Corine land cover changes between 2006 and 2012 for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey
type: Dataset
citation: Cole, B., King, S., Ogutu, B., Palmer, D., Smith, G., Balzter, H. (2015). Corine land cover changes between 2006 and 2012 for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/35fecd0f-b466-448b-94d1-0bba90be450e
description: This dataset for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey contains the Corine Land Cover (CLC) changes between 2006 and 2012. This shapefile has been created by combining the land cover change layers from the individual CLC database files for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey. CLC is a dataset produced within the frame of the Initial Operations of the Copernicus programme (the European Earth monitoring programme previously known as GMES) on land monitoring. CLC provides consistent information on land cover and land cover changes across Europe. This inventory was initiated in 1985 (initial reference year 1990) and then established a time series of land cover information with updates in 2000 and 2006 with the last one being for the 2012 reference year. CLC products are based on the analysis of satellite images by national teams of participating countries - the EEA member and cooperating countries - following a standard methodology and nomenclature with the following base parameters: - 44 classes in the hierarchical three level Corine nomenclature - Minimum mapping unit (MMU) for Land Cover Changes (LCC) for the change layers is 5 hectares. The resulting national land cover inventories are further integrated into a seamless land cover map of Europe. Land cover and land use (LCLU) information is important not only for land change research, but also more broadly for the monitoring of environmental change, policy support, the creation of environmental indicators and reporting. CLC datasets provide important information supporting the implementation of key priority areas of the Environment Action Programmes of the European Union as protecting ecosystems, halting the loss of biological diversity, tracking the impacts of climate change, assessing developments in agriculture and implementing the EU Water Framework Directive, among others.
is accessible for free: true
date published: 2015-07-04
keywords: geospatial data
keywords: Mapping
keywords: degradation of natural resources
keywords: land cover
creator: Cole, B.
creator: King, S.
creator: Ogutu, B.
creator: Palmer, D.
creator: Smith, G.
creator: Balzter, H.
temporal coverage: 2012-01-01/2012-12-31
spatial coverage: bbox0
license: https://eidc.ac.uk/licences/ogl-corine/plain
distribution: distribution0
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

Mapping
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degradation of natural resources
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land cover
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Open Government Licence v3
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alternate name: OGL-UK-3.0

geoshape0
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box: -8.648 49.124, 1.978 60.861

Cole, B.
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family name: Cole
given name: B.
affiliation: University of Leicester

King, S.
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family name: King
given name: S.
affiliation: University of Leicester

Ogutu, B.
type: Person
family name: Ogutu
given name: B.
affiliation: University of Leicester

Palmer, D.
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family name: Palmer
given name: D.
affiliation: University of Leicester

Smith, G.
type: Person
family name: Smith
given name: G.
affiliation: Specto Natura

Balzter, H.
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family name: Balzter
given name: H.
affiliation: University of Leicester

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University of Leicester
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Specto Natura
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