Welcome to the distribution site for the University of Maryland's 1km
Global Land Cover product. For a full description of the data set,
please see:
- Hansen, M.C., DeFries, R.S., Townshend, J.R.G., and Sohlberg, R.,
Global land cover classification at 1km spatial resolution using a
classification tree approach, International Journal of Remote
Sensing (in press).
This product was produced at the
Laboratory for Global Remote Sensing Studies, housed within the Geography Department at the University of Maryland, College
Park.
OPTIONS:
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Download data set (Goode's or Plate Carree projection).
View browse image.
View meta data.
Link to web site for UMD 8km global land cover product.
Link to web site for other UMD land cover activities.