GlobCover 2009 is a global land cover map based on ENVISAT's Medium
Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Level 1B data acquired in full
resolution mode with a spatial resolution of approximately 300 meters.
Bands
Pixel Size 300 meters
Bands
Name
Pixel Size
Description
landcover
meters
The land cover map is derived by an automatic and
regionally-tuned classification of a time series of global MERIS FR
mosaics for the year 2009. The global land cover map counts 22 land cover
classes defined with the United Nations (UN) Land Cover Classification
System (LCCS).
qa
meters
Binary quality band indicating whether the reference dataset has been used instead of the output of the GlobCover classification scheme.
Bitmask for qa
Bit 0: Information on dataset used for classification
0: Areas classified using the output of the GlobCover classification scheme.
Closed to open (>15%) vegetation (grassland, shrubland, woody vegetation) on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - fresh, brackish or saline water
190
#c31300
Artificial surfaces and associated areas (urban areas >50%) GLOBCOVER 2009
200
#fff5d6
Bare areas
210
#0046c7
Water bodies
220
#ffffff
Permanent snow and ice
230
#743411
Unclassified
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The GlobCover products have been processed by ESA and by the Université
Catholique de Louvain. They are made available to the public by ESA.
You may use the GlobCover land cover map for educational and/or scientific
purposes, without any fee on the condition that you credit ESA and the
Université Catholique de Louvain as the source of the GlobCover products.
GlobCover 2009 is a global land cover map based on ENVISAT's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Level 1B data acquired in full resolution mode with a spatial resolution of approximately 300 meters.
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The global land cover map counts 22 land cover classes defined with the United Nations (UN) Land Cover Classification System (LCCS). |\n| `qa` | meters | Binary quality band indicating whether the reference dataset has been used instead of the output of the GlobCover classification scheme. |\n| Bitmask for qa - Bit 0: Information on dataset used for classification - 0: Areas classified using the output of the GlobCover classification scheme. - 1: Areas classified using the reference dataset. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n\n**landcover Class Table**\n\n| Value | Color | Description |\n|-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| 11 | #aaefef | Post-flooding or irrigated croplands |\n| 14 | #ffff63 | Rainfed croplands |\n| 20 | #dcef63 | Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland, shrubland, forest) (20-50%) |\n| 30 | #cdcd64 | Mosaic vegetation (grassland, shrubland, forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) |\n| 40 | #006300 | Closed to open (\\\u003e15%) broadleaved evergreen and/or semi-deciduous forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 50 | #009f00 | Closed (\\\u003e40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 60 | #aac700 | Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 70 | #003b00 | Closed (\\\u003e40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 90 | #286300 | Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 100 | #788300 | Closed to open (\\\u003e15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (\\\u003e5m) |\n| 110 | #8d9f00 | Mosaic forest-shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%) |\n| 120 | #bd9500 | Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest-shrubland (20-50%) |\n| 130 | #956300 | Closed to open (\\\u003e15%) shrubland (\\\u003c5m) |\n| 140 | #ffb431 | Closed to open (\\\u003e15%) grassland |\n| 150 | #ffebae | Sparse (\\\u003e15%) vegetation (woody vegetation, shrubs, grassland) |\n| 160 | #00785a | Closed (\\\u003e40%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded - Fresh water |\n| 170 | #009578 | Closed (\\\u003e40%) broadleaved semi-deciduous and/or evergreen forest regularly flooded - saline water |\n| 180 | #00dc83 | Closed to open (\\\u003e15%) vegetation (grassland, shrubland, woody vegetation) on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - fresh, brackish or saline water |\n| 190 | #c31300 | Artificial surfaces and associated areas (urban areas \\\u003e50%) GLOBCOVER 2009 |\n| 200 | #fff5d6 | Bare areas |\n| 210 | #0046c7 | Water bodies |\n| 220 | #ffffff | Permanent snow and ice |\n| 230 | #743411 | Unclassified |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThe GlobCover products have been processed by ESA and by the Université\nCatholique de Louvain. They are made available to the public by ESA.\nYou may use the GlobCover land cover map for educational and/or scientific\npurposes, without any fee on the condition that you credit ESA and the\nUniversité Catholique de Louvain as the source of the GlobCover products.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- ESA 2010 and UCLouvain. \u003chttp://due.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.Image('ESA/GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3');\nvar landcover = dataset.select('landcover');\nMap.setCenter(-88.6, 26.4, 3);\nMap.addLayer(landcover, {}, 'Landcover');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/ESA/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3) \n[GlobCover: Global Land Cover Map](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3) \nGlobCover 2009 is a global land cover map based on ENVISAT's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) Level 1B data acquired in full resolution mode with a spatial resolution of approximately 300 meters. \nESA/GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3, esa,landcover,landuse-landcover \n2009-01-01T00:00:00Z/2010-01-01T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/http://dup.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3)"]]
