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Name	Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) Land Cover
Note	The CGLS delivers a yearly dynamic global Land Cover product at 100 m spatial resolution which provides a primary land cover scheme at three levels according to the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) scheme. Next to these discrete classes, the product also includes continuous field layers or “fraction maps” for all basic land cover classes that provide proportional estimates for vegetation/ground cover for the land cover types. The current available version of the CGLS Land Cover is version 3.0 provided for the 2019 reference year over the entire globe, mapped with high temporal stability across years and an overall mapping accuracy of 80.3%. The products in version 3.0 are provided as GeoTIFF files per 20 x 20 degree tile and mapping period and layer. More information about Access, Algorithm, Technical characteristics and documents are available at https://land.copernicus.eu/global/products/lc. The layers are downloaded at https://lcviewer.vito.be/download.
Update Frequency	Periodic Update
Area	Global
Temporal	01 Jan. 2015 -
Timeliness	< 1 hr
Data Policy	Full and Open
Data type	Image
Copernicus service product
Data format	Raster dataset
Quality Control Procedure	N/A
Dissemination	View and Download Service
Inspire themes	Annex II: Land cover
Geographical Coverage	Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
Status	-
State	Ready
Created on	April 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.
Last modified on	April 19, 2024, 10:35 a.m.

Data provider	Role	Is network	Created on	Last modified on
European Environmental Agency	Distributor		April 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.	April 19, 2024, 10:35 a.m.

Requirement	Level of compliace	Note	Created on	Last modified on
Settlements - Built-Up Areas	Partially	The update frequency is lower than required. Dataset need further processing to obtain the final product. Thematic classes could be lower than specified in the requirement section. Reason for partial requirement fulfillment is that Built-Up Area shall be derived from the corresponding land cover class/es. Accuracy is lower than threshold.	April 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.	April 19, 2024, 10:35 a.m.
Settlements - Building Block	Partially	The update frequency is lower than required. Dataset need further processing to obtain the final product and it shall be derived from the corresponding land cover class/es. Thematic classes could be lower than specified in the requirement section. Accuracy is lower than threshold.	April 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.	April 19, 2024, 10:35 a.m.
Settlements - Built-Up Areas	Partially	The update frequency is lower than required. Dataset need further processing to obtain the final product. Thematic classes could be lower than specified in the requirement section. Reason for partial requirement fulfillment is that Built-Up Area shall be derived from the corresponding land cover class/es. Accuracy is lower than threshold.	April 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.	April 19, 2024, 10:35 a.m.