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- Catalog Owner
- Geoscience Australia
- Dataset Availability
- 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z–2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- Geoscience Australia NGIS
- Contact
- Geoscience Australia
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ee.ImageCollection("projects/geoscience-aus-cat/assets/ga_ls_landcover_class_cyear_2")
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Description
Digital Earth Australia (DEA) Land Cover provides annual land cover classifications for Australia using the Food and Agriculture Organisation Land Cover Classification System taxonomy Version 2 (Di Gregorio and Jansen, 1998; 2005).
DEA Land Cover translates over 30 years of satellite imagery into evidence of how Australia's land, vegetation and waterbodies have changed over time.
Land cover is the observed physical cover on the Earth's surface including trees, shrubs, grasses, soils, exposed rocks, water bodies, plantations, crops and built structures. A consistent, Australia-wide land cover product helps understanding of how the different parts of the environment change and inter-relate. Earth observation data recorded over a period of time firstly allows the observation of the state of land cover at a specific time and secondly the way that land cover changes by comparison between times.
For more information, please see the DEA Landcover Landsat
This product is part of the Digital Earth Australia Program
Bands
Resolution
25 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Min | Max | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
baregrad_phy_cat_l4d |
0 | 15 | Bare gradation. Describes the percentage of bare in naturally bare areas. |
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canopyco_veg_cat_l4d |
0 | 16 | Vegetation Cover. The measured cover of vegetated areas. |
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inttidal_wat_cat_l4a |
0 | 3 | Intertidal. Delineates the intertidal zone. |
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level3 |
0 | 220 | The base Level 3 land cover classification. |
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level3_R |
m | 0 | 255 | R band of RGB composite for level 3 data. |
level3_G |
m | 0 | 255 | G band of RGB composite for level 3 data. |
level3_B |
m | 0 | 255 | B band of RGB composite for level 3 data. |
level4 |
0 | 104 | All level 3 and level 4 classes for a given pixel are combined to give a single classification value. |
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level4_R |
0 | 255 | R band of RGB composite for level 4 data. |
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level4_G |
0 | 255 | G band of RGB composite for level 4 data. |
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level4_B |
0 | 255 | B band of RGB composite for level 4 data. |
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lifeform_veg_cat_l4a |
0 | 2 | Lifeform. Describes the detail of vegetated classes, separating woody from herbaceous. |
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waterper_wat_cat_l4d |
0 | 9 | Water Persistence. Describes the number of months a water body contains water. |
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watersea_veg_cat_l4a |
0 | 7 | Water Seasonality. The length of time an aquatic vegetated area was measured as being inundated. |
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waterstt_wat_cat_l4a |
0 | 1 | Water State. Describes whether the detected water is snow, ice or liquid water. Only liquid water is described in this release. |
baregrad_phy_cat_l4d Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | #622f22 | Sparsely vegetated (< 20 % bare) |
| 12 | #5c3317 | Very sparsely vegetated (20 to 60 % bare) |
| 15 | #804a00 | Bare areas, unvegetated (> 60 % bare) |
canopyco_veg_cat_l4d Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | #8fb31d | Closed (>65 %) |
| 12 | #b0bf1a | Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 13 | #9dc209 | Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 15 | #77dd77 | Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 16 | #64e986 | Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
inttidal_wat_cat_l4a Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | #151b54 | Intertidal zone |
level3 Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | #4aa02c | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetation (CTV) |
| 112 | #54c571 | (Semi-)Natural Terrestrial Vegetation (NTV) |
| 124 | #306eff | Natural Aquatic Vegetation (NAV) |
| 215 | #e6e6fa | Artificial Surface (AS) |
| 216 | #5c3317 | Natural Bare Surface (NS) |
| 220 | #0020c2 | Water |
level4 Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated |
| 3 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous |
| 4 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Closed (> 65 %) |
| 5 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 6 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 7 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 8 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 14 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Closed (> 65 %) |
| 15 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 16 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 17 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 18 | #347c17 | Cultivated Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 19 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated |
| 20 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody |
| 21 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous |
| 22 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Closed (> 65 %) |
| 23 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 24 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 25 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 26 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 27 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody Closed (> 65 %) |
| 28 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 29 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 30 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 31 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Woody Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 32 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Closed (> 65 %) |
| 33 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 34 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 35 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 36 | #12ad2b | Natural Terrestrial Vegetated: Herbaceous Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 55 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated |
| 56 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody |
| 57 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous |
| 58 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Closed (> 65 %) |
| 59 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 60 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 61 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 62 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 63 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Closed (> 65 %) |
| 64 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Closed (> 65 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 65 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Closed (> 65 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 66 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 67 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (40 to 65 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 68 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (40 to 65 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 69 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 70 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (15 to 40 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 71 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Open (15 to 40 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 72 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 73 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Sparse (4 to 15 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 74 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Sparse (4 to 15 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 75 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 76 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Scattered (1 to 4 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 77 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Woody Scattered (1 to 4 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 78 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Closed (> 65 %) |
| 79 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Closed (> 65 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 80 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Closed (> 65 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 81 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (40 to 65 %) |
| 82 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (40 to 65 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 83 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (40 to 65 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 84 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (15 to 40 %) |
| 85 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (15 to 40 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 86 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Open (15 to 40 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 87 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Sparse (4 to 15 %) |
| 88 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Sparse (4 to 15 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 89 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Sparse (4 to 15 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 90 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Scattered (1 to 4 %) |
| 91 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Scattered (1 to 4 %) Water > 3 months (semi-) permanent |
| 92 | #a0d6b4 | Natural Aquatic Vegetated: Herbaceous Scattered (1 to 4 %) Water < 3 months (temporary or seasonal) |
| 93 | #e6e6fa | Artificial Surface |
| 94 | #4b5320 | Natural Surface |
| 95 | #4b5320 | Natural Surface: Sparsely vegetated |
| 96 | #4b5320 | Natural Surface: Very sparsely vegetated |
| 97 | #4b5320 | Natural Surface: Bare areas, unvegetated |
| 98 | #3bb9ff | Water |
| 99 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) |
| 100 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) Tidal area |
| 101 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) Perennial (> 9 months) |
| 102 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) Non-perennial (7 to 9 months) |
| 103 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) Non-perennial (4 to 6 months) |
| 104 | #3bb9ff | Water: (Water) Non-perennial (1 to 3 months) |
lifeform_veg_cat_l4a Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #808000 | Woody (trees, shrubs) |
| 2 | #848b79 | Herbaceous (grasses, forbs) |
waterper_wat_cat_l4d Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #357ec7 | > 9 months |
| 7 | #6495ed | 7-9 months |
| 8 | #5cb3ff | 4-6 months |
| 9 | #87ceeb | 1-3 months |
watersea_veg_cat_l4a Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #357ec7 | Semi-permanent or permanent (> 3 months) |
| 7 | #00bfff | Temporary or seasonal (< 3 months) |
waterstt_wat_cat_l4a Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #357ec7 | Water |
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Citations
Lucas R, Mueller N, Siggins A, Owers C, Clewley D, Bunting P, Kooymans C, Tissott B, Lewis B, Lymburner L, Metternicht G. Land Cover Mapping using Digital Earth Australia. Data. 2019; 4(4):143. doi:10.3390/data4040143. Christopher J. Owers, Richard M. Lucas, Daniel Clewley, Carole Planque, Suvarna Punalekar, Belle Tissott, Sean M. T. Chua, Pete Bunting, Norman Mueller & Graciela Metternicht (2021) Living Earth: Implementing national standardised land cover classification systems for Earth Observation in support of sustainable development, Big Earth Data, 5:3, 368-390. doi:10.1080/20964471.2021.1948179.
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Code Editor (JavaScript)
var landcover = ee.ImageCollection('projects/geoscience-aus-cat/assets/ga_ls_landcover_class_cyear_2'); var visualization = { bands: ['level4_R', 'level4_G', 'level4_B'] }; var lon = 122.41280; var lat = -18.06402; Map.setCenter(lon, lat, 10); // Degrees in EPSG:3857. var delta = 0.25; var areaOfInterest = ee.Geometry.Rectangle( [lon - delta, lat - delta, lon + delta, lat + delta], null, false); var image = landcover.filterDate('1995-01-01', '1996-01-01') .filterBounds(areaOfInterest); Map.addLayer(image, visualization, 'Land Cover');