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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