Land Cover Map 2015: Northern Ireland Habitat Percentages at 1km Scale

Northern Ireland land cover data from 2015, showing the percentage cover for each of 21 land cover classes within 1km x 1km pixels. The classes are based on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompass the entire range of UK habitats. The dataset is provided by the Environmental Information Data Centre as a Web Map Service.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat connectivity based on the 21 land cover classes.
• Analyzing land use change over time by comparing percentage cover data with other years.
• Assessing agricultural or urban footprint based on the percentage cover of relevant habitat classes.
• Calibrating remote sensing models using the standardized JNCC Broad Habitats classification.

Strengths

• Provides data for 21 distinct land cover classes based on a standardized UK habitat framework.
• Offers percentage cover values for each class within 1km x 1km pixels, enabling area-based analysis.
• Focuses specifically on Northern Ireland, providing regional detail.

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.
• Data is from a single year (2015), limiting temporal analysis without complementary datasets.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Derived from satellite imagery or aerial photography, likely processed into the JNCC Broad Habitats classification.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-02 19:14:14.265224; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland