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Globcover-2009

Download global landcover datasets

GLOBCOVER 2009

mkdir -p $GISDATA/landcover/global/GlobCover
cd $GISDATA/landcover/global/GlobCover
wget --continue http://due.esrin.esa.int/files/Globcover2009_V2.3_Global_.zip

For T7:

For T5: Focus on class for barren/sparse vegetation

cd $WORKDIR
unzip $GISDATA/landcover/GlobCover/Globcover2009_V2.3_Global_.zip

gdal_calc.py -A GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2.3.tif --outfile=result.tif --calc="(A==50)"

gdal_calc.py -A GLOBCOVER_L4_200901_200912_V2.3.tif --outfile=result.tif --calc="logical_and(A==50,A==100)"
11	Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
14 Rainfed croplands
20 Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
30 Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%)
40 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5m)
50 Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m)
60 Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m)
70 Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m)
90 Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m)
100 Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m)
110 Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
120 Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%)
130 Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)
140 Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
150 Sparse (<15%) vegetation
160 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - Fresh or brackish water
170 Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - Saline or brackish water
180 Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - Fresh, brackish or saline water
190 Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)
200 Bare areas
210 Water bodies
220 Permanent snow and ice
230 No data (burnt areas, clouds,…)