BGS Hosted Metadata
Land Cover Map 2000 (vector, N.Ireland)
This dataset consists of the vector version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland, containing individual parcels of land cover (the highest available resolution). Level 2 & Level 3 attributes are available. Level 2, the standard level of detail, provides 26 LCM2000 target or ('sub') classes. This is the most widely used version of the dataset. Level 3 gives higher class detail. However, the quality of this level of detail may vary in different areas of the country, requiring expert interpretation. The dataset is part of a series of data products produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology known as LCM2000. LCM2000 is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. LCM2000 is derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes obtained mainly from Landsat, IRS and SPOT sensors and also incorporates information derived from other ancillary datasets. LCM2000 was classified using a nomenclature corresponding to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompasses the entire range of UK habitats. In addition, it recorded further detail where possible. The series of LCM2000 products includes vector and raster formats, with a number of different versions containing varying levels of detail and at different spatial resolutions. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
Simple
- Date (Publication)
- 2002-01-01
- Date (Creation)
- 2000-01-01
- Citation identifier
- CEH:EIDC: / 1287477917085
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
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Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson , J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Cox, R., Brown, N.J., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Gerard, F.F. (2002). Land Cover Map 2000 (vector, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wood, C.
Point of contact Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Fuller, R.M.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Smith, G.M.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Sanderson , J.M.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Hill, R.A.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Thomson, A.G.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Cox, R.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Brown, N.J.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Clarke, R.T.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Rothery, P.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Gerard, F.F. Author NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Land Cover
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Controlled
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Bespoke licensing terms apply to these data. If you choose to download the data, the CEH Data Licensing team will contact you to negotiate a licence
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson , J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Cox, R., Brown, N.J., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Gerard, F.F. (2002). Land Cover Map 2000 (vector, N.Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Distance
- 1000 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
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- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Begin date
- 2000-01-01
- End date
- 2000-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
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Name Version ESRI Shapefile
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://order-eidc.ceh.ac.uk/resources/TN1Q46PZ/order Download the data
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8.zip Supporting information
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Protocol Linkage Name http://www.ceh.ac.uk/services/land-cover-map-2000 CEH Website for LCM2000
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- Dataset
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dataset
Conformance result
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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In a major development to earlier methods, LCM2000 used image segmentation to identify land parcels in the pixel-based images. An automated procedure grouped the image pixels into spectrally 'uniform' segments. These were built around 'seedpoints' selected to avoid parcel boundaries. The segmentation recorded a field-by-field pattern, also separating land use zones within urban and suburban areas, and subdividing mosaics of semi-natural vegetation. Generalisation gave minimum mappable units of a half hectare. A 'vector' version was then created in the geographical information system (GIS), where the boundaries between the pixel-based segments were represented by digital linework. The resultant land parcels were treated as GIS objects to which attribute data could then be attached covering such topics as land cover class, parcel area, length of boundary, processing history, knowledge-based correction and identification of the original satellite scene. LCM2000 was produced at CEH Monks Wood. For further information on the methodology developed and used to create Land Cover Map 2000, see on-line supporting documentation.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 9f043047-d1c7-4852-b513-aa00204022a8 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
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- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-04-02T08:51:37
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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