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New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
Date:3/17/2008

ons Environment Programme (UNEP) said: "This map can greatly support the work of UNEP and partners in addressing environmental priority issues such as climate change and ecosystem management."

Prof. Christiane Schmullius from the University of Jena in Germany said the new GlobCover product revolutionises global land cover mapping."

The map is based on 20 Terabytes of imagery equivalent to the content of 20 million books acquired from May 2005 to April 2006 by Envisats Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument.

All images then undergo a standardised processing technique developed and operated by Medias-France/Postel, together with Brockmann Consult, the Universit catholique de Louvain and partners.

There are 22 different land cover types shown in the map, including croplands, wetlands, forests, artificial surfaces, water bodies and permanent snow and ice. For maximum user benefit, the maps thematic legend is compatible with the UN Land Cover Classification System (LCCS).


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Contact: Mariangela D'Acunto
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European Space Agency
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