AI-generated Key Takeaways
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ESA WorldCover provides a global land cover map for 2021 at 10-meter resolution.
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The dataset is derived from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data and includes 11 distinct land cover classes.
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It was created as part of the ESA WorldCover project within the EOEP-5 program.
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The data is freely available under the CC-BY-4.0 license for research, education, and non-profit use.
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Users can explore and analyze this dataset using Google Earth Engine.

- 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');