Global Land Cover Characterization Program

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Originator: USGS

Publication_Date: 19971101

Title: Global Land Cover Characterization Program

Edition: 1.2

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Publisher: USGS

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Online_Linkage: http://landcover.usgs.gov/glcc/

Description:

Abstract:

The Global Land Cover Characterization Project was established to meet science data requirements identified by the International Geosphere and Biosphere Programme (IGBP), and the U. S. Global Change Research Program. The overall goal is to produce flexible large-area land cover databases to meet evolving requirements of the earth science research community. The project was implemented by the United States Geological Survey/EROS Data Center (EDC), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and the Joint Research (JRC) of European Commission. This effort is part of the National Aeronautic's and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System Pathfinder Program. Funding for the project was provided by the USGS, NASA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) , and the United Nations Environment Programme. The data base has been adopted by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System office (IGBP-DIS) to fill its requirement for a global 1-km land cover data set. [Summary provided by the USGS.]

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Anderson, J.R., Hardy, E.E., Roach J.T., and Witmer R.E., 1976, A land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964, 28 p.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Belward, A.S., ed., 1996, The IGBP-DIS global 1 km land cover data set (DISCover)-proposal and implementation plans: IGBP-DIS Working Paper No. 13, Toulouse, France, 61 p.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Brown, J.F., Loveland, T.R., Merchant, J.W., Reed, B.C., and Ohlen, D.O., 1993, Using multisource data in global land cover characterization: concepts, requirements and methods: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 59, p. 977-987.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Brown, J.F., Reed, B.C, and Huewe L., in press. Advanced strategy for multi-source analysis and visualization in land cover characterization, in Proceedings, Pecora 13, Human Interactions with the Environment: Perspectives From Space.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Defense Mapping Agency, 1992, Development of the Digital Chart of the World: Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Dickinson, R.E., Henderson-Sellers, A., Kennedy, P.J., and Wilson, M.F., 1986, Biosphere-atmosphere transfer scheme (BATS) for the NCAR community climate model: NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN275+STR, Boulder, CO. 69 p.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Eidenshink, J.C. and Faundeen, J.L., 1994, The 1 km AVHRR global land data set-first stages in implementation: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 15, no. 17, p. 3,443-3,462.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Kelly, P.M. and White, J.M., 1993, Preprocessing remotely sensed data for efficient analysis and classification, in SPIE Vol. 1963, Applications of artificial intelligence, 1993--knowledge-based systems in aerospace and industry, p. 2,430-2,439

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Loveland, T.R., Merchant, J.W., Brown, J.F., Ohlen, D.O., Reed, B.C., Olson,P., and Hutchinson, J., 1995, Seasonal land-cover regions of the United States: Annals of the Association of American Geographers, v. 85, no. 2, p. 339-355.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Loveland, T.R., Merchant, J.W., Ohlen, D.O. and Brown, J.F., 1991, Development of a land-cover characteristics database for the conterminous U.S.: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 57, no. 11, p. 1,453-1,463.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Loveland, T.R., Ohlen, D.O., Brown, J.F., Reed, B.C., Zhu, Z., Merchant, J.W., and Yang, L., in press. Western hemisphere land cover-progress toward a global land cover characteristics database, in Proceedings, Pecora 13, Human Interventions with the Environment: Perspectives From Space.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Moody, A., and Strahler, A.H., 1994, Characteristics of composited AVHRR data and problems in their classification: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 15, no. 17, p. 3,473-3,491.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Olson, J.S., 1994a, Global ecosystem framework-definitions: USGS EROS Data Center Internal Report, Sioux Falls, SD, 37 p.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: 1994b, Global ecosystem framework-translation strategy: USGS EROS Data Center Internal Report, Sioux Falls, SD, 39 p.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Reed, B.C., Brown, J.F., VanderZee, D., Loveland, T.R., Merchant, J.W., and Ohlen, D.O., 1994, Variability of land cover phenology in the United States: Journal of Vegetation Science, v. 5, p. 703-714.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Running, S.W., Loveland, T.R., Pierce, L.L., R.R. Nemani, and Hunt, E.R., 1995, A remote sensing based vegetation classification logic for global land cover analysis: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 51, p. 3,948-3,952.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Sellers, P.J., Mintz, Y., Sud, Y.C., and Dalcher A., 1986, A simple biosphere model (SiB) for use within general circulation models: Journal of Atmospheric Science, v. 43, p. 505-531.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Sellers, P.J., Randall, D.A., Collatz, G.J., Berry, J.A., Field, C.B., Dazlich, D.A., Zhang, C., Collelo, G.D., and Bounoua, L., 1996, A revised land surface parameterization (SiB2) for atmospheric GCMs - Part I-model formulation: Journal of Climate, v. 9, p. 676-705.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Steinwand, D.R., 1994, Mapping raster imagery to the Interrupted Goode Homolosine projection: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 15, no. 17, p. 3,463-3,472.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Steinwand, D.R., Hutchinson, J.A., and Snyder, J.P. ,1995, Map projections for global and continental data sets and an analysis of pixel distortion caused by reprojection: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 61, p.1,487-1,497.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Zhu, Z., and Yang, L., 1996, Characteristics of the 1-km AVHRR data set for North America: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 17, p. 1,915-1,924.

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Beginning_Date: 19920401

Ending_Date: 19930301

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since the data was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of their limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data set is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data set, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.

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Contact_Person: CHANDRA GIRL

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Address: 47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

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Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: USA

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Address: 47914 252nd Street

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Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-2835

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-2713

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6529

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6529

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgiri@usgs.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: clementb@usgs.gov

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A revised version of the database is available but still requires a full accuracy assessment.

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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-252-4547

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Global Land Cover Characterization Version 1.2 Data Products.

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Fees: No Fees

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Metadata_Date: 20040716

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121212

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City: Greenbelt

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