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Land Use/Land Cover Classification Data Access and Tools
Land Use/Land Cover Classification Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 | 1 | NOAA POES, METOP-A, METOP-B, METOP-C | AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 71.3 S: -54.5 E: 172.75 W: -156.67 |
CSV | |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| SHIFT: Wetland Spectra, Salinity, and Fractional Cover, Devereux Slough, CA, 2022 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, B-200 | Computer, SOIL SAMPLER, AVIRIS-NG | 2007-05-26 to 2024-05-30 |
N: 34.4311 S: 34.4039 E: -119.861 W: -119.894 |
multiple | |
| PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | PALS | 2008-09-29 to 2008-10-13, 2007-06-11 to 2007-07-06, 2002-06-25 to 2002-07-08, 1999-07-08 to 1999-07-14 |
N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.83 W: -98.67 N: 41.99 S: 41.92 E: -93.4 W: -93.8 N: 39.09 S: 38.95 E: -75.54 W: -76.18 |
800 Meters x 800 Meters | ASCII |
| LBA-ECO CD-36 South American Land Data Assimilation System Atmospheric Forcing Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2004-12-31 |
N: 11.9375 S: -48.8125 E: -33.9375 W: -82.9375 |
multiple | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots Legacy Project Barter Island and Point Barrow, Alaska, 1994 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL SAMPLER | 1994-08-01 to 1994-08-11 |
N: 71.334 S: 70.1204 E: -143.597 W: -156.644 |
CSV | |
| RLC Forest Cover Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1990 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25 |
BMP | |
| SENTINEL-1A_RAW | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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