Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Conversions Global Dataset

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
A set of three estimates of land-cover types and annual transformations of land use are provided on a global 0.5 x0.5 degree lat/lon grid at annual time steps. The longest of the three estimates spans 1770-2010. The dataset presented here takes into account land-cover change due to four major land-use/management activities: (1) cropland expansion and abandonment, (2) pastureland expansion and abandonment, (3) urbanization, and (4) secondary forest regrowth due to wood harvest. Due to uncertainties associated with estimating historical agricultural (crops and pastures) land use, the study uses three widely accepted global reconstruction of cropland and pastureland in combination with common wood harvest and urban land data set to provide three distinct estimates of historical land-cover change and underlying land-use conversions. Hence, these distinct historical reconstructions offer a wide range of plausible regional estimates of uncertainty and extent to which different ecosystem have undergone changes. The three estimates use a consistent methodology, and start with a common land-cover map during pre-industrial conditions (year 1765), taking different courses as determined by the land-use/management datasets (cropland, pastureland, urbanization and wood harvest) to attain forest area distributions close to satellite estimates of forests for contemporary period. The satellite based estimates of forest area are based on MODIS sensor. All data uses the WGS84 spatial coordinate system for mapping.
Citation
Title Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Conversions Global Dataset
alternateTitle  Land-Cover
publication  Date   2012-09-06
Edition 
presentationForm  tableDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name User Engagement and Services Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 (828) 271-4800
Fax +1 (828) 271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  UI-UC/ATMO > Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Global Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Conversions Website
URL: http://climate.atmos.uiuc.edu/atuljain/availabledata.html
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Originator website for Land-Cover Change and Land Use Conversions
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Topic Category:  imageryBaseMapsEarthCover,farming
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Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION > VEGETATION INDEX
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE CLASSES
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > REFORESTATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > DESERTS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > GRASSLANDS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SAVANNAS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SHRUBLAND/SCRUB
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > URBAN LANDS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DECIDUOUS VEGETATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > EVERGREEN VEGETATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > REFORESTATION
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HUMAN SETTLEMENTS > URBAN AREAS
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > REFORESTATION
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science and Services Keywords
revision  Date   2015-08-04
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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Terrestrial - Land Cover
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Title GCOS Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
publication  Date   2010
Edition Unknown
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  UN/WMO/GCOS > Global Climate Observing System, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCOS Essential Climate Variables
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND
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Edition Version 8.1
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Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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dataResolution Keywords
50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Resolution Keywords
revision  Date   2013-03-19
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
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Cover
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Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
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Theme keywords (theme):
Conversion
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Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Wood
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Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Land Cover
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Title Realm > Earth Surface
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Dataset
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Title Resource Type > Dataset
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Satellite
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Title Realm > Planetary Structure
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Combination
Ecosystem
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Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Distribution
Centered
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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MODIS
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Title Equipment > Satellites
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Sensor
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Title Equipment > Sensor
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National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Forest
Pasture
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Title Feature > Environmental Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:01:56 UTC 2018
purpose:
This dataset was developed to understand the consequences of historical changes in land use and land cover for ecosystem goods and services. In particular, the data sets can be used to study how global land-cover changes have influenced climate, biogeochemical cycles, water cycle, biodiversity, etc. This data set can be used directly within spatially-explicit climate and biogeochemical models. The data are unique by providing a complete reconstruction of the past, and, in terms of details in land-cover types and methodology, are also relatively flexible to implement in other models. The dataset provides new avenues for climate models to study how uncertainties in historical land-cover change translate into uncertainties in quantifying its impacts on environmental variables of interest.
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Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Users must cite this dataset when used as a source.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Spatial representation type code:  grid
Processing environment:  
Spatial resolution:
Ground sampling distance:  50000 http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/ML_gmxUom.xml#m
Resource extent
Extent description
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  90.0
southBoundLatitude  -90.0
Temporal Extent
ground condition 1770-01-01 2010-12-31
Credits:
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Prasanth Meiyappan
organisation Name  UI-UC/ATMO > Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
position Name PhD Candidate
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 217-898-1947
Fax 
Address
, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address meiyapp2@illinois.edu
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Reference system information

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
authority
Title EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset Registry
publication  Date   2008-11-12
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) Geomatics Committee
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset Registry Application
URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/
protocol HTTP
link function search
Description Interface to the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset Registry
target application profile  Data Search Application
cited responsible party - custodian
organisation Name  International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) Geomatics Committee
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Coordinate Reference System data in GML
URL: http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description Coordinate Reference System data in GML
target application profile  Download
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
Data were researched and produced by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Atmospheric Sciences.

Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Format
Format name XML
Format version 
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 1
Linkage for online resource
name Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Conversions Global Dataset Landing Page
URL: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00814
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target application profile  Description
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Format
Format name netCDF-3
Format version 
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file Decompression Technique  
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 50
Linkage for online resource
name FTP Download for the Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Dataset
URL: ftp://eclipse.ncdc.noaa.gov/san2/landcover/
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link function download
Description Direct download of netCDF files using FTP
target application profile  Download
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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link function information
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hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Format
Format name netCDF-3
Format version 
specification > 
file Decompression Technique  
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Digital Transfer Options
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Linkage for online resource
name THREDDS catalog server
URL: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/landcover/catalog.html
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description Download the Historical Land-Cover Change and Land-Use Dataset using THREDDS catalog and subsetting service
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Metadata data stamp:  2017-04-24
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
notes: Bulk metadata change applied on 2017-04-24. See version control repository history for metadata change details.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ncdc:C00814

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