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APPENDIX D
Translator module comparison and similarity assessment values


Comparison of classifiers is based first on the comparability of the classifier, followed by comparison of the selected options of the specific classifier. Thus, Life Form of vegetation can be compared with Life Form of cultivated areas. If the option selected for the dominant Life Form of vegetation is Trees and a Tree Crop has been specified for the cultivated areas, the comparison will generate 100 percent similarity. If a Shrub Crop has been specified, the comparison will result in 0 percent similarity. However, not all comparisons of classifiers will generate 100 percent similarity or 0 percent similarity. There are also a number of cases where the value is set to 50 percent. These cases are discussed below.

Some classifier options contain different levels presented in different rows. The option of the general level can be compared with the options of the more detailed level, but such a comparison will generate a similarity of 50 percent.

Some classifier options contain two characteristics (e.g. the Life Form options Herbaceous Terrestrial and Herbaceous Aquatic in A11 and A23). When comparing such options, one might wonder which characteristic is being compared and if both characteristics have the same weight in the comparison. In principle, both characteristics are being compared with equal weights (e.g. in the example above, Herbaceous Terrestrial compared with A12 Herbaceous will generate a 100 percent similarity value because they contain the same life form as well as an identical environment, whereas comparison with A24 Herbaceous will generate 50 percent because of the different environments in which the herbaceous life form is found).

Some classifier options cannot be compared because they are linked to dominance (e.g. in A12 and A24, the life forms are linked to description of a certain vegetation layer, and in A11 and A23 the life forms are linked to the description in relation to cover or economic revenue). The Life Form of the main layer, that is the first layer described, cannot be compared to a life form of a second and third layer or to a life form of an additional crop.

Vegetation stratification and crop layering cannot be compared beyond description of the existence of a single layer. This condition is set because the occurrence of multiple crops does not imply that these crops occur in different layers. Therefore, only the option Single Layer can be compared with Single Crop (Monoculture).

The tables on the following pages show the similarity values of the classifiers and modifiers.

Comparison of Classifiers and Modifiers (100 percent similar) Primarily Vegetated Areas

A11

A12

A23

A24

¹


A1.

Woody

¹


A1.

Woody

A1.

Tree Crop

A3.

Trees

¹


A3.

Trees

A2.

Shrub Crop

A4.

Shrubs

¹


A4.

Shrubs

A3.

Herbaceous Crop

A2.

Herbaceous

¹


A2.

Herbaceous

A4.

Graminoid Crop

A6.

Graminoids

A1.

Graminoid

A6.

Graminoids

A5.

Non-Graminoid Crop

A5.

Forbs

A2.

Non-Graminoid Crop

A5.

Forbs

¹


A7.

Lichens/Mosses

¹


A7.

Lichens/Mosses

¹


A8.

Linhens

¹


A10.

Lichens

¹


A9.

Mosses

¹


A11.

Mosses

¹


¹


¹


A8.

Rooted

¹


¹


¹


A9.

Free Floating

¹


A20.

Closed To Open 100-15%

¹


A20.

Closed To Open 100-15%

¹


A21.

Closed to Open 100-15%

¹


A21.

Closed To Open 100-15%

¹


A10.

Closed

¹


A12.

Closed

¹


A11.

Open

¹


A13.

Open

¹


A12.

65-40%

¹


A14.

65-40%

¹


A13.

40-15%

¹


A15.

40-15%

¹


A14.

Sparse

¹


A16.

Sparse

¹


A15.

Sparse (15-4%)

¹


A17.

Sparse (15-4%)

¹


A16.

Scattered (4-1%)

¹


A18.

Scattered (4-1%)

¹


B1.

7-2 m

¹


B1.

7-2m

¹


B2.

>30-3 m

¹


B2.

>30-3m

¹


B3.

5-0.3 m

¹


B3.

5-0.3m

¹


B4.

3-0.03 m

¹


B4.

3-0.03m

¹


B5.

High

¹


B5.

High

¹


B6.

Medium High

¹


B6.

Medium High

¹


B7.

Low

¹


B7.

Low

¹


B8.

High

¹


B8.

High

¹


B9.

Medium High

¹


B9.

Medium High

¹


B10

Dwarf

¹


B10.

Dwarf

¹


B11

Tall

¹


B11.

Tall

¹


B12

Medium Tall

¹


B12.

Medium Tall

¹


B13

Short

¹


B13.

Short

¹


B14

Medium to High

¹


B14.

Medium to High

¹


B15

Medium to Tall

¹


B15.

Medium to Tall

¹


C1.

Continuous

¹


¹


¹


C2.

Fragmented

¹


¹


¹


C3.

Parklike

¹


¹


¹


C4.

(Striped)

¹


¹


¹


C5.

(Cellular)

¹


¹


A6.

Urban Vegetated Ares

¹


¹


¹


A7.

Broadleaved

D1.

Broadleaved

¹


D1.

Broadleaved

A8.

Needleleaved

D2.

Needleleaved

¹


D2.

Needleleaved

¹


D3.

Aphyllous

¹


D3.

Aphyllous

A9.

Evergreen

E1.

Evergreen

¹


E1.

Evergreen

A10.

Deciduous

E2.

Deciduous

¹


E2.

Deciduous

¹


E3.

Mixed

¹


E3.

Mixed

¹


E4.

Semi-

¹


E4.

Semi-

¹


E5.

Mixed

¹


E5.

Mixed

¹


E6.

Perennial

¹


E6.

Perennial

¹


E7.

Annual

¹


E7.

Annual

A11

/Parks

¹


¹


¹


A13.

/Lawns

¹


¹


¹


B1.

Large-to-Medium sized Fields

¹


B1.

Large-to-Medium sized Fields

¹


B2.

Small-Sized Fields

¹


B2.

Small-Sized Fields

¹


B3.

Large-Sized Fields

¹


B3.

Large-Sized Fields

¹


B4.

Medium-Sized Fields

¹


B4.

Medium-Sized Fields

¹


B5.

Continuous

¹


B5.

Continuous

¹


B6.

Scattered Clustered

¹


B6.

Scattered Clustered

¹


B7.

Scattered Isolated

¹


B7.

Scattered Isolated

¹


¹


¹


C1.

Permanently Flooded

C1.

Permanently Flooded

¹


¹


C2.

With Daily Variations

C2.

With Daily Variations

¹


¹


C3.

Waterlogged Soil

C3.

Waterlogged Soil

¹


¹


¹


C2.

Temporarily Flooded

¹


¹


C1.

Permanently Flooded

C4.

Persistent for Whole Day

C1.

Single Crop

F1.

Single Layer

¹


F1.

Single Layer

¹


F2.

Second and/or Third Layer

¹


F2.

Second and/or Third Layer

¹


F3.

Woody

¹


F3.

Woody

C2.

Multiple Crop

¹


E1.

One Additional Crop

¹


C3.

One Additional Crop

¹


E2.

Two Additional

¹


C4.

Two Additional

¹



Crops

¹



Crops



¹




C5.

Tree Crop

F5.

Trees



F5.

Trees


(Additional Crop)



¹




C6.

Shrub Crop

F6.

Shrubs



F6.

Shrubs


(Additional Crop)



E4.

Herbaceous



C7.

Herbaceous

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial




(Additional Crop)




(Additional Crop)



E3.

Herbaceous Aquatic



C8.

Herbaceous Aquatic

¹



(Additional Crop)

¹



(Additional Crop)



¹




C8.

Tree Crop

F5.

Trees



F5.

Trees


(Additional Crop)



¹




C9.

Shrub Crop

F6.

Shrubs



F6.

Shrubs


(Additional Crop)



E6.

Herbaceous



C10.

Herbaceous

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial




(additional Crop)




(additional Crop)



E5.

Herbaceous Aquatic



C11.

Herbaceous Aquatic

¹



(Additional Crop)

¹



(Additional Crop)



¹




C13.

Tree Crop

F5.

Trees



F5.

Trees


(Additional Crop)



¹




C14.

Shrub Crop

F6.

Shrubs



F6.

Shrubs


(Additional Crop)



E8.

Herbaceous



C15.

Herbaceous

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial

F4.

Herbaceous


Terrestrial




(additional Crop)




(additional Crop)



E7.

Herbaceous Aquatic



C16.

Herbaceous Aquatic

¹



(Additional Crop)

¹



(Additional Crop)



¹




¹


F7.

Closed to Open

¹


F7.

Closed to Open

¹


F8.

Closed

¹


F8.

Closed

¹


F9.

Open

¹


F9.

Open

¹


F10.

Sparse

¹


F10.

Sparse

C17.

With Simultaneous

¹




¹



Period



D1.

Relay Intercropping



C18.

With Overlapping

¹




¹



Period



D2.

Sequential



C19.

Sequential

¹


¹


¹


¹


G1.

7-2 m

¹


G1.

7-2 m

¹


G2.

30-3 m

¹


G2.

30-3 m

¹


G3.

5-0.3 m

¹


G3.

5-0.3 m

¹


G4.

3-0.03 m

¹


G4.

3-0.03 m

¹


G5.

High

¹


G5.

High

¹


G6.

Medium High

¹


G6.

Medium High

¹


G7.

Low

¹


G7.

Low

¹


G8.

High

¹


G8.

High

¹


G9.

Medium High

¹


G9.

Medium High

¹


G10.

Dwarf

¹


G10.

Dwarf

¹


G11.

Medium to Tall

A23.


G11.

Medium to Tall

A11


A12.


¹


A24.


¹


G12.

Short

¹


G12.

Short

D1.

Rainfed Cultivation

¹


¹


¹


D2.

Post Flooding

¹




¹



Cultivation



¹




D3.

Irrigated

¹


¹


¹


D4.

Surface Irrigated

¹


¹


¹


D5.

Sprinkler Irrigated

¹


¹


¹


D6.

Drip Irrigated

¹


¹


¹


D7.

Shifting Cultivation

¹


¹


¹


D8.

Fallow System

¹


¹


¹


D9.

Permanently

¹




¹



Cropped







¹ means that comparison is impossible

Comparison of Classifiers and Modifiers (100 percent similar) Primarily Non Vegetated Areas (1)

B27

B28

A1.

Artificial Waterbodies

A2.

Natural Waterbodies

A2.

Artificial Snow

A2.

Snow

A3.

Artificial Ice

A3.

Ice

A4.

(Flowing)

A4.

(Flowing)

A5.

Standing

A5.

Standing

A6.

(Moving)

A6.

(Moving)

A7.

(Stationary)

A7.

(Stationary)

B1.

Perennial

B1.

Perennial

B2.

Non-Perennial

B2.

Non-Perennial/Seasonal

¹


B3.

Tidal

B3.

(Surface Aspect: Bare Rock)

B3.

(Surface Aspect: Bare Rock)

B4.

(Surface Aspect: Bare Soil)

B4.

(Surface Aspect: Bare Soil)

B5.

(Surface Aspect: Sand)

B5.

(Surface Aspect: Sand)

B7.

9-7 (months)

B7.

9-7 (months)

B8.

6-4 (months)

B8.

6-4 (months)

B9.

3-1 (months)

B9.

3-1 (months)

C1.

Deep to Medium Deep

C1.

Deep to Medium Deep

C2.

Shallow

C2.

Shallow

D1.

Clear

D1.

Clear

D2.

Turbid

D2.

Turbid

Note: (1) The major land cover types B15 and B16 cannot be compared to any of the other major land cover types

Comparison of Classifiers and Modifiers (50 percent similar) Primarily Vegetated Areas

A11

A12

A11

A23

A1.

Tree Crop

A1.

Woody

A3.

Herbaceous

A1.

Graminoid Crop

A2.

Shrub Crop





A2.

Non-Graminoid Crop

A3.

Herbaceous Crop

A5.

Forbs

C7.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

E3.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)



A6.

Graminoids



E5.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

A4.

Graminoid Crop

A2.

Herbaceous



E7.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

A5.

Non-Graminoid Crop



C8.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

E4.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

A11.

/Parks

A1.

Woody



E6.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)



A3.

Trees



E8.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

A12.

/Parklands

A3.

Trees

C11.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

E3.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)



A4.

Shrubs



E5.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

A13.

/Lawns

A2.

Herbaceous



E7.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)



A6.

Graminoids

C12.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

E4.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

C5.

Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody



E6.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

C6.

Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)





E8.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

C8.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous

C15.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional

E3.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

C9.

Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody


Crop)

E5.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

C10.

Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)





E7.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

C12.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous

C16.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second

E4.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

C13.

Tree Crop (Second Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody


Additional Crop)

E6.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

C14.

Shrub Crop (Second Additional Crop)





E8.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

C16.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous





Comparison of Classifiers and Modifiers (50 percent similar) (continued) Primarily Vegetated Areas

A11

A24

A12

A23

A1.

Tree Crop

A1.

Woody

A2.

Herbaceous

A1.

Graminoid Crop

A2.

Shrub Crop





A2.

Non-Graminoid Crop

A3.

Herbaceous Crop

A5.

Forbs

F4.

Herbaceous

E3.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)



A6.

Graminoids



E5.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

A4.

Graminoid Crop

A2.

Herbaceous



E7.

Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

A5.

Non-Graminoid Crop







C5.

Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody





C6.

Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)







C7.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous





C9.

Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody





C10.

Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)







C11.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous





C13.

Tree Crop (Second Additional Crop)

F3.

Woody





C14.

Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)







C15.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous





Comparison of Classifiers and Modifiers (50 percent similar) continued) Primarily Vegetated Areas

A11

A24

A12

A23

A1.

Woody

A3.

Trees

A1.

Graminoid Crop

A2.

Herbaceous Crop



A4.

Shrubs

A2.

Non-Graminoid Crop



A3.

Trees

A1.

Woody

E4.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

F4.

Herbaceous

A4.

Shrubs



E6.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)



A2.

Herbaceous

A5.

Forbs

E8.

Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)





A6.

Graminoids





A5.

Forbs

A2.

Herbaceous





A6.

Graminoids







A7.

Lichens/Mosses

A10.

Lichens







A11.

Mosses





A8.

Lichens

A7.

Lichens/Mosses





A9.

Mosses








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