Global Land Cover Map At 10-Meter Resolution

ESA WorldCover provides a global land classification map with 11 distinct land cover classes. The data offers worldwide coverage at a 10-meter spatial resolution, organized into 3x3 degree tiles. This product was created by a consortium led by VITO for the reference year 2020.

Use Cases

• Classifying land cover types like urban areas, forests, and cropland using the 11-class map layer.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of water bodies and wetlands across global 3x3 degree tiles.
• Monitoring changes in shrubland or bare vegetation cover over time by comparing annual map releases.
• Validating regional land use models with high-resolution 10-meter pixel data for specific geographic tiles.

Strengths

• Global land coverage at a high 10-meter spatial resolution.
• Contains 11 distinct land cover classes for detailed classification.

Limitations

• Ocean areas and inner ice sheets are excluded and have no tiles.
• Data is provided in large 3x3 degree tiles, which may require processing for smaller study areas.

Provenance

Source

A consortium led by VITO (Belgium) with partners including Brockmann Consult and Wageningen University.

Collection Method

Produced from remote sensing data; specific methodology not detailed in input.

Time Range

Reference year 2020.

Freshness

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Geography

Global land coverage.