Land Cover Combined– MODIS/ESA

The MODIS land cover type version 6 contains several datasets that map the global land cover at a spatial resolution of 500 m with annual time steps. These datasets are produced from classifications of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua reflectance data combined with post-processing correction based on prior knowledge. The data is available with a temporal resolution of one year and data is available from 2001 until 2019. This layer shows a combination of the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) land use and hydrology classification (LCCS2 and LCCS3) created by the FAO according to the classifications of the SEEA. From the LCCS land use layer the areas classified as cropland are shown, while from the LCCS hydrology layer the woody and herbaceous wetlands are used when not classified as cropland in the land use layers. For areas not classified as either cropland or wetland the LCCS land use classification is used for a total of 13 land cover classes.