The Terra and Aqua combined Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Land Cover Type (MCD12Q1) Version 6 data product provides global land cover types at yearly intervals (2001-2018), derived from six different classification schemes listed in the User Guide. The MCD12Q1 Version 6 data product is derived using supervised classifications of MODIS Terra and Aqua reflectance data. The supervised classifications then undergo additional post-processing that incorporate prior knowledge and ancillary information to further refine specific classes.
Layers for Land Cover Type 1-5, Land Cover Property 1-3, Land Cover Property Assessment 1-3, Land Cover Quality Control (QC), and a Land Water Mask are provided in each MCD12Q1 Version 6 Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4) file.
Validation at stage 2 has been achieved for MODIS land cover products.
Characteristic | Description |
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Collection | Combined MODIS |
DOI | 10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.006 |
File Size | ~76.43 MB |
Temporal Resolution | Yearly |
Temporal Extent | 2001-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
Spatial Extent | Global |
Coordinate System | Sinusoidal |
Datum | N/A |
File Format | HDF-EOS |
Geographic Dimensions | 1200 km x 1200 km |
Characteristic | Description |
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Number of Science Dataset (SDS) Layers | 13 |
Columns/Rows | 2400 x 2400 |
Pixel Size | 500 m |
SDS Name | Description | Units | Data Type | Fill Value | No Data Value | Valid Range | Scale Factor |
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LC_Type1 | Land Cover Type 1: Annual International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) classification | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 1 to 17 | N/A |
LC_Type2 | Land Cover Type 2: Annual University of Maryland (UMD) classification | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 15 | N/A |
LC_Type3 | Land Cover Type 3: Annual Leaf Area Index (LAI) classification | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 10 | N/A |
LC_Type4 | Land Cover Type 4: Annual BIOME-Biogeochemical Cycles (BGC) classification | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 8 | N/A |
LC_Type5 | Land Cover Type 5: Annual Plant Functional Types classification | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 11 | N/A |
LC_Prop1 | FAO-Land Cover Classification System 1 (LCCS1) land cover layer | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 1 to 43 | N/A |
LC_Prop2 | FAO-LCCS2 land use layer | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 1 to 40 | N/A |
LC_Prop3 | FAO-LCCS3 surface hydrology layer | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 1 to 51 | N/A |
LC_Prop1_Assessment | LCCS1 land cover layer confidence | Percent | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 100 | N/A |
LC_Prop2_Assessment | LCCS2 land use layer confidence | Percent | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 100 | N/A |
LC_Prop3_Assessment | LCCS3 surface hydrology layer confidence | Percent | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 100 | N/A |
QC | Product quality flags | Quality Flag | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 0 to 10 | N/A |
LW | Binary land (class 2) / water (class 1) mask derived from MOD44W | Class | 8-bit unsigned integer | 255 | N/A | 1 to 2 | N/A |
Quality information is provided on page 15 of the User Guide