| Abstract: | The International Geosphere Biosphere Programme Data and Information System (IGBP-DIS), through the mapping expertise of the U.S. Geological Survey and the European Commission‘s Joint Research Centre, recently guided the completion of a 1-km resolution global land cover data set from advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) data. The 1-km resolution land cover product, ‘DISCover,‘ was based on monthly normalized difference vegetation index composites from 1992 and 1993. The development of DISCover was coordinated by the IGBP-DIS Land Cover Working Group as part of the IGBP-DIS Focus 1 activity. DISCover is a 17-class land cover data set based on the scientific requirements of IGBP elements. The mapping used unsupervised classification and postclassification refinement using ancillary data. The development of this data set was motivated by the need for global land cover data with higher spatial resolution, improved temporal specificity, and known classification accuracy. The completed DISCover data set will soon be validated to determine the accuracy of the global classification. |
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| Citation Author: | Loveland, T. R.; Belward, A. S. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Acta Astronautica |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The international geosphere biosphere programme data and information system global land cover data set (DIScover); 1997; Article; Journal; Acta Astronautica; Loveland, T. R.; Belward, A. S. |
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| Citation Volume: | 41 |
| Citation Year: | 1997 |
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| Text: | The international geosphere biosphere programme data and information system global land cover data set (DIScover); 1997; Article; Journal; Acta Astronautica; Loveland, T. R.; Belward, A. S. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00 -0600 |
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