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Land Cover Map 2000 (25m raster, GB)

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Environmental Information Data Centre
Last updated:
21 January 2026
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Summary

This dataset consists of a 25m resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Great Britain. Each 25m pixel represents a 25m area of land cover target class, broadly representing Broad Habitats (see below). The dataset is part of a series of data products produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology known as LCM2000. LCM2000 is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. The map updates and upgrades the Land Cover Map of Great Britain (LCMGB) 1990. Like the earlier 1990 products, LCM2000 is derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes obtained mainly from Landsat, IRS and SPOT sensors and also incorporates information derived from other ancillary datasets. LCM2000 was classified using a nomenclature corresponding to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompasses the entire range of UK habitats. In addition, it recorded further detail where possible. The series of LCM2000 products includes vector and raster formats, with a number of different versions containing varying levels of detail and at different spatial resolutions. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f802edfc-86b7-4ab9-b8fa-87e9135237c9

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Added to data.gov.uk
2026-01-09
Access contraints
Controlled
Harvest GUID
f802edfc-86b7-4ab9-b8fa-87e9135237c9
Extent
Latitude: 60.861° to °
Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
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Dataset reference date
2002-01-01 (publication)
2000-01-01 (creation)
Frequency of update
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Metadata language
eng
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