
| LF 2023 | Update | 2023 | Includes machine-learning modeled vegetation within 2003-2023 disturbances and fuels transition rules for 2014-2023 disturbances. | 2024 | |
| LF 2022 | Update | 2021-2022 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2017-2022 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2013-2022 disturbances. | 2023 | |
| LF 2020 | Update | 2017-2020 | Includes vegetation transition rules for 2017-2020 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2012-2020 disturbances. | 2023 | Archived |
| LF 2019 Limited | Limited Update | 2017-2019 | Includes vegetation transition rules for limited 2017-2019 disturbances and fuel transition rules for 2011-2019 disturbances. | 2021 | Archived - Superseded by LF 2020 |
| LF 2016 Remap | New Base Map | 2015-2016 | Includes modeled vegetation for all pixels and fuel transition rules for 2010-2016 disturbances. | 2021 | |
| LF 2014 | Update | 2013-2014 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2005-2014 disturbances. | 2017 | Archived |
| LF 2012 | Update | 2011-2012 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2003-2012 disturbances. | 2015 | Archived |
| LF 2010 | Update | 2009-2010 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 2001-2010 disturbances. | 2013 | Archived |
| LF 2001 | Base Map | 1999-2007 | LANDFIRE National Base Map Refresh, an enhanced and “version 2” of the LF National Base Map. Comprehensive vegetation and fuels mapping reflects circa 2001 using circa 2001 imagery. Captures 1999-2007 disturbances. | 2011 | Archived |
| ► LF 2008 | Update | 1999-2008 | Includes vegetation and fuel transition rules for 1999-2008 disturbances. | 2011 | Archived |
Reference
Contribute data or access databases containing contributed disturbance events
Disturbance
A suite of products that categorizes annual and historical disturbance events
Vegetation
Products that demonstrate vegetation change across the landscape and models of potential pre-European settlement vegetation systems
Fuel
Products that demonstrate the composition and characteristics of surface and canopy fuels along with fuel vegetation
Historic Fire Regime
Products that represent pre-European settlement fire frequency and severity
Topographic
Products that provide geospatial information describing the landscape
Reference
Contribute data or access databases containing contributed disturbance events
Disturbance
A suite of products that categorizes annual and historical disturbance events
Vegetation
Products that demonstrate vegetation change across the landscape and models of potential pre-European settlement vegetation systems
Fuel
Products that demonstrate the composition and characteristics of surface and canopy fuels along with fuel vegetation
Historic Fire Regime
Products that represent pre-European settlement fire frequency and severity
Topographic
Products that provide geospatial information describing the landscape
- LF Definitions, Quality and Standards Report - Provides information about contributors, metadata and data standards, data creation, and data testing. This document also provides details about our general data release process.
- LF Dictionary - A “one-stop shop” general resource that provides information about products, Attribute Data Dictionaries (ADDs), data and metadata, and terms.
- LF Technical Document – This document serves to describe the processes that went into this effort and elucidate the methods for creating each LF product. Although the document focuses on the LF 2016 Remap effort, it also details the two updates
- LF Naming Conventions - Provides information to users on understanding the LANDFIRE version numbers
- Comparing LF Vegetation Products across Versions - Provides details on comparing LF vegetation type, height, and cover between older versions the LF 2016 basemap.
- LF Definitions, Quality and Standards Report - Provides information about contributors, metadata and data standards, data creation, and data testing. This document also provides details about our general data release process.
- LF Dictionary - A “one-stop shop” general resource that provides information about products, Attribute Data Dictionaries (ADDs), data and metadata, and terms.
- LF Technical Document – This document serves to describe the processes that went into this effort and elucidate the methods for creating each LF product. Although the document focuses on the LF 2016 Remap effort, it also details the two updates
- LF Naming Conventions - Provides information to users on understanding the LANDFIRE version numbers
- Comparing LF Vegetation Products across Versions - Provides details on comparing LF vegetation type, height, and cover between older versions the LF 2016 basemap.
| LF Data Products | |
|---|---|
| Model | [Author/Investigator/Producer/Responsible Party], [Year of Release], [Title of Dataset/Data Product/Map/Table/Etc.], [Edition or Version], [Publisher]. Accessed [Access Date] at [URL]. |
| Example | LANDFIRE, 2026, Existing Vegetation Type Layer, LANDFIRE 2025, U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed 05 October 2026 at http://www.landfire/viewer. |
| LF Web Pages, Graphics and Reports | |
|---|---|
| Model | [Author/Producer], [Title of Web Page/Graphic/Reports], [Publisher]. Accessed [Access Date] at [URL]. |
| Example | LANDFIRE, LANDFIRE: Existing Vegetation Type, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed 14 June 2026 at https://www.landfire.gov/sites/data-downloads/images/LF2016Remap_CONUSEVT_graphic.png |
| LF Data Products | |
|---|---|
| Model | [Author/Investigator/Producer/Responsible Party], [Year of Release], [Title of Dataset/Data Product/Map/Table/Etc.], [Edition or Version], [Publisher]. Accessed [Access Date] at [URL]. |
| Example | LANDFIRE, 2026, Existing Vegetation Type Layer, LANDFIRE 2025, U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed 05 October 2026 at http://www.landfire/viewer. |
| LF Web Pages, Graphics and Reports | |
|---|---|
| Model | [Author/Producer], [Title of Web Page/Graphic/Reports], [Publisher]. Accessed [Access Date] at [URL]. |
| Example | LANDFIRE, LANDFIRE: Existing Vegetation Type, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed 14 June 2026 at https://www.landfire.gov/sites/data-downloads/images/LF2016Remap_CONUSEVT_graphic.png |
| LANDFIRE Data Details Per Extent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONUS | AK | HI | PRVI | Other Insular Areas | |
| EPSG | 5070 | 3338 | 102007 | 5070 | Projections are in best fit WGS 1984 UTM for Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
| Projection | NAD 1983 Contiguous USA Albers (NAD_1983_Contiguous_USA_Albers) | Alaska Albers Equal Area Conic (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) | Hawaii Albers Equal Area Conic (Hawaii_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic) | NAD 1983 Contiguous USA Albers (NAD_1983_Contiguous_USA_Albers) | |
| Datum Name | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | |
| Spheroid Name | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | |
| Central Meridian | -96.0 | -154.0 | -154.0 | -96.0 | |
| Standard Parallel 1 | 29.5 | 55.0 | 8.0 | 29.5 | |
| Standard Parallel 2 | 45.5 | 65.0 | 18.0 | 45.5 | |
| Latitude of Origin | 23.0 | 50.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 | |
| Bounding extent without 90km buffer | Rows: 97283 Columns: 154208 Top: 3177435.0 Bottom: 258945.0 Left: -2362425.0 Right: 2263815.0 | Rows: 65974 Columns: 122270 Top: 2383725 Bottom: 404505 Left: -2175045 Right: 1493055 | Rows: 12600 Columns: 20385 Top - 1028223.0 Bottom - 650223.0 Left - 375135.0 Right - 236415.0 | Rows: 6768 Columns: 12846 Top: 83085.0 Bottom: -119955.0 Left: 3026925.0 Right: 3412305.0 | |
| Bounding extent WITH 90km buffer | Rows: 101538 Columns:156335 Top: 3267405.0 Bottom: 221265.0 Left: -2362395.0 Right: 2327655.0 | Rows: 65974 Columns: 125270 Top: 2383725 Bottom: 404505 Left: -2175045 Right: 1583055 | NA | NA | |
| LANDFIRE Data Details Per Extent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONUS | AK | HI | PRVI | Other Insular Areas | |
| EPSG | 5070 | 3338 | 102007 | 5070 | Projections are in best fit WGS 1984 UTM for Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
| Projection | NAD 1983 Contiguous USA Albers (NAD_1983_Contiguous_USA_Albers) | Alaska Albers Equal Area Conic (NAD_1983_Alaska_Albers) | Hawaii Albers Equal Area Conic (Hawaii_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic) | NAD 1983 Contiguous USA Albers (NAD_1983_Contiguous_USA_Albers) | |
| Datum Name | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) | |
| Spheroid Name | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | GRS 1980 | |
| Central Meridian | -96.0 | -154.0 | -154.0 | -96.0 | |
| Standard Parallel 1 | 29.5 | 55.0 | 8.0 | 29.5 | |
| Standard Parallel 2 | 45.5 | 65.0 | 18.0 | 45.5 | |
| Latitude of Origin | 23.0 | 50.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 | |
| Bounding extent without 90km buffer | Rows: 97283 Columns: 154208 Top: 3177435.0 Bottom: 258945.0 Left: -2362425.0 Right: 2263815.0 | Rows: 65974 Columns: 122270 Top: 2383725 Bottom: 404505 Left: -2175045 Right: 1493055 | Rows: 12600 Columns: 20385 Top - 1028223.0 Bottom - 650223.0 Left - 375135.0 Right - 236415.0 | Rows: 6768 Columns: 12846 Top: 83085.0 Bottom: -119955.0 Left: 3026925.0 Right: 3412305.0 | |
| Bounding extent WITH 90km buffer | Rows: 101538 Columns:156335 Top: 3267405.0 Bottom: 221265.0 Left: -2362395.0 Right: 2327655.0 | Rows: 65974 Columns: 125270 Top: 2383725 Bottom: 404505 Left: -2175045 Right: 1583055 | NA | NA | |