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Land Use/Land Cover Classification Data Access and Tools
Land Use/Land Cover Classification Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II Global Population of the World | Terra | MODIS | 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1992-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, NOAA-14 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Land and Water Masks with Ancillary Data | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 | 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 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile |
| ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance | FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, NOAA-14 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover | NOAA-14, Terra, FIELD INVESTIGATION | AVHRR, MODIS | 1992-04-01 to 1993-04-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII |
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