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Description

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) archives and distributes Global Forest Cover Change (GFCC) data products through the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. The GFCC Water Cover 2000 Global dataset provides surface-water information at 30 meter spatial resolution. This dataset was derived from waterbodies in the GFCC Tree Cover (GFCC30TC) and Forest Cover Change (GFCC30FCC) products based on a classification-tree model. Data are available for selected dates between June 1999 and January 2003. GFCC30WC follows the Worldwide Reference System-2 tiling scheme. Additional details regarding the methodology used to create the data are available in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
Terra
Instruments
ETM+ ,
TM ,
ASTER ,
MODIS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1999-06-29 to 2003-01-14
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Data Partner
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) ,
Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland (UMD/GLCF)
Concept ID
C2763261619-LPCLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
8746
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Total Surface Water

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Townshend, J. (2016). Global Forest Cover Change (GFCC) Water Cover 2000 Global 30 m V001 [Data set]. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/GFCC/GFCC30WC.001 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

File Naming Convention

GFCC30WC_p046r032_WC_20021001.tif

The file name begins with the Product Short Name (GFCC30CW) followed by the WRS-2 Path and Row (p046r032), the abbreviated Short Name (WC), the date of acquisition formatted as YYYYMMDD (20021001), and the Data Format (tif).

Documents

Variables

Variables are a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something. For example, temperature and pressure are variables of the atmosphere. Parameters and variables can be used interchangeably. Variable level attributes provide individual information for each variable.

The Name in this table is the variable name. Fill value indicates missing or undefined data points in a variable. Valid range is the range of values the variable can store. Scale factor is used to increase or decrease the size of an object and can be used to correct for distortion. For questions on a specific variable, please use the Earthdata Forum.

Name Description Units Data Type Fill Value Valid Range Scale Factor
WC Water Cover N/A uint8 0 1 to 255 N/A
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