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GeoCover LC Legend
A standard 13-class land cover legend designed to provide a basic understanding of the landscape
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EarthSat GeoCover LC Land Cover Legend
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Class
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Class Title
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Definition
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1 |
Forest, Deciduous |
Trees > 3 meters in height, canopy closure >35% (<25% intermixture with evergreen species), of species that seasonally lose leaves. Includes deciduous tree species in the wetland environment. |
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Forest, Evergreen |
Trees > 3 meters in height, canopy closure >35% (?25% intermixture with deciduous species), of species that do not seasonally lose leaves. Includes both broadleaf and needle leaf species, as well as evergreen tree species in the wetland environment. |
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3 |
Shrub/Scrub |
Woody vegetation < 3 meters in height, with at least 10% ground cover. Includes wetlands with woody vegetation < 3 meters in height. |
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4 |
Grassland (>10% ground cover) |
Upland herbaceous grasses, >10% ground cover. |
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5 |
Barren/Minimal Vegetation (<10% ground cover) |
Land with minimal ability to support vegetation, including rock, sand, beaches. |
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6 |
Urban/Built-Up |
Developed areas at least 60 meters wide. |
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7 |
Agriculture, General |
Cultivated crop and pasture lands, except paddy agriculture. |
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8 |
Agriculture Rice/Paddy |
Paddy croplands characterized by inundation for a substantial portion of the growing season. |
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Wetland, Permanent/Herbaceous |
Areas where the water table is at or near the surface for a substantial portion of the growing season. Vegetated wetlands consist of herbaceous species only. Also includes playas, salt flats, and non-tidal mud flats. |
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Wetland, Mangrove |
Sheltered coastal (i.e., estuarine tropical wetlands supporting woody species of Mangrove. |
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11 |
Water |
All water bodies of size greater than 0.08 ha (1 TM pixel). |
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12 |
Permanent or Nearly Permanent Ice and/or Snow |
Land areas covered permanently or nearly permanently with ice or snow. |
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13 |
Cloud/Cloud Shadow/No Data |
Areas where no land cover interpretation is possible due to obstruction caused by clouds and their shadows, smoke, haze, terrain shadow, or satellite or transmission malfunction. |
