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Description

This data set provides land use and land cover (LULC) classification products at 100-m resolution for India at decadal intervals for 1985, 1995 and 2005. The data were derived from Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), and Multispectral (MSS) data, India Remote Sensing satellites (IRS) Resourcesat Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-1 or III (LISS-I, LISS-III) data, ground truth surveys, and visual interpretation. The data were classified according to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) classification scheme.

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-5 ,
IRS-1B ,
LANDSAT-4
Instruments
ETM+ ,
TM ,
LISS-I ,
LISS-III ,
MSS
Projects
Vegetation
Spatial Extent

N: 36.3219 S: 6.71167 E: 98.932 W: 66.305

Location
INDIA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1985-01-01 to 2005-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2773245356-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
3
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Land Use/Land Cover Classification

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Roy, P. S., Meiyappan, P., Joshi, P. K., Kale, M. P., Srivastav, V. K., Srivasatava, S. K., Behera, M. D., Roy, A., Sharma, Y., Ramachandran, R. M., Bhavani, P., Jain, A. K., & Krishnamurthy, Y. V. N. (2016). Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1336 Date Accessed: 2026-08-17

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Innovative hybrid models combining CART and meta-heuristic algorithms for flood susceptibility mapping Mishra, Bibhu Prasad, Ghose, Dillip Kumar, Satapathy, Deba Prakash Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Impact of projected climate and socioeconomic scenarios on state-wise annual dengue incidence in India using ensemble models Sam, Avik Kumar, Bhowmick, Ipsita Pal, Phuleria, Harish C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Surviving the Patchwork: Habitat Preferences of a Threatened Amphibian in a Fragmented Tropical Landscape Rajiv, N. V., Sankararaman, Vishnupriya, Ramachandran, Vivek Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Shrinking groundwater in India's population epicentre Mizan, Syed Adil, Paswan, Abhilash K., Tiwari, V. M. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Brightness Temperature, Surface Soil Moisture
An integrated framework for assessing human interventions, climate change, and water resilience in the Northeastern India Singh, Vishal, Singh, Pushpendra Kumar, Rani, Deepti, Singh, Surjeet, Singh, Sudhir Kumar Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Assessment of district scale ecosystem health in India using multi decadal carbon and water use efficiencies Chakraborty, Abhishek, Sekhar, M., Rao, Lakshminarayana Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Climate change-driven hydroclimatic shifts and energy prospects: Insights from a snow-fed river basin in Western Himalaya Kant, Chander, Meena, Ray Singh, Singh, Sudhir Kumar, Thakur, Praveen Kumar, Sharma, Ashutosh Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Rainwater composition of a sub-tropical urban Indian town under the influence of natural and anthropogenic factors Vishwakarma, Rajesh Kumar, Joshi, Himanshu, Goonetilleke, Ashantha Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Revisiting the Curve Number Approach for Improving Surface Runoff Estimation: A State-of-the-Art Review Panigrahi, Anubhab, Ramadas, Meenu Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Bulk Density, Sediment Transport, Primary Production, Biogeochemical Cycles, Soil Chemistry, Soil Depth
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Urban Growth Dynamics in Salem District, India (19852024): Integrating Elevation and Infrastructure Networks. P, Maheshkumar P, Balaji Kannan, Balaji Kannan, R, Sakthivel, R, Sakthivel, A, Geethakarthi Land Use/Land Cover Classification
An Artificial IntelligenceBased Framework for Modeling Vegetation Photosynthesis Anomalies in India Corresponding to Tropical Oceanic Variability Varghese, Roma, Behera, Swadhin, Behera, Mukunda Dev Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Wind Speed, Rain, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Indian leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) facing space struggles in a Metropolitan district of Northeast India Deka, Jyotish Ranjan, Lal, Uttam, Sarma, Pranjit Kumar Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers, India Das, Sumit, Yunus, Ali P., Scaringi, Gianvito, Narayana, A.C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Linking groundwater variability to ecosystem carbon and water use Chakraborty, Abhishek, Sekhar, M., Bhanja, Soumendra N., Rao, Lakshminarayana Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff
The Development of Coupled 1D2D Hydrodynamic Flood Model by Using HEC-RAS: a Case Study of the Panchganga River Basin, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra ... Kulkarni, Ambadas D., Kale, Ganesh D. Land Use/Land Cover Classification
The distribution and drivers of tree cover in savannas and forests across India Gopalakrishna, Trisha, Rifai, Sami W., Ratnam, Jayashree, Oliveras Menor, Imma, Stevens, Nicola, Malhi, Yadvinder Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Spatial and temporal classification and prediction of LULC in Brahmani and Baitarni basin using integrated cellular automata models Indraja, Gorantla, Aashi, Agarwal, Vema, Vamsi Krishna Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Reservoir Induced Spatio-Temporal Changes in Land-Use/Land-Cover Pattern of Bagalkot Due to Submergence Using Remote Sensing and GIS Manju Kumar, P., Soraganvi, Veena S., Basavaraj, D. B., Lingadevaru, D. C. Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Using bi-temporal ALS and NFI-based time-series data to account for large-scale aboveground carbon dynamics: the showcase of mediterranean forests Guerra-Hernandez, Juan, Pascual, Adrian, Tupinamba-Simoes, Frederico, Godinho, Sergio, Botequim, Brigite, Jurado-Varela, Alfonso, Sandoval-Altelarrea, Vicente Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Biomass, LIDAR WAVEFORM
Variability of Hydro-Meteorological Fluxes in North West Himalayan Basins for Hydrological and Sustainability Studies Rachit, Masiwal, Abhay, Singla, Sanyam, Singhal, Gaurish, Thakur, Praveen K., Garg, Vaibhav, Romshoo, Shakil Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Forest aboveground biomass estimation by GEDI and multi-source EO data fusion over Indian forest Mohite, Jayantrao, Sawant, Suryakant, Pandit, Ankur, Sakkan, Mariappan, Pappula, Srinivasu, Parmar, Abhijeet Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Geospatial Analysis Of Land Use Land Cover Dynamics: A Study Of Jhargram District, India From 1993 To 2023 Pandit, Sabyasachi, Agrawal, Sonam, Gupta, Rajan Dev Land Use/Land Cover Classification
GIS-based assessment of soil erosion and sediment yield using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) model in the Murredu Watershed, Telangana, India Shekar, Padala Raja, Mathew, Aneesh Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Flood Hazard Assessment Using Hydrodynamic Modeling Under Severity-Frequency Based Changing Flood Regime Jena, Prachi Pratyasha, Chatterjee, Chandranath, Kumar, Rakesh, Khatun, Amina Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Evaluating hydrological responses of satellite precipitation products Kalura, Praveen, Pandey, Ashish, Chowdary, V. M., Dayal, Deen Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
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