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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:

  1. Some classifier options contain different levels presented in different rows (e.g., in Life Form Woody above Trees and Shrubs as shown in Figure 14). 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 (e.g., Woody comprises both Trees and Shrubs; comparison of Woody with Trees will lead to a similarity value that indicates that they are only partially similar).
  2. 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 may 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 to 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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A1. Woody

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A1. Woody

A1. Tree Crop

A3. Trees

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A3. Trees

A2. Shrub Crop

A4. Shrubs

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A4. Shrubs

A3. Herbaceous Crop

A2. Herbaceous

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A2. Herbaceous

A4. Graminoid Crop

A6. Graminoids

A1. Graminoid Crop

A6. Graminoids

A5. Non-Graminoid Crop

A5. Forbs

A2. Non-Graminoid Crop

A5. Forbs

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A7. Lichens/Mosses

¹

A7. Lichens/Mosses

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A8. Lichens

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A10. Lichens

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A9. Mosses

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A11. Mosses

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¹

¹

A8. Rooted

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¹

¹

A9. Free Floating

¹

A10. Closed

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A12. Closed

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A11. Open

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A13. Open

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A12. 65 - 40%

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A14. 65 - 40%

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A13. 40 - 15%

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A15. 40 - 15%

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A14. Sparse

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A16. Sparse

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A15. Sparse (15 - 4%)

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A17. Sparse (15 - 4%)

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A16. Scattered (4 - 1%)

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A18. Scattered (4 - 1%)

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B1. 7 - 2 m

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B1. 7 - 2 m

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B2. >30 - 3 m

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B2. >30 - 3 m

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B3. 5 - 0.3 m

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B3. 5 - 0.3 m

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B4. 3 - 0.03 m

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B4. 3 - 0.03 m

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B5. High

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B5. High

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B6. Medium High

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B6. Medium High

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B7. Low

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B7. Low

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B8. High

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B8. High

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B9. Medium High

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B9. Medium High

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B10. Dwarf

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B10. Dwarf

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B11. Tall

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B11. Tall

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B12. Medium Tall

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B12. Medium Tall

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B13. Short

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B13. Short

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B14. Medium to High

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B14. Medium to High

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B15. Medium to Tall

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B15. Medium to Tall

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C1. Continuous

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¹

¹

C2. Fragmented

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¹

¹

C3. Parklike Patches

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¹

¹

C4. (Striped)

¹

¹

¹

C5. (Cellular)

¹

¹

A6. Urban Vegetated Areas

¹

¹

¹

A7. Broadleaved

D1. Broadleaved

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D1. Broadleaved

A8. Needleleaved

D2. Needleleaved

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D2. Needleleaved

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D3. Aphyllous

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D3. Aphyllous

A9. Evergreen

E1. Evergreen

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E1. Evergreen

A10. Deciduous

E2. Deciduous

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E2. Deciduous

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E3. Mixed

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E4. Mixed

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E4. Semi-

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E3. Semi-

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E5. Mixed

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E5. Mixed

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E6. Perennial

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E6. Perennial

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E7. Annual

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E7. Annual

A11. /Parks

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¹

¹

A11. /Parkland

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¹

¹

A13. /Lawns

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¹

¹

B1. Large-to-Medium Sized Fields

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B1. Large-to-Medium Sized Fields

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B2. Small-Sized Fields

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B2. Small-Sized Fields

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B3. Large-Sized Fields

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B3. Large-Sized Fields

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B4. Medium-Sized Fields

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B4. Medium-Sized Fields

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B5. Continuous

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B5. Continuous

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B6. Scattered Clustered

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B6. Scattered Clustered

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B7. Scattered Isolated

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B7. Scattered Isolated

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¹

¹

C1. Permanently Flooded

C1. Permanently Flooded

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¹

C2. With Daily Variations

C5. With Daily Variations

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¹

C3. Waterlogged Soil

C3. Waterlogged Soil

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¹

¹

C2. Temporarily Flooded

¹

¹

C1. Permanently Flooded

C4. Persistent for Whole Day

C1. Single Crop

F1. Single Layer

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F1. Single Layer

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F2. Second and/or Third Layer

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F2. Second Layer

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F3. Woody

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F3. Woody

C2. Multiple Crop

¹

¹

¹

C3. One Additional Crop

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E1. One Additional Crop

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C4. Two Additional Crops

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E2. Two Additional Crops

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C5. Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F5. Trees

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F5. Trees

C6. Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)

F6. Shrubs

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F6. Shrubs

C7. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

E4. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

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C8. Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

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E3. Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

C9. Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F5. Trees

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F5. Trees

C10. Shrub Crop (Additional Crop)

F6. Shrubs

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F6. Shrubs

C11. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

E6. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

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C12. Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

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E5. Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

C13. Tree Crop (Second Additional Crop)

F5. Trees

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F5. Trees

C14. Shrub Crop (Second Additional Crop)

F6. Shrubs

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F6. Shrubs

C15. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

E8. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

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C16. Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

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E7. Herbaceous Aquatic (Second Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

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F7. Closed To Open

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F7. Closed To Open

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F8. Closed

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F8. Closed

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F9. Open

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F9. Open

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F10. Sparse

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F10. Sparse

C17. With Simultaneous Period

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¹

¹

C18. With Overlapping Period

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D1. Relay Intercropping

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C19. Sequential Period

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D2. Sequential

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G1. 7 - 2 m

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G1. 7 - 2 m

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G2. >30 - 3 m

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G2. >30 - 3 m

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G3. 5 - 0.3 m

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G3. 5 - 0.3 m

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G4. 3 - 0.03 m

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G4. 3 - 0.03 m

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G5. High

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G5. High

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G6. Medium High

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G6. Medium High

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G7. Low

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G7. Low

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G8. High

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G8. High

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G9. Medium High

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G9. Medium High

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G10. Dwarf

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G10. Dwarf

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G11. Medium to Tall

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G11. Medium to Tall

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G12. Short

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G12. Short

D1. Rainfed Cultivation

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¹

¹

D2. Post Flooding Cultivation

¹

¹

¹

D3. Irrigated

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¹

¹

D4. Surface Irrigated

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¹

¹

D5. Sprinkler Irrigated

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¹

¹

D6. Drip Irrigated

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¹

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D7. Shifting Cultivation

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¹

¹

D8. Fallow System

¹

¹

¹

D9. Permanently Cropped

¹

¹

¹

 

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

B27

B28

A1. Artificial Waterbodies

A1. 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

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B3. Tidal

B3. (Surface Aspect: Bare Rock)

B4. (Surface Aspect: Bare Rock)

B4. (Surface Aspect: Bare Soil)

B5. (Surface Aspect: Bare Soil)

B5. (Surface Aspect: Sand)

B6. (Surface Aspect: Sand)

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 Crop

 

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 Crop)

 

 

E3. Herbaceous Aquatic (Additional Crop)

C9. Tree Crop (Additional Crop)

F3. Woody

 

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 Additional Crop)

 

 

 

E4. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Additional Crop)

C13. Tree Crop (Second Additional Crop)

F3. Woody

 

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 (Second Additional Crop)

C15. Herbaceous Terrestrial (Second Additional Crop)

F4. Herbaceous

 

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

A12

A24

A23

A24

A1. Woody

 

A3. Trees

A1. Graminoid Crop

A2. Herbaceous

 

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

1 .¹ means that comparison is impossible.

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