GLC 2000 Legend Workshop: welcome and introductiom

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GLC 2000 Legend Workshopwelcome and introductiom

• Alan S. Belward

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GLC 2000 objectives

• Creation of a Global Land Cover map documenting
  conditions for 2000 in a consistent and uniform
  manner
• Creation of a Global Burnt Area map documenting
  distribution and extent of burning for 2000
• Creation of appropriate meta-data files
• Making all of the above available to users and to
  contributors

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GLC 2000 characteristics

• Hierarchical classification legend appropriate to
  global and national levels
• Basis for stratification for land cover change
  measurements
• Attuned to the needs of environmental conventions
  and should provide a benchmark for future
  environmental convention development
• Global context for more detailed regional and
  national applications

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Programmatic aspects

• Update / complement to DISCover V1.0
• Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
  demonstrator
• Help with data access and capacity building for
  developing countries

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GLC 2000 users

• Global scale
• Global Observing Systems (GTOS)
• IGOS Terrestrial Carbon Theme (GOFC)
• Science community (IGBP, WCRP)
• Continental scale
• Development project context
• National scale
• Convention signatories, national development
  programmes

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GLC 2000 implementation guidelines

• Hierarchical land cover classification scheme
• Flexibility at the national level but a
  consistent global level product
• Uniform data input
• Consistent image classification methodology

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GLC 2000 implementation plan

• Through partnership
• For map production
• For systematic quality control
• For product validation
• Co-ordination by the GVM Unit
• Secretariat
• Working groups

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GLC Project Structure