Land cover¶
Alias: land_cover | API: feature_types/33
Physical appearance of the surface of the earth
Properties¶
| Alias | Name | Type | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
id |
ID | serial_pk | Primary key | |
dc_id |
DC ID | int4 | ID of dataconnection that manages the basic properties (label, geometry) of a particular feature | |
id_src |
ID SRC | text | Feature type identifier in source dataset | |
category |
Category | propchoice_fk | Subtype of a feature | |
polygon |
Polygon | geometry |
Choices for category¶
| Alias | Name | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
generic |
Generic | Generic surface covering entire area | |
artificial |
Artificial | Predominantly man-made surface with more than 80% impermeable features | |
wetland |
Wetland | Area that is sometimes wet and sometimes dry | |
bare_sand |
Bare sand | Area with <10% vegetation cover and mostly sand | |
bare_rock |
Bare rock | Area with <10% vegetation cover and mostly rock | |
dense_vegetation |
Dense vegetation | Area for 100% covered in vegetation, with at least 2 stories. Typically a forest or jungle. | |
medium_vegetation |
Medium vegetation | Area for more than 50% covered in vegetation, but typically only one story. Typically agricultural land or natural grassland. | |
sparse_vegetation |
Sparse vegetation | Area with every now and then some vegetation, but also with bare soil clearly visible in between. Typically the soil is covered only between 10% and 50% with vegetation | |
snow_and_ice |
Snow and ice | More than 90% permanently covered in snow or ice |