MCD12C1.061 MODIS Land Cover Type Yearly Global 0.05 Deg CMG

Dataset Availability

2001-01-01T00:00:00Z–2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("MODIS/061/MCD12C1")

Tags

landcover modis nasa usgs yearly

Description

The Terra and Aqua combined Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Cover Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) (MCD12C1) Version 6.1 data product provides a spatially aggregated and reprojected version of the tiled MCD12Q1 Version 6.1 data product. Maps of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), University of Maryland (UMD), and Leaf Area Index (LAI) classification schemes are provided at yearly intervals at 0.05 degree (5,600 meter) spatial resolution for the entire globe from 2001 to 2022. Additionally, sub-pixel proportions of each land cover class in each 0.05 degree pixel is provided along with the aggregated quality assessment information for each of the three land classification schemes.

Provided in each MCD12C1 Version 6.1 Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4) file are layers for Majority Land Cover Type 1-3, Majority Land Cover Type 1-3 Assessment, and Land Cover Type 1-3 Percent for each class.

Documentation:

• User's Guide

• Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)

Bands

Resolution
5600 meters

Bands

Name	Units	Min	Max	Description
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_1		0	16	Majority Land Cover Type 1: Most likely IGBP class for each 0.05 degree pixel
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment	%	0	100	Majority Land Cover Type 1 Assessment: Majority IGBP class confidence
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_0	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 0 (Water Bodies) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_1	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 1 (Evergreen Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_2	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 2 (Evergreen Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_3	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 3 (Deciduous Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_4	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 4 (Deciduous Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_5	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 5 (Mixed Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_6	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 6 (Closed Shrublands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_7	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 7 (Open Shrublands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_8	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 8 (Woody Savannas) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_9	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 9 (Savannas) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_10	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 10 (Grasslands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_11	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 11 (Permanent Wetlands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_12	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 12 (Croplands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_13	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 13 (Urban and Built-up Lands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_14	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 14 (Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaics) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_15	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 15 (Permanent Snow and Ice) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_1_Percent_Class_16	%	0	100	Percent cover of IGBP class 16 (Barren) at each pixel
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2		0	15	Majority Land Cover Type 2: Most likely UMD class for each 0.05 degree pixel
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2_Assessment	%	0	100	Majority Land Cover Type 2 Assessment: Majority UMD class confidence
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_0	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 0 (Water Bodies) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_1	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 1 (Evergreen Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_2	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 2 (Evergreen Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_3	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 3 (Deciduous Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_4	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 4 (Deciduous Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_5	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 5 (Mixed Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_6	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 6 (Closed Shrublands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_7	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 7 (Open Shrublands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_8	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 8 (Woody Savannas) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_9	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 9 (Savannas) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_10	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 10 (Grasslands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_11	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 11 (Croplands) at each pixel. (Note that "Croplands" has value 12 in Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2 to match IGBP.)
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_12	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 12 (Urban and Built-up Lands) at each pixel. (Note that "Urban and Built-up Lands" has value 13 in Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2 to match IGBP.)
Land_Cover_Type_2_Percent_Class_13	%	0	100	Percent cover of UMD class 13 (Barren) at each pixel. (Note that "Barren" has value 15 in Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2.)
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_3		0	10	Majority Land Cover Type 3: Most likely LAI class for each 0.05 degree pixel
Majority_Land_Cover_Type_3_Assessment	%	0	100	Majority Land Cover Type 3 Assessment: Majority LAI class confidence
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_0	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 0 (Water Bodies) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_1	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 1 (Grasslands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_2	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 2 (Shrublands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_3	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 3 (Broadleaf Croplands) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_4	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 4 (Savannas) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_5	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 5 (Evergreen Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_6	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 6 (Deciduous Broadleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_7	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 7 (Evergreen Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_8	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 8 (Deciduous Needleleaf Forests) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_9	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 9 (Unvegetated) at each pixel
Land_Cover_Type_3_Percent_Class_10	%	0	100	Percent cover of LAI class 10 (Urban and Built-up Lands) at each pixel

Majority_Land_Cover_Type_1 Class Table

Value	Color	Description
0	#1c0dff	Water Bodies: at least 60% of area is covered by permanent water bodies.
1	#05450a	Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen conifer trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
2	#086a10	Evergreen Broadleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen broadleaf and palmate trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
3	#54a708	Deciduous Needleleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous needleleaf (larch) trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
4	#78d203	Deciduous Broadleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous broadleaf trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
5	#009900	Mixed Forests: dominated by neither deciduous nor evergreen (40-60% of each) tree type (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
6	#c6b044	Closed Shrublands: dominated by woody perennials (1-2m height) >60% cover.
7	#dcd159	Open Shrublands: dominated by woody perennials (1-2m height) 10-60% cover.
8	#dade48	Woody Savannas: tree cover 30-60% (canopy >2m).
9	#fbff13	Savannas: tree cover 10-30% (canopy >2m).
10	#b6ff05	Grasslands: dominated by herbaceous annuals (<2m).
11	#27ff87	Permanent Wetlands: permanently inundated lands with 30-60% water cover and >10% vegetated cover.
12	#c24f44	Croplands: at least 60% of area is cultivated cropland.
13	#a5a5a5	Urban and Built-up Lands: at least 30% impervious surface area including building materials, asphalt and vehicles.
14	#ff6d4c	Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaics: mosaics of small-scale cultivation 40-60% with natural tree, shrub, or herbaceous vegetation.
15	#69fff8	Permanent Snow and Ice: at least 60% of area is covered by snow and ice for at least 10 months of the year.
16	#f9ffa4	Barren: at least 60% of area is non-vegetated barren (sand, rock, soil) areas with less than 10% vegetation.

Majority_Land_Cover_Type_2 Class Table

Value	Color	Description
0	#1c0dff	Water Bodies: at least 60% of area is covered by permanent water bodies.
1	#05450a	Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen conifer trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
2	#086a10	Evergreen Broadleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen broadleaf and palmate trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
3	#54a708	Deciduous Needleleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous needleleaf (larch) trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
4	#78d203	Deciduous Broadleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous broadleaf trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
5	#009900	Mixed Forests: dominated by neither deciduous nor evergreen (40-60% of each) tree type (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
6	#c6b044	Closed Shrublands: dominated by woody perennials (1-2m height) >60% cover.
7	#dcd159	Open Shrublands: dominated by woody perennials (1-2m height) 10-60% cover.
8	#dade48	Woody Savannas: tree cover 30-60% (canopy >2m).
9	#fbff13	Savannas: tree cover 10-30% (canopy >2m).
10	#b6ff05	Grasslands: dominated by herbaceous annuals (<2m).
12	#c24f44	Croplands: at least 60% of area is cultivated cropland.
13	#a5a5a5	Urban and Built-up Lands: at least 30% impervious surface area including building materials, asphalt and vehicles.
15	#f9ffa4	Barren: at least 60% of area is non-vegetated barren (sand, rock, soil) or permanent snow and ice with less than 10% vegetation.

Majority_Land_Cover_Type_3 Class Table

Value	Color	Description
0	#1c0dff	Water Bodies: at least 60% of area is covered by permanent water bodies.
1	#b6ff05	Grasslands: dominated by herbaceous annuals (<2m) including cereal croplands.
2	#dcd159	Shrublands: shrub (1-2m) cover >10%.
3	#c24f44	Broadleaf Croplands: bominated by herbaceous annuals (<2m) that are cultivated with broadleaf crops.
4	#fbff13	Savannas: between 10-60% tree cover (>2m).
5	#086a10	Evergreen Broadleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen broadleaf and palmate trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
6	#78d203	Deciduous Broadleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous broadleaf trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
7	#05450a	Evergreen Needleleaf Forests: dominated by evergreen conifer trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
8	#54a708	Deciduous Needleleaf Forests: dominated by deciduous needleleaf (larch) trees (canopy >2m). Tree cover >60%.
9	#f9ffa4	Unvegetated: at least 60% of area is non-vegetated barren (sand, rock, soil) or permanent snow and ice with less than 10% vegetation.
10	#a5a5a5	Urban and Built-up Lands: at least 30% impervious surface area including building materials, asphalt and vehicles.

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DOIs

• https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD12C1.061

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var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('MODIS/061/MCD12C1');
var igbpLandCover = dataset.select('Majority_Land_Cover_Type_1');
var igbpLandCoverVis = {
  min: 0,
  max: 16.0,
  palette: [
    '1c0dff', '05450a', '086a10', '54a708', '78d203', '009900', 'c6b044', 'dcd159',
    'dade48', 'fbff13', 'b6ff05', '27ff87', 'c24f44', 'a5a5a5', 'ff6d4c',
    '69fff8', 'f9ffa4'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(6.746, 46.529, 2);
Map.addLayer(igbpLandCover, igbpLandCoverVis, 'IGBP Land Cover');

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MCD12C1.061 MODIS Land Cover Type Yearly Global 0.05 Deg CMG

The Terra and Aqua combined Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Cover Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) (MCD12C1) Version 6.1 data product provides a spatially aggregated and reprojected version of the tiled MCD12Q1 Version 6.1 data product. Maps of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), University of Maryland (UMD), and Leaf Area …

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2001-01-01T00:00:00Z/2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

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