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Name Land Cover (LC) - Hot Spot Monitoring
Note Definition of requirement: Polygons of different types of biophysical cover observed on the earth’s surface (e.g. forests, grasslands, croplands, lakes, wetlands) presenting the description of vegetation and man-made features. Coverage requirement: outside EU countries
Dissemination View and Download Service
Quality Control Procedure Semiautomatic
Group Land cover / Land use
Status -
Uncertainty
Update Frequency
3 years
1 year
6 months
Timeliness
1 month
15 days
1 week
Scale
1:5000
1:20000
1:60000
Horizontal resolution
2.5 m
10 m
30 m
Vertical resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
Essential variables

Land - Biosphere - Land cover
State Ready
Created on Sept. 18, 2018, 10:19 a.m.
Last updated on June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.

Products

Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
Reference Land Cover and Land Cover Change in selected Hot Spots Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Coverage, Update Frequency April 24, 2024, 10:54 a.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.

Data

Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
Land Cover Change (vector), Hot Spots globally Partially Archive only (no updates). Geographical coverage: Africa, Indonesia and Caribbean. April 24, 2024, 2:55 p.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Reference Land Cover (vector), Hot Spots globally Partially Archive only (no updates). Geographical coverage: Africa, Indonesia and Caribbean. April 24, 2024, 2:56 p.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Key Landscapes for Conservation borders (vector), Hot Spots globally Partially Archive only (no updates). Geographical coverage: Africa, Indonesia and Caribbean. April 24, 2024, 3:11 p.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Protected Areas in Key Landscapes for Conservation borders 2023 (vector), global Partially Geographical coverage: specific areas of interest. April 24, 2024, 3:57 p.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Satellite images (raster 30 m), Hot Spots globally Partially Archive only (no updates). Geographical coverage: Africa, Indonesia and Caribbean. April 24, 2024, 3:58 p.m. June 21, 2024, 3:06 p.m.