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Land Cover Data

Land Cover Data is a spatial dataset that categorizes the physical and biological composition of the Earth's surface, distinguishing itself from other geospatial datasets by representing observed biophysical materials such as vegetation, water, and artificial surfaces at specific geographic locations.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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MODIS Collection 5 global land cover: Algorithm refinements and characterization of new datasets

M. A. Friedl, Damien Sulla‐Menashe, Bin Tan et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2009 · 3.6K citations

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The 30 m annual land cover dataset and its dynamics in China from 1990 to 2019

Jie Yang, Xin Huang · Earth system science data · 2021 · 3.2K citations · Full text

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Development of a global land cover characteristics database and IGBP DISCover from 1 km AVHRR data

Thomas R. Loveland, Bradley C. Reed, Jesslyn F. Brown et al. · International Journal of Remote Sensing · 2000 · 2.7K citations

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Completion of the 2011 National Land Cover Database for the Conterminous United States – Representing a Decade of Land Cover Change Information

Collin G. Homer, Jon Dewitz, Limin Yang et al. · Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing · 2015 · 2.7K citations

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Completion of the 2006 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States.

J.A. Fry, George Xian, Suming Jin et al. · Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing · 2011 · 2.4K citations

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Authors

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  1. SF
    Steffen Fritz

    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

    27 publications · 4K citations

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  2. MH
    Martin Herold

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    27 publications · 4K citations

    23

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  3. PG
    Peng Gong

    Tsinghua University, China

    26 publications · 2K citations

    20

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  4. JW
    James Wickham

    Environmental Protection Agency, United States

    22 publications · 7.3K citations

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  5. TR
    Thomas R. Loveland

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    20 publications · 7.1K citations

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    53 h-index

    545 publications

    30.8K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    52 h-index

    230 publications

    37.4K citations

  3. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    46 h-index

    166 publications

    24.9K citations

  4. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    39 h-index

    132 publications

    20.9K citations

  5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    36 h-index

    196 publications

    7.7K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    34 h-index

    145 publications

    13.7K citations

  7. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    33 h-index

    243 publications

    11.3K citations

  8. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    32 h-index

    93 publications

    13.5K citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Remote Sensing

    169 publications · 20.4K citations

    66

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  2. Remote Sensing

    265 publications · 18.4K citations

    63

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  3. Remote Sensing of Environment

    83 publications · 16.1K citations

    57

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  5. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing

    40 publications · 11.1K citations

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