United Kingdom Land Cover Parcel Classification 2007

LCM2007 is a vector-based land cover classification map for the entire United Kingdom, updating previous 1990 and 2000 products. It was produced by the Environmental Information Data Centre using a computer classification of satellite imagery from Landsat, IRS, and SPOT sensors, following the JNCC Broad Habitats nomenclature.

Use Cases

• Analyze land cover parcel classifications to track habitat change across the UK since the 1990 and 2000 maps.
• Integrate vector parcel data with ancillary datasets for enhanced environmental modeling and planning.
• Study the distribution of JNCC Broad Habitats across Great Britain using the thematic classification.
• Compare parcel-level classifications between Northern Ireland and Great Britain for regional habitat analysis.

Strengths

• Covers the entire United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
• Updates and upgrades two previous national land cover maps (LCMGB 1990 and LCM2000).
• Classified using the standardized JNCC Broad Habitats nomenclature encompassing all UK habitats.
• Derived from multiple satellite sensor sources (Landsat, IRS, SPOT) for robustness.

Limitations

• The dataset has been withdrawn, indicating potential obsolescence or supersession.
• Data is from 2007 and may not reflect current land cover conditions.
• The vector product covers Great Britain only, despite description mentioning UK coverage.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

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 for the vector product)