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Land Cover Map 2000 (vector, GB)

This dataset consists of the vector version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Great Britain, containing individual parcels of land cover (the highest available resolution). Level 2 & Level 3 attributes are available. Level 2, the standard level of detail, provides 26 LCM2000 target or ('sub') classes. This is the most widely used version of the dataset. Level 3 gives higher class detail. However, the quality of this level of detail may vary in different areas of the country, requiring expert interpretation. 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. The map updates and upgrades the Land Cover Map of Great Britain (LCMGB) 1990. Like the earlier 1990 products, 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/b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3

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Date (Publication)
2002-01-01
Date (Creation)
2000-01-01
Identifier
CEH:EIDC: / 1287415406672
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3
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 (vector, GB). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Morton, D.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Fuller, R.M.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smith, G.M.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sanderson, J.M.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hill, R.A.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thomson, A.G.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Cox, R.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Brown, N.J.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Clarke, R.T.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rothery, P.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Gerard, F.F.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-5174
Owner
  Natural Environment Research Council
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Land Cover
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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 (vector, GB). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Distance
5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
Begin date
2000-01-01
End date
2000-12-31
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Distribution format
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Distributor
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Date (Publication)
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 on-line supporting documentation.
File identifier
b79e887e-a2a7-4224-8fd7-e78066b950b3 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) 8859 Part 1
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Hierarchy level name
dataset
Date stamp
2025-03-21T15:27:17
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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Land Cover

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