Land Cover Map 2015 (1km dominant target class) Web Map Service

A web map service provides the dominant land cover class for each 1km x 1km pixel across Great Britain and Northern Ireland for 2015. It uses 21 target habitat classes based on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee Broad Habitats. The data is hosted by the Environmental Information Data Centre and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze broad habitat distribution patterns based on the 21 JNCC Broad Habitat classes.
• Model environmental change by comparing dominant land cover classes at a 1km resolution.
• Assess conservation priorities by identifying areas dominated by specific habitat types.
• Integrate land cover data into regional planning models based on the 1km pixel grid.

Strengths

• Covers the entire range of UK habitats through 21 standardized target classes.
• Provides a consistent 1km x 1km resolution raster for all of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Based on the authoritative Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats framework.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-02 19:14:52.180430; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain and Northern Ireland