by Alessio Sciurpa The European Space Agency has made public “GlobCover”, the satellite map of the earth downloadable online, through a resolution 10 times greater than any other satellite map land available so far.
The map was produced with data collected between the end of 2004 and summer of 2006 from satellite “Envisat" accompanied by a legend developed using the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Land Cover Classification System (LCCS).
A useful tool for many applications, including modelling climate change impacts, conserving biodiversity and managing natural resources.
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