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Copernicus Global Land Cover Layers: CGLS-LC100 Collection 3

Updated: Nov 9, 2023


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Data Description: Land cover maps represent spatial information on different types (classes) of physical coverage of the Earth's surface, e.g. forests, grasslands, croplands, lakes, wetlands. Dynamic land cover maps include transitions of land cover classes over time and hence captures land cover changes. Land use maps contain spatial information on the arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover type to produce, change or maintain it. Land cover maps represent spatial information on different types (classes) of physical coverage of the Earth's surface, e.g. forests, grasslands, croplands, lakes, wetlands. Dynamic land cover maps include transitions of land cover classes over time and hence captures land cover changes. Land use maps contain spatial information on the arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover type to produce, change or maintain it. LULC includes: Various vegetation (different types of shrubs to forest to crops), urban, bareland, snow/ice and water bodies

Data Access Link(s)* :

GEE Link*:

Data Format & Resolution (if applicable):

· Raster - 0.1 km

Temporal Coverage (Years Available):

· Multiple Years (2015 to 2019)

Data completeness: Global - Number of Countries Unspecified

Source(s) and/or Author(s): Buchhorn et al (2020)

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