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Global land cover distribution, by dominant land cover type (FGGD)

Identification info

Title

Date

2007-06-12

Date type

Publication: Date identifies when the resource was issued

Edition

1.0

Presentation form

Digital map: Map represented in raster or vector form

Abstract

The FGGD global land cover map is a global raster datalayer with a resolution of 5 arc-minutes. Each pixel contains a class value representing the dominant land cover type found in the pixel. The method is described in FAO and IIASA, 2007, Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability, by H. von Velthuizen et al.

Purpose

The FGGD Digital Atlas consists of more than 100 global database that allows to analyse food insecurity and poverty in relation to the environment.

Status

Completed: Production of the data has been completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	FAO - GIS UNIT
Position name	GIS Manager
Role	Point of contact: Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource

Delivery point	Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1
City	Rome
Postal code	00153
Country	Italy
Electronic mail address	gis-manager@fao.org

Maintenance and update frequency

As needed: Data is updated as deemed necessary

Descriptive keywords

landcover , dominant land , land use (theme).

Descriptive keywords

World (place).

Access constraints

Copyright: Exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor

Use constraints

Spatial representation type

Grid: Grid data is used to represent geographic data

Language

English

Character set

UTF8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Topic category code

Imagery base maps earth cover

Extent

Geographic bounding box

WGS 84

	North bound
West bound	Polygon((-180 -90,180 -90,180 90,-180 90,-180 -90))	East bound
	South bound

Supplemental Information

This dataset is contained in Module 5 "Land use patterns and land cover" of Food Insecurity, Poverty and Environment Global GIS Database (FGGD) (FAO, 2007).

Distribution Information

Transfer options

Data for download	Global land cover distribution, by dominant land cover type - Grid format (2.12 MB)
Interactive Map	Global land cover distribution, by dominant land cover type (FGGD) (OGC-WMS Server: http://data.fao.org/maps/wms?styles=geonetwork_lc_dom_14071_style )
View in Google Earth	Global land cover distribution, by dominant land cover type (FGGD)

Spatial representation info

Number of dimensions

Dimension name

Row: Ordinate (y) axis

Dimension size

2160

Resolution

Units of measure

Resolution

0.08333333

Dimension name

Column: Abscissa (x) axis

Dimension size

4320

Resolution

Units of measure

Resolution

0.08333333

Dimension name

Vertical: Vertical (z) axis

Resolution

Units of measure

Cell geometry

Area: Each cell represents an area

Reference System Information

Code	GCS_WGS_1984

Data quality info

Hierarchy level	Dataset: Information applies to the dataset

Metadata

File identifier

b915a4c0-7592-11db-b9b2-000d939bc5d8

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Date stamp

2006-11-16T17:51:36

Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

Contact

Individual name	Mirella Salvatore
Organisation name	FAO - GIS UNIT
Position name	Consultant
Role	Point of contact: Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource

Delivery point	Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 1
City	Rome
Postal code	00153
Country	Italy
Electronic mail address	mirella.salvatore@fao.org