Global land cover 2000 - Europe (GLC2000)

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This page provides a description and a link to a "Global land cover 2000 - Europe (GLC2000)" database that provides information needed when modeling exposure levels or performing exposure assessment.

Short description

Global land cover 2000 - Europe (GLC2000), a pan-European classification, does not represent a perfect reproduction of Corine land cover in areas where CLC2000 and GLC2000 overlap. It does, however, represent a consistent and improved classification for the whole of the European continent, with respect to the data derived from the VEGETATION instrument. Includes land cover divided to 23 classess with 1km grid. Information available for year 2000 in EU25 countires.

Long description

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Link

http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu/dataservice/metadetails.asp?id=955

Key words

Land cover, corine, ecosystem, built environment, urban development, water