Description:
LCM2015 is derived from satellite images and digital cartography and provides land cover information for the entire UK. Land cover is based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan Broad Habitats classes. It is used by government departments and agencies, county councils, charities and commissions, as well as environmental management bodies, consultancies and researchers. It has wide application in many sectors and is available in different formats to suit the requirements of users.
Originator:
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Is this an existing or new approach to measuring landscape change?:
Existing
Aspect of landscape:
Spatial coverage:
LCM2015 comes in a range of data formats (same as LCM2007) and at a range of thematic and spatial resolutions to support the diverse range of applications. The 'core' product is the LCM2015 vector from which the 25m raster is derived. The 25m raster is then used to produce the 1km products.
Landscape Character Type:
Geographical unit:
Minimum mappable unit is 0.5m2
Frequency of measure:
As and when datasets become available (or this is the implication)
Indicator:
BAP habitat classes
Resource requirements:
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and CEH have signed a licence, which gives the Defra family of agencies and public bodies* access to to Land Cover Map 2015 vector and 25m raster data for Great Britain at no additional cost to that agency/public body
Establishment cost:
Low (existing resources)
Any other comments:
The timeframe of repeat survey may prohibit the value of this dataset as a stand alone resource, however, in conjunction with other datasets it would be a useful resource.
Ongoing operational cost:
Low
Ongoing reporting cost:
Low
Data source:
Satellite images and digital cartography
Submitted by:
Jemma
Countryscape
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