LandcoverDB CS Detail

Catalogue of landcover classes:

Name	Description	Texture	VMap0 equivalent	FAO LCCS	GlobCover	CORINE landclass	USGS value/code	NOAA code
BASIC SURFACE
urban	VMap0: Built-Up Area GlobCover: Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%) CORINE: Continuous urban fabric USGS: Urban and Built-Up Land CORINE German: durchgängig städtische Prägung		v0_urban		190	111	1/100
town	VMap0: Built-Up Area (point feature) CORINE: Discontinuous urban fabric CORINE German: nicht durchgängig städtische Prägung		v0_town			112
industrial	CORINE: Industrial or commercial units NOAA: Industrial CORINE German: Industrie/Gewerbeflächen					121		13
airport	Typical mixed/dry grass coverage around airfields CORINE: Airports CORINE German: Flughäfen					124
openmining	VMap0: Mine/Quarry CORINE: Mineral extraction sites NOAA: Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits CORINE German: Abbauflächen					131		75
dirt					200
rock	CORINE: Bare rock NOAA: Bare Exposed Rock CORINE German: Felsflächen ohne Vegetation					332		74
lava	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Lava		v0_lava
lake	VMap0: Inland Water, Perennial/Permanent GlobCover: Water bodies CORINE: Water bodies USGS: Water Bodies NOAA: Lakes CORINE German: Wasserflächen		v0_lake	210	512	16/500	52
(intermittentlake)	VMap0: Inland Water, Non-Perennial/Intermittent/Fluctuating		v0_intermittentlake
SURFACE FEATURE
sand	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Sand, Soil Wetness Condition: Unknown CORINE: Beaches, dunes, and sand plains NOAA: Sandy Areas Other than Beaches CORINE German: Strände, Dünen, Sandflächen		v0_sand			331		73
N/A	NOAA: Beaches							72
floodland	VMap0: Land Subject to Inundation GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) grassland or shrubland or woody vgt on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil, fresh, brakish or saline water CORINE: Estuaries USGS: Herbaceous Wetland NOAA: Nonforested Wetland CORINE German: Mündungsgebiete		v0_floodland		180	522	17/620	62
glacier	VMap0: Snow Field/Ice Field GlobCover: Permanent Snow and Ice CORINE: Glaciers and perpetual snow USGS: Snow or Ice NOAA: Glaciers CORINE German: Gletscher/Dauerschneegebiet		v0_glacier		220	335	24/900	92
packice	VMap0: Pack Ice		v0_packice
polarice	VMap0: Polar Ice		v0_polarice
LOW VEGETATION
barrencover	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Distorted Surface GlobCover: Sparse (<15%) vegetation CORINE: Sparsely vegetated areas USGS: Barren or Sparsely Vegetated NOAA: Mixed Barren Land CORINE German: Flächen mit spärlicher Vegetation		v0_barrencover		150	333	19/770	77
bog	VMap0: Bog CORINE: Peatbogs CORINE German: Torfmoore		v0_bog			412
littoral	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Sand, Wet CORINE: Intertidal flats CORINE German: In der Gezeitenzone liegende Flächen		v0_littoral			423
marsh	VMap0: Narsh/Swamp CORINE: Inland marshes CORINE German: Sümpfe		v0_marsh			411
grassland	Grass coverage, may be of agricultural use but not cultivated (see: 'cropgrass') - alternatively called 'grasscover' VMap0: Grassland GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) grassland USGS: Grassland		v0_grasscover		140		7/311
greenspace	Grass coverage in municipal parks et. al. CORINE: Green urban areas CORINE German: Städtische Grünflächen					141
golfcourse	CORINE: Sport and leisure facilities CORINE German: Sport/Freizeitanlagen					142
MEDIUM VEGETATION
cropgrass	Agricultural grass coverage, explicitly cultivated CORINE: Pastures GlobCover: Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) USGS: Cropland/Grassland Mosaic NOAA: Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Wiesen und Weiden				30	231	5/280	21
drycrop	VMap0: Crop land, Dry Crops GlobCover: Rainfed croplands CORINE: Non-irrigated arable land USGS: Dryland Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Nicht bewässertes Ackerland		v0_drycroppasturecover		10	211	2/211
irrcrop	VMap0: Crop land, Vegetation Characteristics: Other GlobCover: Post-flooding or irrigated croplands CORINE: Permanently irrigated land USGS: Irrigated Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Regelmäßig bewässertes Ackerland		v0_irrcroppasturecover		11	212	3/212
mixedcrop	VMap0: Crop land, Vegetation Characteristics: Unknown CORINE: Annual crops associated with permanent crops USGS: Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture NOAA: Other Agricultural Land CORINE German: Einjähr. Kulturen in Verbindung mit Dauerkulturen		v0_mixedcroppasturecover			241	4/213	24
herbtundra	VMap0: Tundra USGS: Herbaceous Tundra NOAA: Herbaceous Tundra		v0_herbtundracover				20/820	82
scrub	VMap0: Scrub/Brush GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) shrubland (<5m) CORINE: Transitional woodland shrub USGS: Shrubland NOAA: Shrub and Brush Rangeland CORINE German: Wald/Strauch		v0_scrubcover		130	324	8/321	32
TALL VEGETATION
deciduousforest	VMap0: Trees, Deciduous GlobCover: Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m) CORINE: Broad-leaved forest USGS: Deciduous Broadleaf Forest NOAA: Deciduous Forest Land CORINE German: Laubwälder		v0_deciduousbroadcover		50	311	11/411	41
N/A	GLobCover: Open (15-40%) needle-leaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m) USGS: Deciduous Needleleaf Forest				90		12/412
N/A	GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen and/or semi-deciduous forest (>5m) USGS: Evergreen Broadleaf Forest				40		13/421
evergreenforest	VMap0: Trees, Evergreen GlobCover: Closed (>40%) needle-leaved evergreen forest (>5m) CORINE: Coniferous forest USGS: Evergreen Needleleaf Forest NOAA: Evergreen Forest Land CORINE German: Nadelwälder		v0_evergreenbroadcover		70	312	14/422	42
mixedforest	VMap0: Trees, Mixed Trees GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleaved forest CORINE: Mixed forest USGS: Mixed Forest NOAA: Mixed Forest Land CORINE German: Mischwälder		v0_mixedforestcover		100	313	15/430	42
LINE
road			v0_road
freeway			v0_freeway
railroad1			v0_railroad1
railroad2			v0_railroad2
stream	VMap0: River/Stream, Perennial/Permanent CORINE: Water courses NOAA: Streams and Canals CORINE German: Gewässerläufe		v0_stream			511		51
(intermittentstream)	VMap0: River/Stream, Non-Perennial/Intermittent/Fluctuating		v0_intermittentstream
canal			v0_canal

Sources:

• VMap0: NGA MIL-PRF-89039
• FAO: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x0596e/x0596e00.htm
• GlobCover: GLOBCOVER Product Specification v2
• CORINE: Corine Land Cover classes
• USGS: USGS Land Use/Land Cover System Legend (Modified Level 2)
• NOAA: NOAA Land Use/Land Cover Code List