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Land Cover Map 2017 (20m classified pixels, N. Ireland)

Publisher
Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
30 July 2026
Topic
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Summary

This is the 20m classified pixels dataset for the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2017 (LCM2017) representing Northern Ireland. It describes Northern Ireland's land cover in 2017 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. This dataset is the Random Forest classification result from classifying a 20m pixel raster containing multi-season spectral information combined with context layers, which help to resolve spectral confusion. It is provided as a 2-band, 8-bit integer raster. The band-1 is the UKCEH Land Cover Class identifier, band-2 is an indicator of classification confidence. For a fuller description please refer to the product documentation. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f6b551ea-e079-4150-b13c-b5f89f5dbaa6

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2026
Harvest GUID
f6b551ea-e079-4150-b13c-b5f89f5dbaa6
Extent (Latitude)
55.313° to 54.022°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.178° to -5.432°
Spatial reference system
TM75 / Irish Grid
Dataset reference date (publication)
2020-06-22
Access constraints
© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Responsible party
(author, pointOfContact, publisher, owner, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng