Global Land Cover Characteristics - Revision history

⚠️HamishBowman: update links

2019-07-02T03:44:17Z

update links

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	=== About ===		=== About ===

	The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base for use in a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications (Loveland and others, 2000). The land cover characterization effort is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme-Data and Information System focus 1 activity. Funding for the project is provided by the USGS, NASA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Taken from ~~<strike>~~[~~http~~://~~edc2~~.usgs.gov/~~glcc~~/~~globdoc2_0.php~~ USGS GLCC global readme]~~</strike>~~.		''The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base for use in a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications (Loveland and others, 2000). The land cover characterization effort is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme-Data and Information System focus 1 activity. Funding for the project is provided by the USGS, NASA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and the United Nations Environment Programme.''
			: -- Taken from [https://www.usgs.gov/media/files/global-land-cover-characteristics-data-base-readme-version2 USGS GLCC global readme].


	* See the [https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-land-cover-products-global-land-cover-characterization-glcc Global Land Cover Characteristics homepage] at USGS		* See the [https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-land-cover-products-global-land-cover-characterization-glcc Global Land Cover Characteristics homepage] at USGS
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	* Data is available globally, or by continent		* Data is available globally, or by continent

	* The data can be downloaded from their FTP site, detailed <strike>[http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php#anony here]</strike>		* The data can be downloaded from their FTP site, detailed <strike>[http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php#anony here]</strike> (see also [https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ USGS EarthExplorer] portal)

	* Data is availble at a 1km resolution		* Data is availble at a 1km resolution

⚠️HamishBowman: update dead url, strike-through others. add see also CORINE and NLCD

2019-07-02T03:40:27Z

update dead url, strike-through others. add see also CORINE and NLCD

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	=== About ===		=== About ===

	The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base for use in a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications (Loveland and others, 2000). The land cover characterization effort is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme-Data and Information System focus 1 activity. Funding for the project is provided by the USGS, NASA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Taken from [http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php USGS GLCC global readme].		The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base for use in a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications (Loveland and others, 2000). The land cover characterization effort is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme-Data and Information System focus 1 activity. Funding for the project is provided by the USGS, NASA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Taken from <strike>[http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php USGS GLCC global readme]</strike>.

	* See the [~~http~~://~~edc2~~.usgs.gov/glcc~~/globe_int.php GLobal~~ Land Cover Characteristics homepage] at USGS		* See the [https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-land-cover-products-global-land-cover-characterization-glcc Global Land Cover Characteristics homepage] at USGS

	* Data is available globally, or by continent		* Data is available globally, or by continent

	* The data can be downloaded from their FTP site, detailed [http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php#anony here]		* The data can be downloaded from their FTP site, detailed <strike>[http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php#anony here]</strike>

	* Data is availble at a 1km resolution		* Data is availble at a 1km resolution
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[CORINE Land Cover]]
			* [[NLCD Land Cover]]
	* [[AVHRR]]		* [[AVHRR]]

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2013-03-01T22:14:24Z

adding example r.in.bin call

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	* Import using r.in.bin, in bounds tab enter all information from readme1st.txt		* Import using r.in.bin, in bounds tab enter all information from readme1st.txt
			** For the global lat/lon image, the following should work: r.in.bin input=goge2_0ll.img output=glcc bytes=1 north=90 south=-90 east=180 west=-180 rows=21600 cols=43200


	== See also ==		== See also ==

⚠️Mabever at 15:08, 18 February 2013

2013-02-18T15:08:03Z

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	Instructions below relate to Lat Long Geographic projection		Instructions below relate to Lat Long Geographic projection

			* Download required data

	* Open a lat/lon WGS84 location (EPSG code 4326)		* Open a lat/lon WGS84 location (EPSG code 4326)

	* Extract required binary grid from downloaded archive		* Extract required binary grid (.img file) from downloaded archive

	* Open readme1st.txt from downloaded compressed archive and use the contained values to set GRASS region extents		* Open readme1st.txt from downloaded compressed archive and use the contained values to set GRASS region extents

⚠️Mabever: USGS et al. data providing global land cover characteristics.

2013-02-18T14:48:43Z

USGS et al. data providing global land cover characteristics.

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== Global Land Cover Characteristics ==

=== About ===

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics data base for use in a wide range of environmental research and modeling applications (Loveland and others, 2000). The land cover characterization effort is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme-Data and Information System focus 1 activity. Funding for the project is provided by the USGS, NASA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Taken from [http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php USGS GLCC global readme].

* See the [http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globe_int.php GLobal Land Cover Characteristics homepage] at USGS

* Data is available globally, or by continent

* The data can be downloaded from their FTP site, detailed [http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globdoc2_0.php#anony here]

* Data is availble at a 1km resolution

* The compressed filesize for the global set is 27.5mb. The uncompressed file size is 933mb

* Data is in a headerless binary format with a .img file extension

* Data is availble in Interrupted Goode Homolosine and a Lat Long Geographic projection.

=== Import ===

Instructions below relate to Lat Long Geographic projection

* Open a lat/lon WGS84 location (EPSG code 4326)

* Extract required binary grid from downloaded archive

* Open readme1st.txt from downloaded compressed archive and use the contained values to set GRASS region extents

* Import using r.in.bin, in bounds tab enter all information from readme1st.txt

== See also ==

* [[AVHRR]]

[[Category: Geodata]]
[[Category: Import]]