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  • Global Land Cover Facility (University of Maryland, NASA, GOFC-GOLD)

Global Land Cover Facility (University of Maryland, NASA, GOFC-GOLD)

Data provided by:University of Maryland
Data accessibility:export data, export map
Link to the data:
  • Data & Products
File type:GeoTIFF
Data type:elevation, hazard specific data, land use, land cover data
Hazard:Insect Infestation, Epidemic, Forest Fire, Drought, Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake, Mass Movement, Tsunami, Flood, Severe Storm, Extreme Temperature, Pollution
Disaster cycle phase:Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery
Satellites and Sensors:Terra (ASTER), Landsat 4, Landsat 1, Landsat 7, IKONOS, Aqua, Terra, QuickBird-2 (BGIS2000), SRTM (SIR-C), SRTM (X-SAR), OrbView-3 (OHRIS), OrbView-2 (SeaWiFS), GOES- 8-15 (IMAGER)
Spatial coverage:Global
Spatial resolution:Depends on satellite
Temporal coverage:Archive
Costs:free
Contact:Global Land Cover Facility
Tutorials on the use of data:Data and Technical Guide
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:

The only request in return is that the user acknowledge the GLCF as source of the dataset in any publication or presentation.

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