Reference Land Cover in Comoe-Mole 2015-2018 (vector) - version 1, June 2018
Description
This metadata refers to the Land Cover vector data generated over Comoe-Mole (Africa) for 2015 in the framework of the Copernicus Global Land Hot Spot Mapping (C-GL-HSM) contract under the coordination of JRC. This area of interest is mapped with the generic 8 classes dichotomus legend (WAF_05_lc_a file).
The mapped area of interest (AOI) represents a Key Landscape for Conservation area (KLC). The KLC has a total size of 4 million ha (40,000 km²) and is located in the northern part of the countries of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The Comoe National Park with a size of 1,149,150 ha (11,491.5 km²) has been designated in 1968 and recognized as UNESCO World heritage site in 1983. The Mole National Park has an area of 484,040 ha (4,840.4 km²) and has been established in 1971. The parks are within the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic (only Comoe) and west Sudanian savanna eco-region.
Reference time: 2015 - 2018
Resources
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https://hsm.land.copernicus.eu/ |
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https://land.copernicus.eu/en/products/lclcc-hot-spots/present_land_cover#download |
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61 |
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https://land.copernicus.eu/en/technical-library/comoe-mole-klc-area-report-file-2000-2013-2015/@@download/file |
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https://land.copernicus.eu/en/technical-library/comoe-mole-klc-area-validation-file-2000-2013-2015/@@download/file |