MCD12Q1.051 Land Cover Type Yearly Global 500m (MODIS/051/MCD12Q1)
Version V051
The MODIS Land Cover Type product provides data characterizing five global land cover classification systems. In addition, it provides a land cover type assessment, and quality control information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Land_Cover_Type_1 | International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) global vegetation classification scheme |
| Land_Cover_Type_2 | University of Maryland (UMD) scheme |
| Land_Cover_Type_3 | MODIS-derived LAI/fPAR scheme |
| Land_Cover_Type_4 | MODIS-derived net primary production (NPP) scheme |
| Land_Cover_Type_5 | Plant functional type (PFT) scheme |
| Land_Cover_Type_1_Assessment | Relative classification quality |
| Land_Cover_Type_2_Assessment | Not populated |
| Land_Cover_Type_3_Assessment | Not populated |
| Land_Cover_Type_4_Assessment | Not populated |
| Land_Cover_Type_5_Assessment | Not populated |
| Land_Cover_Type_QC | Quality flags for land cover type |
| Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary | N/A |
| Land_Cover_Type_1_Secondary_Percent | Not populated |
| LC_Property_1 | Not populated |
| LC_Property_2 | Not populated |
| LC_Property_3 | Not populated |
Providers | |
|---|---|
| NASA LP DAAC at the USGS EROS Center (producer, licensor) | |
| Google Earth Engine (host) | |
| STAC Version | 0.6.0 |
| Keywords | landcover, mcd12q1, modis, yearly |
| License | proprietary |
| Temporal Extent | 12/31/1999, 4:00:00 PM - now |
| Citation | Please visit [LP DAAC 'Citing Our Data' page](https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/citing_our_data) for information on citing LP DAAC datasets. |
| Type | image_collection |
| GSD | metersm |
| Platform | Terra |
| Instrument | MODIS |
| Cadence | year |