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The IGBP-DIS global 1 km land cover data set, DISCover: First results

January 1, 1997

The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System (IGBP-DIS) is co-ordinating the development of global land data sets from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data. The first is a 1 km spatial resolution land cover product 'DISCover', based on monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index composites from 1992 and 1993. DISCover is a 17 class land cover dataset based on the science requirements of IGBP elements. Mapping uses unsupervised classification with post-classification refinement using ancillary data. Draft Africa, North America and South America products are now available for peer review.

Publication Year 1997
Title The IGBP-DIS global 1 km land cover data set, DISCover: First results
DOI 10.1080/014311697217099
Authors Thomas R. Loveland, A.S. Belward
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title International Journal of Remote Sensing
Index ID 70019492
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse