Although this paper has concentrated on the applications of the USGS land use 
and land cover maps and data by various levels of government, some brief men- 
tion should be made of uses of these products in the private sector. One 
of the private uses most common after release of the first maps (in the Ozarks 
region) was their use by the number of real estate development companies in 
the region. These companies found the maps well-suited to planning and ac- 
quiring tracts of land for second-home development in the high recreation 
potential areas of the Ozarks. |t has also become apparent that many private 
engineering and consulting companies are purchasing the maps for use in ful- Nati 
filling contract requirements, including those contracts sublet in fulfillment 
of State and Federal planning and land management programs. 
One type of application which is sure to increase in its magnitude is the use 
of such data by private research companies which need land use data for certain 
industrial or development purposes. One example of this is the H.R.B. Singer/ 
Link Division application of the data in a video display system on board a 
.flight simulator. Program 
These brief examples of applications only scratch the surface of the extent Project 
to which the USGS land use and land cover maps and data could be applied. Based of remo 
on the rate and variety of applications which have occurred in the few years since 
the initiation of the program, we can expect to see many more applications, as 
well as a great diversity of applications as more States and regions, and finally, 
the Nation, are completely mapped. Other applications will surely follow as data 
on land use and land cover change are incorporated into the program. 
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