Consensus Land Cover (Global 1-km Consensus Land Cover), Version 1.0
type: Dataset
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description: A global 1-km (30 arc-second) consensus land-cover product for biodiversity and ecosystem modelling. The dataset integrates multiple global remote sensing-derived land-cover products and provides consensus prevalence (0–100%) for 12 land-cover classes at each grid cell. Two Version 1.0 variants are distributed: (1) Full v1.0 (with DISCover/GLCC), integrating GlobCover (2005–2006; v2.2), MODIS land-cover (MCD12Q1; v051), GLC2000 (v1.1), and DISCover/GLCC (v2; based on older imagery 1992–1993); and (2) Reduced v1.0 (without DISCover), integrating GlobCover, MODIS, and GLC2000 only, offered as an alternative for areas with substantial land-cover change in recent decades. Each variant contains 12 GeoTIFF layers (one per class). Values are unsigned 8-bit integers representing percent prevalence (0–100).
creator: Mao-Ning Tuanmu
creator: Walter Jetz
publisher: EarthEnv
keywords: land cover
keywords: consensus
keywords: remote sensing
keywords: biodiversity
keywords: ecosystem modelling
keywords: GlobCover
keywords: MODIS
keywords: MCD12Q1
keywords: GLC2000
keywords: DISCover
keywords: GLCC
keywords: prevalence
keywords: GeoTIFF
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
encoding format: image/tiff
encoding format: application=geotiff
variable measured: Evergreen and Deciduous Needleleaf Trees
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Evergreen Broadleaf Trees
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Deciduous Broadleaf Trees
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Mixed and Other Trees
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Shrubs
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Herbaceous Vegetation
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Cultivated and Managed Vegetation
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Regularly Flooded Vegetation
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Urban and Built-Up
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Snow and Ice
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Barren
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
variable measured: Open Water
  type: PropertyValue
  description: Consensus prevalence (0–100%)
  temporal coverage: 1992-01-01/2006-12-31
  spatial coverage: Global
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -180,-56 180,90
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator)
measurement technique: Integration of multiple global remote sensing-derived land-cover products to estimate per-class consensus prevalence (percent) at 1-km resolution.
distribution: Full Version 1.0 downloads (with DISCover) – directory
  type: DataDownload
  description: Directory containing GeoTIFF layers (one per class) for Full Version 1.0 (with DISCover/GLCC).
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: Reduced Version 1.0 downloads (without DISCover) – directory
  type: DataDownload
  description: Directory containing GeoTIFF layers (one per class) for Reduced Version 1.0 (without DISCover/GLCC).
  encoding format: text/html
distribution: Example class GeoTIFF (Full v1.0): class 1
  type: DataDownload
  description: Example direct file link for a single land-cover class GeoTIFF in the Full v1.0 distribution.
  encoding format: image/tiff
  encoding format: application=geotiff
distribution: Example class GeoTIFF (Reduced v1.0): class 1
  type: DataDownload
  description: Example direct file link for a single land-cover class GeoTIFF in the Reduced v1.0 distribution.
  encoding format: image/tiff
  encoding format: application=geotiff
citation: A global 1-km consensus land-cover product for biodiversity and ecosystem modeling
  type: ScholarlyArticle
  author: Mao-Ning Tuanmu
  author: Walter Jetz
  date published: 2014
  is part of: Global Ecology and Biogeography
about: Land cover
about: Remote sensing
about: Biodiversity modelling
about: Ecosystem modelling

EarthEnv
type: Organization
member: Yale University
member: University of Florida
member: University at Buffalo

PropertyValue
property ID: doi
value: 10.1111/geb.12182