Am Mi., 15. Juli 2020 um 09:45 Uhr schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer < dieterdre...@gmail.com>:
> If you are interested in reading some interesting thoughts about landcover > classification, there is the FAO landcover classification system, thought > to be useful globally: > http://www.fao.org/3/X0596E/X0596e00.htm > > there are only 8 main classes: http://www.fao.org/3/X0596E/X0596e10.gif and you can easily determine them through a decision matrix: 1. primarily vegetated or primarily non-vegetated? 2. terrestrial or aquatic/flooded regularly? 3. cultivated/man made/artificial or natural? then they add additional properties like life forms, crops, leaf types, climate, ... >From the combination of these properties and classes, detailed land cover classes are determined: http://www.fao.org/3/x0596e/X0596e02a.htm#P1974_116516 E.g. here: TABLE 3.4 *Example of the formation of land cover classes* *EXAMPLE: "NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION" (A12)* *Classifiers used* *Boolean formula* *Standard class name* *Code* Life form and cover A3A10 Closed forest 20005 Height A3A10B2 High closed forest 20006 Spatial distribution A3A10B2C1 Continuous closed forest 20007 Leaf type A3A10B2C1D1 Broad-leaved closed forest 20095 Leaf phenology A3A10B2C1D1E2 Broad-leaved deciduous forest 20097 2nd layer: LF, C, H A3A10B2C1D1E2F2F5F7G2 Multi-layered broad-leaved deciduous forest 20628 3rd layer: LF, C, H A3A10B2C1D1E2F2F5F7G2 Multi-layer broad-leaved deciduous forest with emergents 20630 Cheers, Martin PS: And the best: LCCS comes as a run time application, you do not need to have virtual basic installed !!11!!!
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