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... > other subjects > arts and humanities > visual arts > graphic arts > cartography > land use and land cover mapping
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social science subjects > geography > geoinformatics > cartography > land use and land cover mapping

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land use and land cover mapping  

Definition

  • Land cover refers to the observed physical layer of Earth's surface. It includes vegetation and anthropogenic features as well as bare rock, bare soil, and inland water surfaces. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Land Use and Land Cover Mapping]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-M5WC06KK-T

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