bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2026-01-09T10:18:14 UK GEMINI 2.3 TM65 / Irish Grid Land Cover Map 2000 (1km percentage aggregate class, N. Ireland) 2002-01-01 publication 2000-01-01 creation 1287478130632 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 10.5285/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 doi: 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 (1km percentage aggregate class, N. Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 This dataset consists of a 1km resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland. The raster consists of 10 bands. Within each band, each 1km pixel represents a percentage cover value for one of 10 aggregate classes. The aggregate classes are aggregations of the target (or 'sub') classes, broadly representing Broad Habitats (see below). 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. Note that the Band numberings in the dataset run from 1-11 rather than 0-10 and therefore each band relates to the one below it in the subclass code list. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 Wood, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Fuller, R.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Smith, G.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Sanderson, J.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hill, R.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Thomson, A.G. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Cox, R. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Brown, N.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Clarke, R.T. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Rothery, P. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Gerard, F.F. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-5174 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Natural Environment Research Council enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Land Cover theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Northern Ireland GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Land cover Habitats otherRestrictions Registration is required to access this data otherRestrictions Terms and conditions apply otherRestrictions 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 (1km percentage aggregate class, N. Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 grid 1000 English utf8 imageryBaseMapsEarthCover 2000-01-01 2000-12-31 -8.21 -5.26 53.68 55.77 TIFF NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/bff95455-9f28-48e5-a8d1-340fb79f9719 Download the data Download a copy of this data download dataset dataset 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 2010-12-08 In a major development of 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. The raster products have been derived from the vector dataset. LCM2000 was produced at CEH Monks Wood. For further information on the methodology developed and used to create Land Cover Map 2000, see the on-line supporting documentation.