file format : GeoTIFF File Format
file title  : glc2000
last update : 30-March-2010
producer    : T. Hengl
lineage     : http://spatial-analyst.net/scripts/getGlobCov.R
data type   : Byte
gdal driver : GTiff
columns     : 7200
rows        : 3600
meas. scale : Classes
description : Land Cover classes for year 2000 based on the SPOT VEGA2000 dataset
proj4string : +proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84
ref. system : geographic
ref. units  : arcdegrees
unit dist.  : 1
min. X      : -180
max. X      : 180
min. Y      : -90
max. Y      : 90
pos'n error : 500
resolution  : 0.05
min. value  : 0
max. value  : 255
display min : 1
display max : 23
value units : Factor
value error : 60-80% accuracy
flag value  : 23
flag def'n  : water bodies
src. Eng    : Global Land Cover 2000
src. URL    : http://bioval.jrc.ec.europa.eu/products/glc2000/glc2000.php
src. scale  : 1000 m
src. refs   : Fritz, S. et al. 2003. Harmonisation, mosaicing and production of the Global Land Cover 2000 database. JRC report EUR 20849 EN, Luxembourg, 41 p.
src. date   : 2000
src. owner  : European Communities (reproduction is authorized (except for commercial purposes) provided that the source is acknowledged)
legend cats : 23
Cat       1 : Tree Cover, broadleaved, evergreen
Cat       2 : Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed
Cat       3 : Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open
Cat       4 : Tree Cover, needle-leaved, evergreen
Cat       5 : Tree Cover, needle-leaved, deciduous
Cat       6 : Tree Cover, mixed leaf type
Cat       7 : Tree Cover, regularly flooded, fresh water
Cat       8 : Tree Cover, regularly flooded, saline water
Cat       9 : Mosaic: Tree Cover / Other natural vegetation
Cat      10 : Tree Cover, burnt
Cat      11 : Shrub Cover, closed-open, evergreen
Cat      12 : Shrub Cover, closed-open, deciduous
Cat      13 : Herbaceous Cover, closed-open
Cat      14 : Sparse herbaceous or sparse shrub cover
Cat      15 : Regularly flooded shrub and/or herbaceous cover
Cat      16 : Cultivated and managed areas
Cat      17 : Mosaic: Cropland / Tree Cover / Other natural vege
Cat      18 : Mosaic: Cropland / Shrub and/or grass cover
Cat      19 : Bare Areas
Cat      20 : Water Bodies
Cat      21 : Snow and Ice
Cat      22 : Artificial surfaces and associated areas
Cat      23 : No data