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The continental-scale dataset comes from the European Space Agency (ESA) Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) ( (c) ESA/ESA Globcover Project, led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL).  
The continental-scale dataset comes from the European Space Agency (ESA) Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) ( (c) ESA/ESA Globcover Project, led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL).  
Data were collected from Dec 2004-June 2006, from MERIS FR time series, at 300m cell resolution, with 22 land classes defined as per the UN Land Cover Classification System (LCCS). © ESA / ESA Globcover Project (due@esa.int), led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL (postel-contact@medias.cnes.fr)
Data were collected from Dec 2004 to June 2006, from MERIS FR time series, at 300 m cell resolution, with 22 land classes defined as per the UN Land Cover Classification System (LCCS). © ESA / ESA Globcover Project (due@esa.int), led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL (postel-contact@medias.cnes.fr)


A reprocessed version of the ESA land cover map, which has been topologically corrected and provides more detailed LCCS classes, has been produced by the [https://www.glcn.org/databases/lc_gc-africa_en.jsp Global Land Cover Network].
A reprocessed version of the ESA land cover map, which has been topologically corrected and provides more detailed LCCS classes, has been produced by the [https://www.glcn.org/databases/lc_gc-africa_en.jsp Global Land Cover Network].


{| class = "wikitable"
{| class = "wikitable"
|+ Land Cover Types
|+ Land cover types
|1||Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
|1||Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
|-
|-
|2||Rainfed croplands
|2||Rain-fed croplands
|-
|-
|3||Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
|3||Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
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|4||Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%)  
|4||Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%)  
|-
|-
|5||Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5m)
|5||Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5 m)
|-
|-
|6||Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m)
|6||Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5 m)
|-
|-
|7||Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m)
|7||Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5 m)
|-
|-
|8||Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m)
|8||Closed (>40%) needle-leaved evergreen forest (>5 m)
|-
|-
|9||Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m)
|9||Open (15-40%) needle-leaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5 m)
|-
|-
|10||Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m)
|10||Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needle-leaved forest (>5 m)
|-
|-
|11||Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
|11||Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
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|12||Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%)
|12||Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%)
|-
|-
|13||Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)
|13||Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needle-leaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5 m)
|-
|-
|14||Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
|14||Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
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|15||Sparse (<15%) vegetation
|15||Sparse (<15%) vegetation
|-
|-
|16||Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - Fresh or brackish water
|16||Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - fresh or brackish water
|-
|-
|17||Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - Saline or brackish water
|17||Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - saline or brackish water
|-
|-
|18||Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - Fresh, brackish or saline water
|18||Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - fresh, brackish or saline water
|-
|-
|19||Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)
|19||Artificial surfaces and associated areas (urban areas >50%)
|-
|-
|20||Bare areas
|20||Bare areas
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|23||No data (burnt area, clouds...)
|23||No data (burnt area, clouds...)
|}
|}
== Links to External Data ==
== Links to external data ==


The ESA Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) is available at https://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php.  
The ESA Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) is available at https://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php.  


The reprocessed version of the land cover map is available to download as vector based (.shp) GIS-enabled file from the [https://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home FAO's Geonetwork metadata catalogue].
The reprocessed version of the land cover map is available to download as a vector-based (.shp) GIS-enabled file from the [https://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home FAO's Geonetwork metadata catalogue].





Revision as of 13:54, 17 December 2015

Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Additional resources >> Land Cover

Dataset Description

Land-use classification
Land-use classification

The continental-scale dataset comes from the European Space Agency (ESA) Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) ( (c) ESA/ESA Globcover Project, led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL). Data were collected from Dec 2004 to June 2006, from MERIS FR time series, at 300 m cell resolution, with 22 land classes defined as per the UN Land Cover Classification System (LCCS). © ESA / ESA Globcover Project (due@esa.int), led by MEDIAS-France/POSTEL (postel-contact@medias.cnes.fr)

A reprocessed version of the ESA land cover map, which has been topologically corrected and provides more detailed LCCS classes, has been produced by the Global Land Cover Network.

Land cover types
1 Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
2 Rain-fed croplands
3 Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
4 Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%)
5 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5 m)
6 Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5 m)
7 Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5 m)
8 Closed (>40%) needle-leaved evergreen forest (>5 m)
9 Open (15-40%) needle-leaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5 m)
10 Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needle-leaved forest (>5 m)
11 Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
12 Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%)
13 Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needle-leaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5 m)
14 Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
15 Sparse (<15%) vegetation
16 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - fresh or brackish water
17 Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - saline or brackish water
18 Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - fresh, brackish or saline water
19 Artificial surfaces and associated areas (urban areas >50%)
20 Bare areas
21 Water bodies
22 Permanent snow and ice
23 No data (burnt area, clouds...)

Links to external data

The ESA Global Land Cover dataset (GlobCover Version 2.3, 2009) is available at https://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php.

The reprocessed version of the land cover map is available to download as a vector-based (.shp) GIS-enabled file from the FAO's Geonetwork metadata catalogue.



Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Additional resources >> Land Cover