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Land Cover Map 2015 25m raster web service

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The following copyright notice should be placed on all copies of information or images derived from the web map service: 'Based upon LCM2015 © UKCEH 2017'

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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/maps/78b670a2-5483-45ab-b54f-9dce9c378197?request=getCapabilities&service=WMS&cache=false&
This web map service (WMS) is the 25m raster version of the Land Cover Map 2015 (LCM2015) for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It shows the target habitat class with the highest percentage cover in each 25m x 25m pixel. The 21 target classes are based on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompass the entire range of UK habitats.
Publication date: 2019-06-07
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View numbers valid from 01 June 2023 (information prior to this was not collected)

Formats

JPEG, PNG, TIFF

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2014-01-01    to    2015-12-31

Provenance & quality

The 25m raster web map service is the most detailed of the LCM2015 raster products, both thematically and spatially, and it is derived from the LCM2015 vector product. For LCM2015 per-pixel classifications were conducted, using a random forest classification algorithm. The resultant classifications were then mosaicked together, with the best classifications taking priority. This produced a per-pixel classification of the UK, which was then 'imported' into the spatial framework, recording a number of attributes, including the majority class per polygon which is the Land Cover class for each polygon.

Licensing and constraints

Licence terms and conditions apply

The following copyright notice should be placed on all copies of information or images derived from the web map service: 'Based upon LCM2015 © UKCEH 2017'

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Datasets associated with this service

Land Cover Map 2015 (25m raster, GB)

Correspondence/contact details

Rowland, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

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Keywords
Great Britain , infoMapAccessService , Land cover , Mapping
Last updated
21 March 2025 13:22