Land cover

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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-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)

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 Rainfed 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 (>5m)
6 Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m)
7 Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m)
8 Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m)
9 Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m)
10 Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m)
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 needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)
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 vector based (.shp) GIS-enabled file from the FAO's Geonetwork metadata catalogue.



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