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17. Land Use & Land Cover Mapping in Europe: Examples from the UK

Author : Geoffrey M. Smith

Published in: Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in Europe

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

The United Kingdom (UK) has a long heritage in the development and application of land cover mapping approaches based on Earth Observation (EO) data. This began in 1990 with a simple pixel-based classification and the latest iteration in 2007 was an object-based map fully aligned with the national cartographic dataset. During this time the UK has adopted innovative processing methods and data specifications and applied them operationally at the national scale. The UK mapping is now being integrated with the European activity through the use of GMES data and services and coordinated delivery of European mapping products.

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Metadata
Title
Land Use & Land Cover Mapping in Europe: Examples from the UK
Author
Geoffrey M. Smith
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7969-3_17