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Land Cover Map 2000 (25m raster, N. Ireland)

Publisher
Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
30 July 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

This dataset consists of a 25m resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland. 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. 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/b93de9e7-176b-49cb-92aa-4eccdb72aac1

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2026
Harvest GUID
b93de9e7-176b-49cb-92aa-4eccdb72aac1
Extent (Latitude)
55.77° to 53.68°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.21° to -5.26°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2002-01-01
Dataset reference date (creation)
2000-01-01
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fuller, R.M., Smith, G.M., Sanderson, J.M., Hill, R.A., Thomson, A.G., Cox, R., Brown, N.J., Clarke, R.T., Rothery, P., Gerard, F.F. (2002). Land Cover Map 2000 (25m raster, N. Ireland). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b93de9e7-176b-49cb-92aa-4eccdb72aac1
Responsible party
(author, pointOfContact, publisher, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng