![ESA/GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/ESA/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3_sample.png) Dataset Availability : 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z--2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dataset Producer : [ESA](http://dup.esrin.esa.int/page_globcover.php) Tags : [esa](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/esa) [landcover](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/landcover) [landuse-landcover](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/landuse-landcover) globcover #### Description 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 **Bands** Pixel size: 300 meters (all bands) | Name | Pixel Size | Description | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | `landcover` | 300 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` | 300 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. - 1: Areas classified using the reference dataset. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| **landcover Class Table** | Value | Color | Description | |---|---|---| | 11 | #aaefef | Post-flooding or irrigated croplands | | 14 | #ffff63 | Rainfed croplands | | 20 | #dcef63 | Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland, shrubland, forest) (20-50%) | | 30 | #cdcd64 | Mosaic vegetation (grassland, shrubland, forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) | | 40 | #006300 | Closed to open (\>15%) broadleaved evergreen and/or semi-deciduous forest (\>5m) | | 50 | #009f00 | Closed (\>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (\>5m) | | 60 | #aac700 | Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (\>5m) | | 70 | #003b00 | Closed (\>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (\>5m) | | 90 | #286300 | Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (\>5m) | | 100 | #788300 | Closed to open (\>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (\>5m) | | 110 | #8d9f00 | Mosaic forest-shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%) | | 120 | #bd9500 | Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest-shrubland (20-50%) | | 130 | #956300 | Closed to open (\>15%) shrubland (\<5m) | | 140 | #ffb431 | Closed to open (\>15%) grassland | | 150 | #ffebae | Sparse (\>15%) vegetation (woody vegetation, shrubs, grassland) | | 160 | #00785a | Closed (\>40%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded - Fresh water | | 170 | #009578 | Closed (\>40%) broadleaved semi-deciduous and/or evergreen forest regularly flooded - saline water | | 180 | #00dc83 | 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. ### Citations Citations: - ESA 2010 and UCLouvain. ### Explore with Earth Engine > [!NOTE] > **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) ### Code Editor (JavaScript) ```javascript var dataset = ee.Image('ESA/GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3'); var landcover = dataset.select('landcover'); Map.setCenter(-88.6, 26.4, 3); Map.addLayer(landcover, {}, 'Landcover'); ``` Python setup See the [Python Environment](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using `geemap` for interactive development. ```python import ee import geemap.core as geemap ``` ### Colab (Python) ```python dataset = ee.Image('ESA/GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3') landcover = dataset.select('landcover') m = geemap.Map() m.set_center(-88.6, 26.4, 3) m.add_layer(landcover, {}, 'Landcover') m ``` [Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/ESA/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3) [GlobCover: Global Land Cover Map](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/ESA_GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2_3) 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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