Land Cover Map 2000 (1km dominant target class, N.Ireland)

This dataset consists of a 1km resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland. Each 1km pixel represents the dominant target class (or 'sub class') across the 1km area. The target classes broadly represent Broad Habitats (see below). The dataset is part of a series of data products produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology known as LCM2000. LCM2000 is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. LCM2000 is derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes obtained mainly from Landsat, IRS and SPOT sensors and also incorporates information derived from other ancillary datasets. LCM2000 was classified using a nomenclature corresponding to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompasses the entire range of UK habitats. In addition, it recorded further detail where possible. The series of LCM2000 products includes vector and raster formats, with a number of different versions containing varying levels of detail and at different spatial resolutions. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: utf8

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002-01-01

Dataset Reference Date (): 2000-01-01

Identifier: CEH:EIDC: / 1287477980939

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719

Other citation details: Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Cox, R., Brown, N.J., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Gerard, F.F. (2002). Land Cover Map 2000 (1km dominant target class, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Fuller, R.M.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smith, G.M.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sanderson J.M.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hill, R.A.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thomson, A.G.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Cox, R.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Brown, N.J.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Clarke, R.T.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rothery, P.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Gerard, F.F.

Natural Environment Research Council

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

Maintenance and update frequency: notPlanned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

Land Cover

GeoNames

Northern Ireland

Keywords

Land cover
Habitats

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Other constraints: no limitations

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Terms and conditions apply

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Cox, R., Brown, N.J., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Gerard, F.F. (2002). Land Cover Map 2000 (1km dominant target class, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2000-01-01

End date: 2000-12-31

Code: TM65 / Irish Grid

Distribution Information

Data format

ESRI ASCII GRID format ()
ESRI .hdr RAW raster ()
TIFF ()

Resource Locator: CEH Website
Further information about CEH land cover products.

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Resource Locator: CEH Website
Further information about CEH land cover products.

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: In a major development of earlier methods, LCM2000 used image segmentation to identify land parcels in the pixel-based images. An automated procedure grouped the image pixels into spectrally 'uniform' segments. These were built around 'seedpoints' selected to avoid parcel boundaries. The segmentation recorded a field-by-field pattern, also separating land use zones within urban and suburban areas, and subdividing mosaics of semi-natural vegetation. Generalisation gave minimum mappable units of a half hectare. A vector version was then created in the geographical information system (GIS), where the boundaries between the pixel-based segments were represented by digital linework. The resultant land parcels were treated as GIS objects to which attribute data could then be attached covering such topics as land cover class, parcel area, length of boundary, processing history, knowledge-based correction and identification of the original satellite scene. The raster products have been derived from the vector dataset. LCM2000 was produced at CEH Monks Wood. For further information on the methodology developed and used to create Land Cover Map 2000, see the on-line supporting documentation.

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File identifier: e025d2f5-059c-41de-b856-202d8b2d4719 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1)

Resource type: dataset

Hierarchy level name: dataset

Metadata Date: 2021-10-08T13:23:55

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Environmental Information Data Centre

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK

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