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Global forest system boundary (1 km grid) from tree cover classifications from the Global Land Cover 2000 (GLC2000v1.1)

Entry ID: MEAR_31

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Summary

Abstract: Forest system boundary for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) derived from tree cover classifications from the Global Land Cover 2000 (GLC2000) version 1.1. GLC2000 classes used to define the forest system are: 1 = tree cover, broadleaved evergreen, 2 = tree cover, broadleaved deciduous closed, 3 = tree cover, broadleaved deciduous open, 4 = tree cover, needle-leaved evergreen, 5 = tree cover, needle-leaved deciduous, 6 = tree cover, mixed leaf type, 7 = tree cover, regularly flooded, fresh, 8 = tree cover, regularly flooded, saline, 9 = mosaic: tree cover / other natural vegetation, 10 = tree cover, burnt.

Purpose: Delineates the spatial extent of the forest and woodlands system boundary for use within the MA.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 81.0

S: -85.0

E: 176.0

W: -178.0

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

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Originating Center

Data Center

World Resources Institute

Data Center URL: http://www.wri.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE Phone: 202-729-7600 Fax: 202-729-7610 Email: lorih at wri.org Contact Address: World Resources Institute 10 G Street, NE (Suite 800) City: Washington Province or State: DC Postal Code: 20002 Country: USA

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

UNEP-WCMC INFORMATION OFFICE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +44 (0)1223 277722

Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136

Email: info at unep-wcmc.org

Contact Address:

Information Office,

UNEP-WCMC

219 Huntingdon Road

City: Cambridge

Postal Code: CB3 0DL

Country: UK

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-04-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-09-19

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