Summary
Landcover map of central Africa derived from LAC data for the Forest domain and
GAC data for the savannas (1990's). MapScale is 1:500,000.

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in CARPE_ImagesandMaps

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 22.5

S: -10.0

E: 30.0

W: -7.5

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: N. Laporte and M. Heinicke,C. Justice , S. Goetz Dataset Title: Vegetation Map of Central Africa from AVHRR LAC and GAC Images used in CARPE Map Dataset Publisher: University of Maryland Data Presentation Form: map Online Resource: http://carpe.umd.edu/Products/results.asp?producttype=19

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01 Stop Date: 1999-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >LAND USE/LAND COVER >LAND USE CLASSES BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >FORESTS BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >SAVANNAS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA ENVIRONMENT IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER PLANNING CADASTRE

Instrument

AVHRR >Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Project

CARPE >Central African Regional Programe for the Environment

Quality
Combined LAC and GAC; classification used in 1996 CARPE map.

Access Constraints
None

Use Constraints
None

Ancillary Keywords

vegetation map landcover map Central Africa

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Central African Regional Program for the Environment, United States Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State Data Center URL: http://carpe.umd.edu/ Data Center Personnel Name: DIDIER DEVERS Phone: (301) 405-8298 Fax: (301) 314-6503 Email: didier at hermes.geog.umd.edu Contact Address: University of Maryland Department of Geography 2181 LeFrak Hall City: College Park Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20742 Country: USA

Personnel

DIDIER DEVERS Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: (301) 405-8298 Fax: (301) 314-6503 Email: didier at hermes.geog.umd.edu Contact Address: University of Maryland Department of Geography 2181 LeFrak Hall City: College Park Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20742 Country: USA ARTURO RESTREPO Role: DIF AUTHOR City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Associated CARPE data products.

Publications
N. Laporte and M. Heinicke,C. Justice , S. Goetz, 1997, "A New Land Cover Map
of Central Africa Derived from Multiresolution, Multitemporal AVHRR Data", IJRS
(in press).

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF Metadata Version: VERSION 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-02-27 Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-04-13 Future DIF Review Date: 2005-02-27

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