file format : GeoTIFF File Format
file title  : globcov
last update : 30-March-2010
producer    : T. Hengl
lineage     : http://spatial-analyst.net/scripts/getGlobCover.R
data type   : Byte
gdal driver : GTiff
columns     : 7200
rows        : 3600
meas. scale : Classes
description : Land Cover classes based on the MERIS FR images
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  : 230
display min : 11
display max : 230
value units : Factor
value error : 80% accuracy
flag value  : 210
flag def'n  : water bodies
src. Eng    : GlobCover Land Cover version V2.2
src. URL    : http://ionia1.esrin.esa.int
src. scale  : 300 m
src. refs   : Bicheron, P. et al. 2008. GLOBCOVER: Products Description and Validation Report. MEDIAS France, Toulouse, 47 p.
src. date   : 2000-2005
src. owner  : European Space Agency
legend cats : 23
Cat      11 : Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
Cat      14 : Rainfed croplands
Cat      20 : Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
Cat      30 : Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) 
Cat      40 : Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5m)
Cat      50 : Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m)
Cat      60 : Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m)
Cat      70 : Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m)
Cat      90 : Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m)
Cat     100 : Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m)
Cat     110 : Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
Cat     120 : Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%) 
Cat     130 : Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)
Cat     140 : Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
Cat     150 : Sparse (<15%) vegetation
Cat     160 : Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - Fresh or brackish water
Cat     170 : Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - Saline or brackish water
Cat     180 : Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - Fresh, brackish or saline water
Cat     190 : Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)
Cat     200 : Bare areas
Cat     210 : Water bodies
Cat     220 : Permanent snow and ice
Cat     230 : No data (burnt areas, clouds,)