Space Applications InstituteGlobal Vegetation Monitoring Unit

GLC 2000 Legend Workshop:welcome and introductiom

Alan S. Belward

Space Applications InstituteGlobal Vegetation Monitoring Unit

GLC 2000 objectives

Creation of a Global Land Cover map documenting conditions for 2000 in a consistent and uniform manner

Creation of a Global Burnt Area map documenting distribution and extent of burning for 2000

Creation of appropriate meta-data files

Making all of the above available to users and to contributors

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GLC 2000 characteristics

Hierarchical classification legend appropriate to global and national levels

Basis for stratification for land cover change measurements

Attuned to the needs of environmental conventions and should provide a benchmark for future environmental convention development

Global context for more detailed regional and national applications

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Programmatic aspects

Update / complement to DISCover V1.0

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security demonstrator

Help with data access and capacity building for developing countries

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GLC 2000 users

Global scaleGlobal Observing Systems (GTOS)IGOS Terrestrial Carbon Theme (GOFC)Science community (IGBP, WCRP)

Continental scaleDevelopment project context

National scaleConvention signatories, national development

programmes

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GLC 2000 implementation guidelines

Hierarchical land cover classification schemeFlexibility at the national level but a consistent

global level product

Uniform data input

Consistent image classification methodology

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GLC 2000 implementation plan

Through partnershipFor map productionFor systematic quality controlFor product validation

Co-ordination by the GVM UnitSecretariatWorking groups

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GLC Project Structure

GLC 2000 projectChair

Co-ordination

WG Legend

WG Methods

WG Validation

WG Burn scars

EUROPE-MEDext. partner B

AFRICA S. AMERICA SE ASIASIBERIA

CENT. ASIAext. partner A

N. AMERICAext. partner C

CHINAext. partner D

AUSTRALASIAext. partner E

BURN SCARS

DATAINFORMATION

SUPPORT

DOCWWW

INTERNAL PRODUCTION

EXTERNAL PRODUCTION (TBC with Partners)

InternGVMWG