Land Cover Map 2007 Percentage Target Classes For Great Britain

Land Cover Map 2007 is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite imagery covering the United Kingdom, updating previous maps from 1990 and 2000. The dataset provides 1km percentage data per Target Class, derived from a computer classification of Landsat, IRS, and SPOT satellite scenes and ancillary data. It uses a hierarchical nomenclature corresponding to Joint Nature Conservation Committee Broad Habitats.

Use Cases

• Analyze percentage distributions of Target Class land cover across 1km grid cells for habitat mapping.
• Compare land cover changes by integrating this 2007 classification with earlier LCM1990 and LCM2000 products.
• Model habitat connectivity or fragmentation using the parcel-based thematic classification and Broad Habitat nomenclature.

Strengths

• Provides full coverage of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
• Updates and upgrades two prior national land cover maps (LCMGB 1990 and LCM2000).
• Classified using a hierarchical nomenclature encompassing the entire range of UK Broad Habitats.

Limitations

• The dataset description states it has been withdrawn, indicating potential obsolescence or deprecation.
• Sample data and specific column details are unavailable, limiting preview of data structure.
• Spatial resolution is specified only for the percentage data (1km), with other format details unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Derived from computer classification of satellite scenes from Landsat, IRS, and SPOT sensors, incorporating ancillary datasets.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)