AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The ESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 product offers a global land cover map for 2021 at 10m resolution, derived from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data.
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This dataset includes 11 distinct land cover classes.
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The product was developed as part of the ESA WorldCover project.
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The dataset is available from 2021-01-01 to 2022-01-01.
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The terms of use for this dataset are CC-BY-4.0.

- Dataset Availability
- 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z–2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- ESA WorldCover Consortium
- Tags
Description
The European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover 10 m 2021 product provides a global land cover map for 2021 at 10 m resolution based on Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data. The WorldCover product comes with 11 land cover classes and has been generated in the framework of the ESA WorldCover project, part of the 5th Earth Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP-5) of the European Space Agency.
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Bands
Pixel Size
10 meters
Bands
Name | Pixel Size | Description |
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Map |
meters | Landcover class |
Map Class Table
Value | Color | Description |
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10 | #006400 | Tree cover |
20 | #ffbb22 | Shrubland |
30 | #ffff4c | Grassland |
40 | #f096ff | Cropland |
50 | #fa0000 | Built-up |
60 | #b4b4b4 | Bare / sparse vegetation |
70 | #f0f0f0 | Snow and ice |
80 | #0064c8 | Permanent water bodies |
90 | #0096a0 | Herbaceous wetland |
95 | #00cf75 | Mangroves |
100 | #fae6a0 | Moss and lichen |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Citations
Zanaga, D., Van De Kerchove, R., Daems, D., De Keersmaecker, W., Brockmann, C., Kirches, G., Wevers, J., Cartus, O., Santoro, M., Fritz, S., Lesiv, M., Herold, M., Tsendbazar, N.E., Xu, P., Ramoino, F., Arino, O., 2022. ESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200. (doi:10.5281/zenodo.7254221)
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Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('ESA/WorldCover/v200').first(); var visualization = { bands: ['Map'], }; Map.centerObject(dataset); Map.addLayer(dataset, visualization, 'Landcover');