Land cover classification of East Asia

Contents:
class_v31.raw - full size classification image
class_brs.png - eighth sampled browse image
readme.txt - this file

File specifications of class_v3.raw
area: (50N, 90E) - (20N, 150E)
resolution: 7.5 arc seconds
size: height x width = 14400 x 28800
type: unsigned char (8 bits)
classification categories (digital count - category)
0 - Water Bodies
1 - Evergreen Needleleaf Forests
2 - Evergreen Broadleaf Forests
3 - Deciduous Needleleaf Forests
4 - Deciduous Broadleaf Forests
7 - Open Shrublands
10 - Grasslands
12 - Croplands
15 - Snow and Ice
16 - Barren
51 - Double-cropping Fields
52 - Irrigated Fields
254 - Unclassified

Reference:
M. Matsuoka, T. Hayasaka, Y. Fukushima, Y. Honda, "Land cover in East Asia classified using Terra MODIS and DMSP OLS products", 
International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 221-248, 2007.

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29 Mar. 2007
Masayuki Matsuoka
Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi Univ.
msykmtok@kochi-u.ac.jp