Land Cover Map 2007: 1km Dominant Habitat Classification for Great Britain

LCM2007 is a 1km resolution raster land cover map for Great Britain produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. It classifies satellite imagery from Landsat, IRS, and SPOT sensors into broad habitat classes based on the JNCC Broad Habitats nomenclature. The map updates and upgrades previous land cover products from 1990 and 2000.

Use Cases

• Analyze national habitat distribution patterns based on the Broad Habitats classification.
• Model land use change over time by comparing with earlier LCMGB 1990 and LCM2000 products.
• Assess environmental conservation needs using the parcel-based thematic classification of satellite data.

Strengths

• Provides a 1km resolution raster version for Great Britain.
• Updates and upgrades two previous land cover maps (LCMGB 1990 and LCM2000).
• Classified using a nomenclature corresponding to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-02 19:11:00.739553; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, provided by the Environmental Information Data Centre.

Collection Method

Derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes (Landsat, IRS, SPOT) and incorporates ancillary datasets.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-02 19:11:00.739553

Geography

Great Britain