Land CHaracterization System (LCHS) Software
Land CHaracterization System (LCHS) software is a new software for editing land cover legends compliant with the latest ISO 19144-2:2023 – Land Cover Meta Language (LCML). The LCHS enables an efficient way for editing land cover legends and classes using the LCML. This tool contains all the functionality of the Land Cover Classification System version 3 (LCCSv3) with the addition of online functionality such as the integration of the FAO Land Cover Legend Registry (LCLR).
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Figure 1: High-level requirements for the design of the land characterization system software
User can edit classes by directly importing land cover legends and classes from the LCLR and can exports classes and legends in. LCHS and .csv formats. Using “Wizard”, users can easily create legends.
The LCHS is also accompanied by two sematic interoperability assessment tools:
Publications
Launch of the land characterization system (LCHS) software
04/08/2023
The development and adoption of land cover data standards are critical for supporting global efforts to address the challenges related to climate change, sustainable development, and disaster risk reduction. By...
Events
Development of National Land Cover Monitoring System of Myanmar - WORKSHOP
12/06/2018 - 21/06/2018
The workshop is being organized by the Forestry Department of FAO, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and the International Centre for Integrated...
Consultation workshop on National Land Cover Reference System of Uruguay
27/07/2022
A consultation on the land cover reference system took place on July 27 and brought together FAO geospatial team FAO and professionals from the Ministry...
Software launch "land characterization system software"
23/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is collaborating with the Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems...
The second virtual consultation for Land Characterization System Software (version 1.0)
04/10/2023
The Geospatial Unit in Land and Water Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations organized a virtual event to collect the...