Presentation of major land cover categories
MODULAR-HIERARCHICAL PHASE
The hierarchical arrangement of the land cover classifiers assures a high mapability, which is geographical accurate, at the highest levels of the classification.
A land cover class is thus defined by:
1. The string of classifiers used (all classifiers are coded)
2. A standardized descriptive name
3. A unique numerical code for use in geographical information systems (GIS)
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE A11 - CULTIVATED AND MANAGED TERRESTRIAL AREAS
Level I
Level II
Level III
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE A12 - NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION
Level I
Level II
Level III
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ATTRIBUTE OF MAJOR LAND COVER TYPES A12 AND A24
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE A23 - CULTIVATED AQUATIC OR REGULARLY FLOODED AREAS____
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE A24 - NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL AQUATIC OR REGULARLY FLOODED VEGETATION
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE B15 ARTIFICIAL SURFACES AND ASSOCIATED AREAS
Level I
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE B16 BARE AREAS
Level I
Level II
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE B27 ARTIFICIAL WATERBODIES, SNOW AND ICE_____
Level I
Level II
MAJOR LAND COVER TYPE B28 ARTIFICIAL WATERBODIES, SNOW AND ICE
Level I
Level II
ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES
Scattered vegetation - only applicable for major land cover types of primarily non-vegetated areas
Attributes - only applicable for herbaceous "cultivated and managed terrestrial areas" and "cultivated aquatic or regularly flooded area(s)".
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - FOREST
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - WOODLAND
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - THICKET
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - SHRUBLAND 1
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - SHRUBLAND 2
SUBCLASSES MAIN STRUCTURAL DOMAIN - GRASSLAND
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