Title
A joint initiative for harmonization and validation of land cover datasets
Abstract
An international initiative aimed at the harmonization and validation of existing and future land cover datasets is needed to support operational earth observation of land. The goal is to overcome current limitations of land cover datasets with respect to their compatibility and comparability and unknown accuracy. These limitations significantly hinder a variety of applications. Key entities in this effort are the Land Cover Implementation Team of Global Observation of Forest Cover/Global Observation of Land Dynamics, the Global Land Cover Network, and the CEOS Group on Calibration and Validation. In their recent efforts, they have explored and provided the methodological and organizational resources to foster such an international cooperation. The approaches described in this paper include an introduction of the UN Land Cover Classification System as a common land cover language and a basis for legend translation. All actors involved in land cover mapping are invited to participate in this initiative
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1109/TGRS.2006.871219
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions
Keywords
Field
DocType
data acquisition,image classification,terrain mapping,vegetation mapping,CEOS Group,Global Land Cover Network,Land Cover Classification System,dataset harmonization,dataset validation,land cover datasets,land cover mapping,operational earth observation,Global Land Cover Network (GLCN),Land Cover Classification System (LCCS),interoperability,land cover
Vegetation,Forest cover,Harmonization,Interoperability,Remote sensing,Common land,Earth observation,Comparability,Land cover,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
44
7
0196-2892
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
38
10.74
7
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Herold, M.13810.74
C. E. Woodcock216641.71
Antonio di Gregorio35311.50
mayaux philippe411430.70
A. S. Belward53810.74
J. Latham63810.74
C. C. Schmullius73811.08