1. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit GLC2000 Land Cover Classification

2. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Main characteristics of GLC 2000 classification 1.No pre-defined class names but land cover is described by a set of classifiers and attributes based on the FAO LCCS:  LCCS definitions and thresholds accepted 4.Regional and sub-regional legends are developed - following a  Minimum set of mandatory classifiers 3.Detail of a legend depends on the information obtainable from SPOT VEGETATION 2000 data capability to map a class consistently auxiliary map or information sources 5.The global legend will be achieved by grouping of regional classifiers and attributes 2.Land cover should be described at any geographical scale at the best possible detail

3. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Rationale for the approach  regional or sub-regional maps can be produced with detailed legend  legends can be formed according to user needs and purpose  no need to force a regional land cover in a predefined global class name  links possible to the national and local data, if all coded with LCCS  follow a standardized classification approach  enlarge the potential applications and user group  address different geographical scale Requirement : mandatory minimum set of land cover classifiers to be followed in order to achieve a uniform and consistent global map

4. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Minimum Requirements : ‘Cropland’ (terrestrial) & Bare Areas ‘Cultivated and Managed Terrestrial Areas’ Surface aspect Consolidated Bare rock Hardpan Unconsolidated Bare Soil Loose and shifting sand

5. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Minimum Requirements: ‘Natural vegetation’ (terrestrial)

6. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit GLC2000 - Global Land Cover Classes GLC2000 Global Classes: Forest IGBP correspondence / overlap 1Tree Cover, broadleaved, evergreen (LCCS >15% tree cover, tree height >3m ) Evergreen Broadleaved Forest (>60%, tree height >2m) overlap with woody savannahs and savannas 2Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed (or open to closed) Deciduous Broadleaved Forest overlap with woody savannahs and savannas 3Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open (LCCS 15% - 40% tree cover, tree height >3m ) Woody Savannas and Savannas (30-60% tree cover and 10-30%) 4Tree Cover, needle-leaved, evergreen Evergreen Needleleaved Forest overlap with woody savannahs and savannas 5Tree Cover, needle-leaved, deciduous Deciduous Needleleaved Forest overlap with woody savannahs and savannas 6Tree Cover, mixed phenology or leaf type Mixed Forests overlap with woody savannahs and savannas 7Tree Cover, regularly flooded Evergreen broadleaved 8Mosaic: Tree cover / Other natural vegetation 21 land cover classes are presently proposed for display at the global level

7. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit GLC2000 - Global Land Cover Classes: Non-forest GLC2000 Global Classes: Non-Forest IGBP correspondence /overlap 9Shrub Cover, closed-open, evergreen (with or without sparse tree layer) Shrubland- Open- closed 10Shrub Cover, closed-open, deciduous (with or without sparse tree layer) Savannas 11Herbaceous Cover, closed-open Grasslands 12Sparse Herbaceous or sparse shrub cover 13Lichens & Mosses 14Regularly flooded shrub and/or herbaceous cover Persistent Wetlands 15Cultivated and managed areas Croplands 16Mosaic: Cropland / Tree Cover Cropland / Other Vegetation Mosaic 17Mosaic: Cropland / Other natural vegetation / Tree cover 18Bare Areas Barren or sparsely vegetated 19Water Bodies (natural & artificial) Water 20Snow and Ice (natural & artificial) Snow & Ice 21Artificial surfaces and associated areas Urban and built-up areas

8. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Example of aggregating regional classes to global legend: South-Asia Global ClassesSub-regional Classes Example: South Asia Tree Cover, broadleaved, evergreen1. Tropical Evergreen; 2. Subtropical Evergreen; 3. Temperate Evergreen; 4. Semi evergreen; 5. Junipers; Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed1. Tropical Moist deciduous; 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous; Tree Cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open1. Northern Tropical Thorn Forest; 2. Southern Tropical Thorn Forest; Tree Cover, needle-leaved, evergreenTemperate Conifer Forest; Tree cover, needle-leaved, deciduousSubtropical Conifer Forest; Tree Cover Regularly floodedMangrove & Swamp Forest; Shrub Cover, closed-open, deciduousThorn Scrub/ Desert Herbaceous cover, closed-open1. Slope Grassland; 2. Plain Grassland; 3. Desert Grassland; 4. Alpine Meadow; Herbaceous Cover, closed-open with sparse treesSavannah; Sparse Herbaceous or Sparse Shrub Cover1.Rangeland; 2.Sparse Vegetation; Cultivated and Managed Areas1. Coastal Vegetation; 2. Rain fed Agriculture; 3. Irrigated Agriculture; 4. Intensive Agriculture; 5. Flood Plains; 6. Current Jhum; Mosaic: Tree Cover/ Other Natural VegetationAbandoned Jhum (Shifting Cultivation) Bare Areas1. Bare Rock; 2. Barren; 3. Desert; Water Bodies (Artificial and Natural)1. Water Bodies; 2. Swamp; 3. Salt Pans; Snow and Ice (Natural and Artificial)Snow;

9. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Land cover information needed for aggregation Global ClassesRegional classes TREE COVER, BROADLEAVED, DECIDUOUS, CLOSED Extraction criteria: LCCS Code: 2**** LCCS Label: A3, A10+A12, D1, E2 User Name: TROPICAL MOIST DECIDUOUS FOREST LCCS Name: Broadleaved Deciduous Forest, Climate: Tropics-Humid LCCS Code: 20097-O1O14 LCCS Label: A3A10B2C1D1E2-O1O14 User Name: TROPICAL DRY DECIDUOUS FOREST LCCS Name: Broadleaved Deciduous Forest, Climate: Tropics-Dry Semi-arid LCCS Code: 20097-O1O11 LCCS Label:A3A10B2C1D1E2-O1O11 TREE COVER, BROADLEAVED, DECIDUOUS, OPEN Extraction criteria: LCCS Code: 2* LCCS Label: A3, A11+A13, D1, D3, E2 User Name: NORTHERN TROPICAL THORN FOREST LCCS Name: Woodland, Aphyllous, Climate: Tropics- Moist Semi-arid LCCS Code: 20143-O1O12 LCCS Label:A3A11B2C1D3-O1O12 User Name: SOUTHERN TROPICAL THORN FOREST LCCS Name: Woodland, Aphyllous, Climate: Tropics- Dry semi-arid LCCS Code: 20143-O1O11 LCCS Label:A3A11B2C1D3-O1O11

10. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Proposal: Display at the global level the two classes for broadleaved deciduous tree cover a) closed: >>> forest type b) open: >>>> open forests & woodland formations Rationale: display large tropical and sub-tropical dry forest-woodland formations in Africa, SE-Asia & S-America separate from the mainly closed temperate and boreal deciduous forests some Mediterranean forests would be in the open class the open boreal coniferous and mixed forests are not concerned by this separation.

11. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Proposal: Map the swamp forests together with the mangrove forests as regularly flooded Rationale:  more consistent with LCCS concept (than only mangroves)  represent large areas of swamp forests in C-Africa, S-America, SE- Asia differentiation between mangroves and swamp forest is clear because of the location of mangroves at the coast check whether consistently and important in other regions

12. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Map burnt areas as a separate class Rationale: No decision can be made on whether to assign these areas in the boreal or humid tropical zone to trees, shrubs, grass or mixtures Proposal: I. Burning is an annual and regular process Map burnt areas along with the non-burnt class: burnt savannah (herbaceous cover)  remains herbaceous cover II. Burning is a single event or occurring in long intervals  If post-fire vegetation unknown > assign to shrub or sparse vegetation  introduce a class ‘natural vegetation, burnt’?

13. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Proposal: Make a difference between natural grassland and pasture at the global level?

14. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Mosaics: Are the present mosaic classes appropriate? Mosaic Tree cover & other natural vegetation Mosaic Cropland & Tree cover Mosaic Cropland & Other natural vegetation & Trees

15. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided Mixed forests: Do we need more than one class of mixed forest? Mixed needle-leaved and broadleaved forests Mixed evergreen and deciduous forest Mixed evergreen and deciduous needle-leaved forest

16. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Issues to be decided What to display on global legend on global map Display LCCS class name Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open Display a user class names?Open deciduous forests and woodlands Display additional fields with regional user class names? Global: Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open Africa: Miombo S-America: Catingas SE-Asia: Dry Dipterocarp forest For regional legends on regional maps Regional LCCS class + regional user name For the digital data set Global LCCS class name + Regional LCCS class name + Regional user name + full LCCS Code

17. Has EO found its customers? Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit The End…