Northern Ireland Land Cover Classification 2007 (25m Raster)

2007 satellite-derived land cover classification for Northern Ireland at 25-meter resolution. The map uses a hierarchical nomenclature based on Joint Nature Conservation Committee Broad Habitats, updating previous national land cover products. It incorporates data from Landsat, IRS, and SPOT sensors alongside ancillary datasets.

Use Cases

• Train a semantic segmentation model to classify 25m raster pixels into JNCC Broad Habitat categories.
• Analyze land cover change by comparing this 2007 hierarchical classification with earlier LCM1990 or LCM2000 products.
• Model habitat distribution and connectivity across Northern Ireland using the parcel-based thematic classification.

Strengths

• Provides a 2007 snapshot of UK habitats using a standardized JNCC Broad Habitats hierarchical nomenclature.
• Derived from a computer classification of multiple satellite sensor sources, including Landsat, IRS, and SPOT.
• Updates and upgrades two prior national land cover maps (LCMGB 1990 and LCM2000) with improved methodology.

Limitations

• Data is from 2007 and may not reflect current land cover conditions.
• Limited to Northern Ireland only, not the full United Kingdom.
• Specific technical details on classification accuracy or validation are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Computer classification of satellite scenes (Landsat, IRS, SPOT) with ancillary data integration.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

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Geography

Northern Ireland