LandcoverDB CS Detail

Catalogue of landcover classes:

Name	Description	Texture	WMS RGB-values1	VMap0 equivalent, LandcoverDB VMap0	FAO LCCS	GlobCover	CORINE landclass	NLCD class	USGS value/code	NOAA code	ATKIS code
BASIC FEATURE
cs_urban	VMap0: Built-Up Area GlobCover: Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%) CORINE: Continuous urban fabric NLCD: Developed, High Intensity USGS: Urban and Built-Up Land CORINE German: durchgängig städtische Prägung		211 000 000	v0_urban		190	111	24	1/100	11	2111
cs_suburban	NLCD: Developed, Medium Intensity NOAA: Mixed Urban or Built-up Land							23		16
cs_town	VMap0: Built-Up Area (point feature) CORINE: Discontinuous urban fabric NLCD: Developed, Low Intensity NOAA: Other Urban or Built-up Land CORINE German: nicht durchgängig städtische Prägung		239 042 071	v0_town			112	22		17
cs_industrial	CORINE: Industrial or commercial units NOAA: Industrial CORINE German: Industrie/Gewerbeflächen		211 000 155				121			13
cs_fishing	VMap0: Fish Hatchery/Fish Farm/Marine Farm		085 155 239
cs_transport	CORINE: Road and railnetworks and associated land NOAA: Transportation, Communications and Utilities CORINE German: Straßen und Eisenbahn		126 126 126				122			14
cs_port	CORINE: Port areas CORINE German: Hafengebiete		155 155 211				123
cs_asphalt	Asphalt
cs_airport	Typical mixed/dry grass coverage around airfields CORINE: Airports CORINE German: Flughäfen		099 099 099				124
cs_openmining	VMap0: Mine/Quarry CORINE: Mineral extraction sites NOAA: Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits CORINE German: Abbauflächen		155 071 042				131			75
cs_dump	CORINE: Dump sites CORINE German: Deponien und Abraumhalden		155 013 042				132
cs_construction	CORINE: Construction sites CORINE German: Baustellen		183 099 126				133
cs_dirt	GlobCover: Bare areas NLCD: Barren Land (Rock/Sand/Clay) NOAA: Bare Ground					200		31		83
cs_rock	CORINE: Bare rock NOAA: Bare Exposed Rock CORINE German: Felsflächen ohne Vegetation		211 211 155				332			74
cs_lake	VMap0: Inland Water, Perennial/Permanent GlobCover: Water bodies CORINE: Water bodies NLCD: Open Water USGS: Water Bodies NOAA: Lakes CORINE German: Wasserflächen		000 155 239	v0_lake		210	512	11	16/500	52
cs_intermittentlake	VMap0: Inland Water, Non-Perennial/Intermittent/Fluctuating			v0_intermittentlake
cs_watercourse	CORINE: Water courses CORINE German: Gewässerläufe		000 099 239				511
SURFACE FEATURE
cs_sand	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Sand, Soil Wetness Condition: Unknown CORINE: Beaches, dunes, and sand plains NOAA: Sandy Areas Other than Beaches CORINE German: Strände, Dünen, Sandflächen		239 239 183	v0_sand			331			73
N/A	NOAA: Beaches									72
cs_floodland	VMap0: Land Subject to Inundation GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) grassland or shrubland or woody vgt on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil, fresh, brakish or saline water NLCD: Wmergent Herbaceous Wetlands USGS: Herbaceous Wetland NOAA: Nonforested Wetland			v0_floodland				95	17/620	62
cs_lagoon	CORINE: Coastal lagoons CORINE German: Lagunen		000 211 239				521
cs_estuary	CORINE: Estuaries NOAA: Bays and Estuaries CORINE German: Mündungsgebiet		099 211 239				522			54
N/A	CORINE: Sea and ocean CORINE German: Meere und Ozeane		159 215 248				523
cs_saltmarsh	CORINE: Salt marshes CORINE German: Salzwiesen		183 126 211				421
cs_saline	CORINE: Salines NOAA: Dry Salt Flats CORINE German: Salinen		000 000 000				422			71
cs_littoral	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Sand, Wet CORINE: Intertidal flats CORINE German: In der Gezeitenzone liegende Flächen		239 183 239	v0_littoral			423
cs_lava	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Lava			v0_lava
cs_burnt	CORINE: Burnt areas CORINE German: Brandflächen		000 000 000				334
cs_glacier	VMap0: Snow Field/Ice Field GlobCover: Permanent Snow and Ice CORINE: Glaciers and perpetual snow NLCD: Perennial Ice/Snow USGS: Snow or Ice NOAA: Glaciers CORINE German: Gletscher/Dauerschneegebiet		000 000 000	v0_glacier		220	335	12	24/900	92
cs_packice	VMap0: Pack Ice			v0_packice
cs_polarice	VMap0: Polar Ice			v0_polarice
LOW VEGETATION
cs_barrencover	VMap0: Ground Surface Element, Distorted Surface GlobCover: Sparse (<15%) vegetation CORINE: Sparsely vegetated areas USGS: Barren or Sparsely Vegetated NOAA: Mixed Barren Land CORINE German: Flächen mit spärlicher Vegetation		126 211 155	v0_barrencover		150	333		19/770	77
cs_bog	VMap0: Bog CORINE: Peatbogs CORINE German: Torfmoore		126 071 211	v0_bog			412
cs_marsh	VMap0: Marsh/Swamp GlobCover: Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded, fresh water CORINE: Inland marshes NLCD: Woody Wetlands USGS: Wooded Wetland NOAA: Forested Wetland CORINE German: Sümpfe		183 071 239	v0_marsh		160	411	90	18/610	61
cs_grassland	Grass coverage, may be of agricultural use but not cultivated (see: 'cropgrass') - alternatively called 'grasscover' VMap0: Grassland GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) grassland CORINE: Natural grasslands NLCD: Grassland/Herbaceous USGS: Grassland GORINE German: Natürliches Grasland		155 183 099	v0_grasscover		140	321	71	7/311
cs_greenspace	Grass coverage in municipal parks et. al. CORINE: Green urban areas NLCD: Developed, Open Space CORINE German: Städtische Grünflächen		099 239 000				141	21
cs_golfcourse	CORINE: Sport and leisure facilities CORINE German: Sport/Freizeitanlagen		239 071 000				142
cs_cemetery	Cemetery
MEDIUM VEGETATION
cs_cropgrass	Agricultural grass coverage, explicitly cultivated GlobCover: Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%) CORINE: Pastures USGS: Cropland/Grassland Mosaic NOAA: Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Wiesen und Weiden		155 211 013			30	231		5/280	21
cs_drycrop	VMap0: Crop land, Dry Crops GlobCover: Rainfed croplands CORINE: Non-irrigated arable land NLCD: Pasture/Hay USGS: Dryland Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Nicht bewässertes Ackerland		239 239 126	v0_drycroppasturecover		10	211	81	2/211
cs_irrcrop	VMap0: Crop land, Vegetation Characteristics: Other GlobCover: Post-flooding or irrigated croplands CORINE: Permanently irrigated land USGS: Irrigated Cropland and Pasture CORINE German: Regelmäßig bewässertes Ackerland		000 000 000	v0_irrcroppasturecover		11	212		3/212
cs_vineyard	CORINE: Vineyards CORINE German: Weinbauflächen		239 155 013			11	221		3/212
cs_orchard	CORINE: Fruit trees and berry plantations CORINE German: Obst- und Beerenobstbestände		239 211 155			11	222		3/212
cs_olives	CORINE: Olive groves CORINE German: Olivenhaine		000 000 000			11	223		3/212
cs_rice	CORINE: Rice fields		000 000 000				213
cs_mixedcrop	VMap0: Crop land, Vegetation Characteristics: Unknown CORINE: Annual crops associated with permanent crops USGS: Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture NOAA: Other Agricultural Land CORINE German: Einjähr. Kulturen in Verbindung mit Dauerkulturen		000 000 000	v0_mixedcroppasturecover			241		4/213	24
cs_complexcrop	CORINE: Complex cultivation patterns NOAA: Confined Feeding Operations CORINE German: Komplexe Parzellenstrukturen		239 211 099				242			23
cs_naturalcrop	GlobCover: Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%) CORINE: Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant areas of natural vegetation NLCD: Cultivated Crops CORINE German: Landwirtschaft mit natürlicher Bodenbedeckung		183 183 071			20	243	82
cs_agroforest	CORINE: Agro-forestry areas CORINE German: Agroforstlich genutzte Flächen		000 000 000				244		6/290
cs_herbtundra	VMap0: Tundra NLCD: Dwarf Scrub USGS: Herbaceous Tundra NOAA: Herbaceous Tundra			v0_herbtundracover				51	20/820	82
cs_heath	CORINE: Moors and heathland CORINE German: Heiden und Moorheiden		211 211 000				322
cs_sclerophyllous	CORINE: Sclerophyllous vegetation CORINE German: Hartlaubgewächse		000 000 000				323
cs_scrub	VMap0: Scrub/Brush GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) shrubland (<5m) CORINE: Transitional woodland shrub NLCD: Shrub/Scrub USGS: Shrubland NOAA: Shrub and Brush Rangeland CORINE German: Wald/Strauch		183 239 000	v0_scrubcover		130	324	52	8/321	32
TALL VEGETATION
cs_deciduousforest	VMap0: Trees, Deciduous GlobCover: Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m) CORINE: Broad-leaved forest NLCD: Deciduous Forest USGS: Deciduous Broadleaf Forest NOAA: Deciduous Forest Land CORINE German: Laubwälder		000 183 000	v0_deciduousbroadcover		50	311	41	11/411	41
N/A	GLobCover: Open (15-40%) needle-leaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m) USGS: Deciduous Needleleaf Forest					90			12/412
N/A	GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen and/or semi-deciduous forest (>5m) USGS: Evergreen Broadleaf Forest					40			13/421
cs_evergreenforest	VMap0: Trees, Evergreen GlobCover: Closed (>40%) needle-leaved evergreen forest (>5m) CORINE: Coniferous forest NLCD: Evergreen Forest USGS: Evergreen Needleleaf Forest NOAA: Evergreen Forest Land CORINE German: Nadelwälder		000 126 099	v0_evergreenbroadcover		70	312	42	14/422	42
cs_mixedforest	VMap0: Trees, Mixed Trees GlobCover: Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleaved forest CORINE: Mixed forest NLCD: Mixed Forest USGS: Mixed Forest NOAA: Mixed Forest Land CORINE German: Mischwälder		000 126 000	v0_mixedforestcover		100	313	43	15/430	43
cs_rainforest	Rain forest
LINE
cs_road	Road			v0_road
cs_freeway	Motorway/Freeway			v0_freeway
cs_railroad1	Medium railroad			v0_railroad1
cs_railroad2	Large railroad			v0_railroad2
cs_stream	VMap0: River/Stream, Perennial/Permanent NOAA: Streams and Canals			v0_stream						51
cs_intermittentstream	VMap0: River/Stream, Non-Perennial/Intermittent/Fluctuating			v0_intermittentstream
cs_canal	VMap0: Canal			v0_canal

Sources:

• VMap0: NGA MIL-PRF-89039
• FAO: http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x0596e/x0596e00.htm
• GlobCover: GLOBCOVER Product Specification v2
• CORINE: Corine Land Cover classes
• NLCD: National Land Cover Database
• USGS: USGS Land Use/Land Cover System Legend (Modified Level 2)
• NOAA: NOAA Land Use/Land Cover Code List

1) Colours do not precisely correspond with EEA's Corine Landclass Colour values, Latest CLC2000 RGB-Values
, instead, the values are taken from the DLR's "Classification key and lookup-table" at Data description CLC2000.