The general objective is to provide for the year 2000 a harmonised land cover database over the whole globe. Igbpdis started the initial elaboration of the earth system atlas designed to provide a wide range of users with a series of global change related. I the landuse and coverchange lucc project geist h. If you have a proper path to the land cover file on your computer, and activate the land cover in elevation data options, the program will evaluate the type of terrain and automatically adjust the percentage of forest and urban on the path, at the condition that the percentage in the network properties is set to zero. The international geospherebiosphere programme igbp type 1 land cover scheme identifies 17 land cover classes 0 16 which include 11 natural vegetation classes, 3 developed and mosaicked. Islscp ii modis collection 4 igbp land cover, 20002001. I landcover and landuse mapping gerd eiden encyclopedia of life support systems eolss landcover and landuse information are required for many different kinds of spatial planning, from urban planning. Unesco eolss sample chapters land use, land cover and soil sciences vol. Geonetwork opensource allows to easily share spatial data among different users. Global land cover characterization glcc is a series of global land cover classification datasets that are based primarily on the unsupervised classification of 1km avhrr advanced very high resolution radiometer 10day ndvi normalized difference vegetation. What is the difference between land cover and land use. Local processes and global impacts global change the igbp series lambin, eric f. In particular the gvm unit is coordinating and implementing the global land cover 2000 project glc 2000 in collaboration with a network of partners around the world the general objective is to provide for the year 2000 a harmonized land cover database over the whole globe.
The values in the land cover class type and classifier confidence files are written as integers from 0 to 17 and 0 to 255, respectively. In the classifier confidence files a value of 254 is assigned to all water bodies while a value of 255 is assigned to cells with no data. To meet the need of global landcover data for global change research igbp 1990, 1992, multitemporal avhrr data were also used to produce global landcover maps defries and townshend 1994. An analysis of igbp global landcover characterization process article pdf available in photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing 659. Here, we present results from further improvement to land cover mapping and impact analysis of spatial resolution on area estimation for different land cover types.
Its purpose is to improve access to and integrated use of spatial data and information. Land cover indicates the physical land type such as forest or open water whereas land use documents how people are using the land by comparing land cover data and maps over a period of time, coastal managers can document land use trends and changes. The ceres clouds and earths radiant energy system10minute data can be used to derive the land categories. East and north bounds are adjusted automatically to make widthheight to be integer multiple of resolution xy. The primary land cover scheme identifies 17 classes defined by the igbp, including 11 natural vegetation classes, three humanaltered classes, and three nonvegetated. Globcover is an esa initiative which began in 2005 in partnership with jrc, eea, fao, unep, gofcgold and igbp. When you buy that little piece of australia you deservedly have the right to feel proud, but also you have the responsibility known at law to be your duty of care and to make sure no harm comes to other people or. Also see landuse which describes the human use of land including tags such as landuse farmland, leisure park or amenity school tagging of landcover is often only implied by other tags at present, for example a park may be assumed to be. Assessment and monitoring of land cover dynamics are essential for the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and developing sustainable livelihoods, particularly for the rural communities in the hindu kushhimalayan region.
Encyclopedia of life support systems eolss corresponds, in most regions of the world, to the start of the period of greatest and most. The jrc coordinated and implemented the global land cover 2000 project glc 2000 in collaboration with a network of partners around the world. Monitoring land cover change in urban and periurban areas using dense time stacks of landsat satellite data and a data. It includes the semiautomatic classification plugin for qgis, already configured along with all the required dependencies ogr, gdal, numpy, scipy, and matplotlib. Land covers include grass, asphalt, trees, bare ground, water, etc. Fao initiative brings global land cover data under one. Land cover types as mapped in swregap provisional status swgap legend description final pdf landcover descriptions with photos and maps landcover description xls. Land cover land cover represents the actual or physical presence of vegetation or other materials where vegetation is nonexistent on the land surface.
This data set provides the geographic distributions of 17 classes of land cover based on the international geospherebiosphere program data and information systems igbp dis discover land cover loveland and belward 1997 and 15 classes of the simple biospheresib model processed at the united states geological survey usgs earth resources. In this way it is different from the land use data annex iii, theme number 4, dedicated to the. Landcover mapping at continental to global scales needs. Global land cover glc information is fundamental for environmental change studies, land resource management, sustainable development, and many other societal benefits. Its primary focus was coordinating international research on globalscale and regionalscale interactions between earths biological, chemical and physical processes and their interactions with human systems. Land cover is the physical material at the surface of the earth. Local processes and global impacts global change the igbp series. Conifers in the reserve are dominantly pine and hemlock. The landcover was developed by the usgss cbp office, using 2006 landsat imagery and nlcd protocols, with subsequent reclassifications using ancillary datasets to refine the urban footprint. This means in particular that the global land cover 2000 dataset is a main input dataset to define the boundaries between ecosystems such as forest, grassland, and cultivated systems. A new time series of consistent global lc maps at 300 m spatial resolution on an annual basis from 1992 to 2015. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao. This data set provides the geographic distributions of 17 classes of land cover based on the international geospherebiosphere program data and information systems igbpdis discover land cover loveland and belward 1997 and 15 classes of the simple biospheresib model processed at the united states geological survey usgs earth resources.
The national land cover database nlcd serves as the definitive landsatbased, 30meter resolution, land cover database for the nation. The international geospherebiosphere programme igbp was a research programme that ran from 1987 to 2015 dedicated to studying the phenomenon of global change. The multiresolution land characteristics mrlc consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale for a wide variety of environmental, land management, and modeling applications. Landcover is used to describe the physical material at the surface of the earth. Overview although cities cover a tiny fraction 50% of the population and 7090% of economic activity. According to the igbp definition 17 land cover types are represented in this data set, 11 of which are natural vegetation, 3 of which are barren or without vegetation while the remaining 3 comprise a mixture of different types andor artificial vegetation such as croplands. Land cover describes the extent of vegetation, water bodies, built environments, and bare natural surfaces eg gravel and rock across new zealand. The global vegetation monitoring unit carries out several activities related to land cover mapping and monitoring. How to download the latest land use land cover lulc data. It provides a set of eleven major thematic land cover layers resulting. Landcover and landuse mapping encyclopedia of life.
This set of cover types includes eleven categories of natural vegetation covers broken down by life form, three classes of developed and mosaic lands, and three classes of nonvegetated lands. Table 2 summarizes the distribution of sites and training data by continent and igbp land cover type in collection 5, and fig. Land cover data is a physical or biological description of the earth surface. A multiresolution global land cover dataset through. Approximately 60 percent of the reserve is forested land, consisting of mixed hardwoods or conifer stands. Other, finer resolution gridded surface data are available.
Igbpdis data legacy discover global 1km land cover classification which can be obtained from the eros data center daac global gridded surface of selected soils characteristics, distributed by the oak ridge national laboratory daac. Hardwood stands in the reserve consist primarily of oaks, maples, and hickory. Although glc data exists at spatial resolutions of 300 m and m, a 30 m resolution mapping approach is now a feasible option for the next generation of glc products. Islscp ii igbp discover and sib land cover, 19921993. Land coverage is now part of the propagation model. Furthermore, the global land cover 2000 land cover database has been chosen as a core dataset for the millennium ecosystems assessment. Geonetwork the portal to spatial data and information. The global land covershare glcshare is a new land cover database at the global level created by fao, land and water division in partnership and with contribution from various partners and institutions. Geonetwork opensource provides internet access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases.
The semiautomatic os is a lightweight os designed for the land cover classification of remote sensing images. A global land cover database primarily derived from 1992 to 1993 1km avhrr data. Land cover is also often described as what can be seen on land viewed from above. Recent developments of 30 m global land characterization datasets e. Land cover data on inspire geoportal the inspire geoportal provides the means to search for spatial data sets and spatial data services, and subject to access restrictions, to view spatial data sets from the eu member states within the framework of the inspire directive find your scope the application find your scope link is external supports data providers with identification of the. The land cover parameter recognizes 17 categories of land cover following the international geospherebiosphere program igbp scheme. Land cover, egypt africover, fao unspider knowledge. Choose one of the following categories to learn more and to download files. An analysis of igbp global landcover characterization process.
To develop robust and regionally sensitive global models of land use cover change with improved capacities to predict and project use cover changes. International geospherebiosphere programme wikipedia. The land cover cci climate research data package crdp contains all data products that have been generated within the project. A proposal for an igbphdp core project a report from the igbphdp working group on landuselandcover change edited by b. Because of its geographic extent and variability, agriculture class 12 is by. The fra 2000 report will be made public and distributed on the world wide web in the year 2000. Remote sensing of environment nelson institute for. The international geospherebiosphere programme igbp defines ecosystems surface classifications. It is one means to describe landscape patterns and characteristics that are critical in understanding aspects. The aim of the project was to develop a service capable of delivering global composites and land cover maps using as input observations from the 300m meris sensor on board the envisat satellite mission. See the easegrid geolocation tools web page for grids that contain latitudes and longitudes of easegrid pixels, along with c, idl, and fortran subroutines for converting coordinates. Three maps of showing 22 different types of global land cover classes, plus 14 regional land cover classes have been released, which centre on 2000, 2005 and 2010. The observation of globalscale land cover lc is of importance to international initiatives such as the united nations framework convention on climate change unfccc and kyoto protocol, governments, and scientific communities in their understanding and monitoring of the changes affecting the environment, and the coordination of actions to mitigate and adapt to global change.
Class class name description 1 evergreen needleleaf forests lands dominated by needleleaf woody vegetation with a percent cover 60% and height exceeding 2 m. To develop an understanding of land use cover dynamics through systematic and integrated case studies. The overall kickapoo valley reserve land cover can be described through five categories. Measuring the composition of and changes in land cover can help us understand the pressures that different land uses are placing on the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems. The landcover data is the primary spatial dataset used to inform the. Fao initiative brings global land cover data under one roof for the first time new database mostreliable global view of planetary land cover assembled todate. Multiresolution land characteristics mrlc consortium. Global land cover 250m european environment agency. Earth cover is the expression used by ecologist frederick edward clements that has its closest modern equivalent being vegetation 52 the expression continues to be used by the united states bureau of land management.
Nlcd provides spatial reference and descriptive data for characteristics of the land surface such as thematic class for example, urban, agriculture, and forest, percent impervious surface, and percent tree canopy cover. The international geospherebiosphere programme igbp will come to a close at the end of this year after three decades of fostering international collaborative research and synthesis on global change. To assist in the development of a global land use classification scheme lucc was completed in. The modis land cover product is designed to support scienti.
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