AVHRR Global Land Cover Classification
Global Coverage Data Sets
Subsets Coverage Data Sets
The1 Kilometer, Geographic coordinates projection, GeoTIFF file format version of the AVHRR Land Cover Classification product is available in subset tiles.
View a
map of the subsets system to choose a desired tile, then go to the
FTP location
where these files are available. These subsets may also be searched for in
ESDI.
Labeling and Shading
The following labeling and shading schemes are recommended. Additionally, an
ESRI ".avl" file using this scheme is available for import to spatial software.
Code Values for 1km and 8km data
| Value |
Label |
RGB Red |
RGB Green |
RGB Blue |
| 0 |
Water |
068 |
079 |
137 |
| 1 |
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
001 |
100 |
000 |
| 2 |
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
001 |
130 |
000 |
| 3 |
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
151 |
191 |
071 |
| 4 |
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
002 |
220 |
000 |
| 5 |
Mixed Forest |
000 |
255 |
000 |
| 6 |
Woodland |
146 |
174 |
047 |
| 7 |
Wooded Grassland |
220 |
206 |
000 |
| 8 |
Closed Shrubland |
255 |
173 |
000 |
| 9 |
Open Shrubland |
255 |
251 |
195 |
| 10 |
Grassland |
140 |
072 |
009 |
| 11 |
Cropland |
247 |
165 |
255 |
| 12 |
Bare Ground |
255 |
199 |
174 |
| 13 |
Urban and Built |
000 |
255 |
255 |
Code Values for 1 degree data
| Value |
Label |
RGB Red |
RGB Green |
RGB Blue |
| 0 |
Water |
068 |
079 |
137 |
| 1 |
Broadleaf Evergreen Forest |
001 |
130 |
000 |
| 2 |
Coniferous Evergreen Forest and Woodland |
001 |
130 |
000 |
| 3 |
High latitude Deciduous Forest and Woodland |
151 |
191 |
071 |
| 4 |
Tundra |
255 |
255 |
255 |
| 5 |
Mixed Coniferous Forest and Woodland |
000 |
255 |
000 |
| 6 |
Wooded Grassland |
220 |
206 |
000 |
| 7 |
Grassland |
140 |
072 |
009 |
| 8 |
Bare Ground |
255 |
199 |
174 |
| 9 |
Shrubs and Bare Ground |
255 |
251 |
195 |
| 10 |
Cultivated Crops |
247 |
165 |
255 |
| 11 |
Broadleaf Deciduous Forest and Woodland |
002 |
220 |
000 |
| 12 |
Data Unavailable |
000 |
000 |
000 |
