A new FAO database collects previously scattered and unharmonized land cover information from around the globe into one centralized database, marking a major improvement in information regarding the physical characteristics of the Earth's surface. Up to now, one of the major challenges to getting a good global overview of land cover - e.g. how much land is covered by croplands, trees or forests, bare soils, etc. - has been the fact that different countries and organizations go about identifying, measuring and recording such data in diverse ways. But for FAO's new Global Land Cover SHARE database (GLC-SHARE), data pulled from multiple sources and partners was quality-controlled and harmonized using internationally accepted definitions and standards, bringing a wealth of country-level information into one consolidated dataset spanning the entire planet.
http://www.glcn.org/databases/lc_glcshare_downloads_en.jsp [2]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-land-cover-share-glc-share-database
[2] http://www.glcn.org/databases/lc_glcshare_downloads_en.jsp
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-latham
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/renato-cumani
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ilaria-rosati
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mario-bloise
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/fao
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-resources
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/croplands
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wetlands
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
