Forest / Non-Forest Map 2006

Description

Pan-European Forest / Non Forest Map with target year 2006, Data Source: Landsat ETM+ and Corine Land Cover 2006, Classes: forest, non-forest, clouds/snow, no

data; Method: automatic classification performed with an in-house algorithm; spatial resolution: 25m. In addition, the forest map 2006 is extended to FTYPE2006 to include forest types (broadleaf, coniferous forest) that are mapped using MODIS composites.

Contact

Email: jrc-fise-info (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2010): Forest / Non-Forest Map 2006. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c225de75-b84c-407d-88b6-16cf654c203f

Keywords

CHM RDSI

Data access

Forest Map 2006 download

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Facility to download Forest Map 2006 tiles directly https://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/past-activities/forest-mapping/#Downloadforestmaps

Spatial coverage

GML

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GEO

POLYGON((-10.58 70.09,34.59 70.09,34.59 34.56,-10.58 34.56,-10.58 70.09))

GEO

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Temporal coverage

From date	To date
2006-01-01	2006-12-31

Lineage information

Forest Map 2006 is derived from the IMAGE2006 (SPOT/LISS scenes) and CORINE2006 landcover dataset. In addition, MODIS composites are used for the Forest type classification.

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-23
Modified date: 2021-01-21
Issued date: 2010-10-05
Landing page: http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/forest-mapping
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Environment
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/c225de75-b84c-407d-88b6-16cf654c203f
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