Land Cover Map 2000 (vector, N.Ireland)
This dataset consists of the vector version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland, 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. 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/10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
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- Date (Publication)
- 2002-01-01
- Date (Creation)
- 2000-01-01
- Identifier
- CEH:EIDC: / 1287477917085
- Identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- 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, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned Not planned
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- Land Cover
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Controlled
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Bespoke licensing terms apply to these data. If you choose to download the data, the CEH Data Licensing team will contact you to negotiate a licence
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- 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 (vector, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- Spatial representation type
- vector Vector
- Distance
- 1000 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Character set
- utf8 UTF8
- Topic category
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- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Begin date
- 2000-01-01
- End date
- 2000-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
- Distribution format
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- OnLine resource
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Download the data
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Supporting information
Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Other
- dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- In a major development to 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. 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
- 9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8 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
- 2025-09-24T10:46:56
- 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
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Lancaster
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LA1 4AP
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UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
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