Land Cover Database 4
The LCDB is created by grouping together similar classes which can be identified in satellite images and, being digital, it can be used to make a number of different maps. As a map, it can be combined with other geographic information to reveal new information on patterns and trends of land use and land cover. LCDB is intended to be used in areas such as state of environmental monitoring, forest and shrub land inventory, biodiversity assessment, trend analysis and infrastructure planning.
In July 2014 LCDB was further improved with the release of version four (LCDB v4.0). The third version of the Land Cover Database, released in 2013, contains snapshots of land cover at 1996-97 and 2001-02 and 2009 incorporated into the data layer. Building on the first two LCDB versions, produced in 2000 and 2004, LCDB v3.0 makes use of improvements in the resolution of satellite imagery, as well as Landcare Research’s advances in image processing technology to provide an accurate record of New Zealand’s land cover at 2008/09.
The work was funded by the Ministry for Science and Innovation with contributions from the Ministry for the Environment.
Visit lris.scinfo.org.nzAbout this resource
- Type
- Datasets
- Provider
- Landcare Research
- Provider group
- Central Government
- Region
- New Zealand
- Science theme
- Land, Water and Soil
- Contact
- Visit contact page
- Creation date
- 2 July, 2012
- Last updated
- 2 October, 2014
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