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CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental
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Mário Caetano, Vasco Nunes and António NunesMário Caetano, Vasco Nunes and António NunesMário Caetano, Vasco Nunes and António NunesMário Caetano, Vasco Nunes and António Nunes
July 2009July 2009July 2009July 2009
European Environmental Agency
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Portugal, Technical Report, Instituto Geográfico Português.
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AknowledgmentsAknowledgmentsAknowledgmentsAknowledgments
We thank Carlos Sarmento, Miguel Cardoso, Patrícia Pécurto, Pedro Sarmento and Ricardo
Silva for the dedication in their image interpretation work and Maria Pereira for the
revision of this document.
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AbstractAbstractAbstractAbstract
This document reports the production of three maps for Continental Portugal: CORINE
Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 (CHA06_PT), CORINE Land Cover 2006 (CLC06_PT), and
a revised version of the CORINE Land Cover 2000 (CLC00_PT). These maps were produced
by the Remote Sensing Unit of the Portuguese Geographic Institute, within the Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land
FTSP) for Continental Portugal. GMES Land FTSP is an initiative created by the European
Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission (EC), namely with the goal of
updating previous CORINE Land Cover (CLC) mapping initiatives.
A validation protocol was applied to the CLC06_PT map and the estimated overall
accuracy was 90,2%, with an absolute precision of 1,3 at the 95% confidence level. The
results obtained also show that 7,8% of the original CLC2000-PT database was corrected
when producing CLC00_PT, and that 8,6% of the area of Continental Portugal was affected
by land use and land cover changes, in the period from 2000 to 2006. Forest and semi-
natural areas, as well as Agricultural areas, continue to be the dominant land use and land
cover (LULC) types in the territory and the main source of change dynamics.
Keywords: Land use and land cover (LULC), CORINE Land Cover, CLC2006, Portugal
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IndexIndexIndexIndex
Abstract ...........................................................................................................................v
Index .............................................................................................................................vii
Table index.................................................................................................................... ix
Figure index................................................................................................................... xi
Acronyms......................................................................................................................xiii
1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 1
2 Production.............................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Production strategy........................................................................................... 3
2.2 Data sources..................................................................................................... 6
2.2.1 Base data .................................................................................................... 6
2.2.2 Ancillary data .............................................................................................. 9
2.3 Development of specific tools to enhance the production process ................... 11
2.4 Production of CHA06_PT ................................................................................. 13
2.5 Revision of the original CLC2000-PT............................................................... 14
2.6 Production of CLC06_PT.................................................................................. 16
2.7 Quality control ................................................................................................ 16
2.8 Metadata......................................................................................................... 16
2.9 Validation of CLC06_PT................................................................................... 17
3 Results and discussion.......................................................................................... 19
3.1 Analysis of LULC change in Continental Portugal in the period 2000-2006...... 19
3.2 Revision of the original CLC2000-PT............................................................... 22
3.3 Validation of the CLC06_PT map ..................................................................... 25
3.4 Analysis of LULC in Continental Portugal in 2006 ............................................ 27
4 Conclusions.......................................................................................................... 31
References .................................................................................................................... 33
Annex 1 Metadata of CHA06_PT .................................................................................... 35
Annex 2 Metadata of CLC00_PT..................................................................................... 51
Annex 3 Metadata of CLC06_PT..................................................................................... 67
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Table indexTable indexTable indexTable index
Table 1 - Characteristics of CHA06_PT, CLC00_PT and CLC06_PT.................................... 4
Table 2 – CORINE Land Cover (CLC) nomenclature. .......................................................... 5
Table 3 - General characteristics of the satellite images used as base data. ..................... 7
Table 4 – Detailed characteristics of the satellite images used as base data. .................... 8
Table 5 – Summary of ancillary data characteristics. ........................................................ 9
Table 6 – Technical specifications of the orthorectified digital aerial images. ................. 10
Table 7 – Examples of the tools created by the National Technical Team for the extension
of Interchange 2.0. .................................................................................................. 13
Table 8 – Key-features of the accuracy assessment strategy developed for CLC06_PT.... 17
Table 9 - Areas gained (+) and lost (-) per CLC class between 2000 and 2006 in
Continental Portugal................................................................................................ 20
Table 10 – 2000-2006 land use and land cover change matrix for Continental Portugal
(areas are presented in hectares). ............................................................................ 21
Table 11 - Top-10 level-3 changes in Continental Portugal between 2000 and 2006. ... 22
Table 12 – Area differences per CLC class between the revised and the original CLC2000-
PT databases. .......................................................................................................... 24
Table 13 – Percentage area occupied per mapped land cover class (Nh). Estimates for
percentage area occupied per reference land cover class (Ng), percentage overall
accuracy (P), percentage user’s accuracy (Ph), and percentage producer’s accuracy (Pg).
The absolute precision (d) was estimated at the 95% confidence level. ..................... 26
Table 14 – CLC level-1 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT. .................................... 28
Table 15 - CLC level-2 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT. .................................... 28
Table 16 - CLC level-3 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT. .................................... 29
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FiguFiguFiguFigure indexre indexre indexre index
Figure 1 - Methodological approaches for producing CLC-Changes-2000-2006 and
CLC2006 (source: EEA, 2007). ................................................................................... 3
Figure 2 – Landsat ETM+ imagery of the year 2000 (summer). Source: Painho and Caetano
(2006). ...................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3 - SPOT-4, SPOT-5 and IRS-P6 LISS III imagery for spring and summer of 2006. . 7
Figure 4 - Spring and summer satellite images of irrigated and non-irrigated arable areas.
................................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 5 – Acquisition dates of the orthorectified digital aerial images........................... 10
Figure 6 – Visualization of imagery at different scales. On top: 2006 satellite image.
Below: digital aerial images from the 2004/2005/2006 national coverage. .............. 11
Figure 7 - Software Interchange 2.0. ............................................................................. 12
Figure 8 – Menu and options of the extension developed by the National Technical Team
for Interchange 2.0.................................................................................................. 12
Figure 9 - Working units for the production of the CHA06_PT database......................... 14
Figure 10 - Team of photo-interpreters. ....................................................................... 14
Figure 11 - Examples of corrections made to the original CLC2000-PT. ........................ 15
Figure 12 – CHA06_PT map. .......................................................................................... 19
Figure 13 – CLC00_PT map............................................................................................ 23
Figure 14 - Percentage of corrections made to the original CLC2000-PT database per
NUTSIII. ................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 15 - CLC06_PT map. .......................................................................................... 27
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AcronymsAcronymsAcronymsAcronyms
APA – Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (Portuguese Environment Agency)
CAOP – Official administrative map of Portugal
CHA06_PT - CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 for Continental Portugal
CLC – CORINE Land Cover
CLC00_PT - Revised version of the CORINE Land Cover 2000 for Continental Portugal
CLC06_PT - CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental Portugal
CLC2000-PT - CORINE Land Cover 2000 for Continental Portugal
CORINE – COoRdination of INformation on the Environment
COS’90 – Land Cover Map of Continental Portugal for 1990
DGRF – Direcção Geral dos Recursos Florestais (General Directorate of Forests)
EC – European Commission
EEA - European Environmental Agency
Eionet - European Environmental Information Observation Network
ETC-LUSI - European Topic Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information
ETRS - European Terrestrial Reference System
GIS – Geographic Information System
GMES Land FTSP - Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service
Precursor
IFN – National Forest Inventory
IGP – Instituto Geográfico Português (Portuguese Geographic Institute)
IVV – Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (Institute of Wine and Vineyard)
LULC – Land Use and Land Cover
MMU – Minimum Mapping Unit
NRC-LUSI - National Reference Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information
NUTS - Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
OGC - Open Geospatial Consortium
PT - Portugal
WMS - Web Map Service
WU - Working Unit
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1111 IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction
This document reports the production of two maps: CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-
2006 (CHA06_PT) and CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental Portugal (CLC06_PT).
These are two components of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land
Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP) for Continental Portugal. GMES Land FTSP
is an initiative created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European
Commission (EC), namely with the goal of updating previous CORINE Land Cover (CLC)
mapping initiatives (EEA, 2006; EEA, 2007). This report also describes the production of a
revised version of the original CLC2000-PT (CLC00_PT).
GMES Land FTSP for Continental Portugal was funded by the EEA, Portuguese Environment
Agency (APA) and Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP). The Remote Sensing Unit of IGP,
which is the National Reference Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information (NRC-LUSI) of
the European Environmental Information Observation Network (Eionet), coordinated and
carried out the GMES Land FTSP for Portugal.
The Remote Sensing Unit of IGP was also responsible for the validation of the high-
resolution built-up areas layer for Continental Portugal (reported in Caetano et al.
(2008)). This layer is another component of GMES Land FTSP.
This document is organised in four chapters, including this introduction, a description of
the main topics related with the production of CLC00_PT, CHA06_PT and CLC06_PT, an
analysis of the results obtained, and final conclusions.
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2222 ProductionProductionProductionProduction
2.12.12.12.1 ProduProduProduProduction strategyction strategyction strategyction strategy
The strategy designed in the framework of the GMES Land FTSP project considered two
possible methodological approaches for producing CLC-Changes-2000-2006 and
CLC2006: (a) Update first approach and (b) Change mapping first approach. Figure 1
illustrates these two approaches.
a) Update first approach
b) Change mapping first approach
revision of CLC2000
interpretation of CLC2006
GIS based derivation of CLC-Change
revision of CLC2000
interpretation of CLC-Change
GIS based derivation of CLC2006
Figure 1 - Methodological approaches for producing CLC-Changes-2000-2006 and CLC2006 (source: EEA,
2007).
In the Portuguese project the chosen approach was the “change mapping first approach”
(Caetano et al., 2009b), the same as the one applied in the predecessor project, i.e.
CLC2000 for Continental Portugal (Painho and Caetano, 2006). This approach consists in:
i. Computer-assisted visual interpretation of 2000 and 2006 satellite images to
detect real changes visible on the images and delineate change polygons that fulfil
the technical specifications of the product (EEA, 2007);
ii. Revision of the original CLC2000-PT database, simultaneously performed with i.;
iii. Derivation of CLC06_PT based on spatial analysis within a Geographic Information
System (GIS).
The maps reported here, and produced in the framework of the Portuguese GMES Land
FTSP project, are characterised in Table 1.
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Table 1 - Characteristics of CHA06_PT, CLC00_PT and CLC06_PT.
CHA06_PT CLC00_PT CLC06_PT
Scale 1: 100 000 1: 100 000 1: 100 000
Minimum Mapping
Unit (MMU) (ha)
5 25* 25*
Minimum distance
between lines (m)
100 100 100
Format Vector Vector Vector
Nomenclature Code 2000; Code 2006 CLC nomenclature CLC nomenclature
Geometric accuracy Better than 100m Better than 100m Better than 100m
Thematic Accuracy --- ≥ 85% ≥ 85%
Coordinate reference
system
Datum: ETRS89 (European Terrestrial Reference System 1989)
Alias: ETRS89 / PT-TM06
Ellipsoid: GRS80 (New International)
Projection: Transverse Mercator
Central Meridian: 08º 07' 59'', 19 W
Latitude of Origin: 39º 40' 05'', 73 N
Linear Unit: Metre (1,0)
Scale Factor: 1,0
False Easting: 0
False Northing: 0
*The MMU is 25 ha except for polygons intersected by the Portugal-Spain border.
The CLC nomenclature is based on an a priori and hierarchical classification system, with
three levels that correspond to different and increasing thematic detail. The third and
most detailed level has originally 44 classes (Büttner et. al., 2006), but in Portugal only 42
classes were used since there are no Glaciers and perpetual snow (class 335), nor Peat
bogs (class 412). Table 2 shows the classes in all three levels of the CLC nomenclature.
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Table 2 – CORINE Land Cover (CLC) nomenclature.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
111 Continuous urban fabric 11 Urban fabric
112 Discontinuous urban fabric
121 Industrial or commercial units
122 Road and rail networks and associated land
123 Port areas
12 Industrial, commercial and
transport units
124 Airports
131 Mineral extraction sites
132 Dump sites
13 Mine, dump and
construction sites
133 Construction sites
141 Green urban areas
1 Artificial
surfaces
14 Artificial, non-agricultural
vegetated areas 142 Sport and leisure facilities
211 Non-irrigated arable land
212 Permanently irrigated land
21 Arable land
213 Rice fields
221 Vineyards
222 Fruit trees and berry plantations
22 Permanent crops
223 Olive groves
23 Pastures 231 Pastures
241 Annual crops associated with permanent crops
242 Complex cultivation patterns
243 Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant
areas of natural vegetation
2 Agricultural
areas
24 Heterogeneous agricultural
areas
244 Agro-forestry areas
311 Broad-leaved forest
312 Coniferous forest
31 Forests
313 Mixed forest
321 Natural grasslands
322 Moors and heathland
323 Sclerophyllous vegetation
32 Scrub and/or herbaceous
vegetation associations
324 Transitional woodland-shrub
331 Beaches, dunes, sands
332 Bare rocks
333 Sparsely vegetated areas
334 Burnt areas
3 Forest and
semi natural
areas
33 Open spaces with little
or no vegetation
335 Glaciers and perpetual snow
411 Inland marshes 41 Inland wetlands
412 Peat bogs
421 Salt marshes
422 Salines
4 Wetlands
42 Maritime wetlands
423 Intertidal flats
511 Water courses 51 Inland waters
512 Water bodies
521 Coastal lagoons
522 Estuaries
5 Water bodies
52 Marine waters
523 Sea and ocean
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2.22.22.22.2 Data sourcesData sourcesData sourcesData sources
To produce CHA06_PT and review the original CLC2000-PT database, two different types
of data were used: satellite imagery as base data and other types of data that served as
ancillary information to enhance landscape interpretation.
2.2.12.2.12.2.12.2.1 Base dataBase dataBase dataBase data
The base data that we used was constituted by satellite imagery collected in the summer
of 2000 (Figure 2) and in the spring and summer of 2006 (Figure 3). The characteristics of
the images are summarized in Table 3 and Table 4.
Figure 2 – Landsat ETM+ imagery of the year 2000 (summer). Source: Painho and Caetano (2006).
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ID data year month date
Month
Month
Mainland Portugal
Mainland Portugal
ID data year month date
Figure 3 - SPOT-4, SPOT-5 and IRS-P6 LISS III imagery for spring and summer of 2006.
Table 3 - General characteristics of the satellite images used as base data.
Imagery Reference year Number of bands
(available)
Spatial resolution
(resampled) (m)
IRS-P6 LISS III 2006 (spring and summer) 4 20
SPOT-4 2006 (spring and summer) 4 20
SPOT-5 2006 (spring and summer) 4 20
Landsat-7 ETM+ 2000 (summer) 6+1 25
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Table 4 – Detailed characteristics of the satellite images used as base data.
Landsat 7 SPOT-5 SPOT-4 IRS P6
Sensor ETM+ HRG HRVIR LISS III
Swath width (km) 180 60 x 60 – 80 x 80
(depending on
looking angle)
60 x 60 – 80 x 80
(depending on
looking angle)
140 x 140
Spatial resolution
(m)
60 (Thermal band)
30 (Multi-spectral)
10 (Panchromatic)
20 (Middle-infrared)
10 (Green, Red, NIR)
5 (Panchromatic)
20 (Multi-
spectral)
10 (Panchromatic)
23,5
Radiometric
resolution (bits)
8 8 8 10
Number of bands 7+1 (original) 4 + 1 4 + 1 4
Blue band 0,45 – 0,52 µm (TM1) --- --- ---
Green band 0,53 – 0,61 µm (TM2) 0,50 – 0,59 �m 0,50 – 0,59 µm 0,52 – 0,59 µm
Red band 0,63 – 0,69 µm (TM3) 0,61 – 0,68 �m 0,61 – 0,68 µm 0,62 – 0,68 µm
Near-infrared band
(NIR)
0,75 – 0,90 µm (TM4) 0,78 – 0,89 �m 0,78 – 0,89 µm 0,77 – 0,86 µm
Middle-infrared
band
1,55 – 1,75 µm (TM5) 1,58 – 1,75 �m 1,58 – 1,75 µm 1,55 – 1,70 µm
Thermal-infrared
band
10,4 – 12,5 µm (TM6) --- --- ---
Far-infrared band 2,09 – 2,35 µm (TM7) --- --- ---
Panchromatic band 0,52 – 0,90 µm (PAN) 0,48 – 0,71 �m 0,61 – 0,68 µm ---
Observation mode Vertical only Tiltable sensor (up
to ± 31º)
Tiltable sensor
(up to ± 31º)
Vertical only
Temporal resolution 16 days 2-3 days 2-3 days 25 days
Reference system ETRS89-PT06 ETRS89-PT06 ETRS89-PT06 ETRS89-PT06
The images of the reference year 2006 were taken both in spring and summer periods in
order to allow for the analysis of changes in vegetation phenological characteristics and
thus improve the discrimination between land cover classes. Figure 4 shows an example
of a region mainly occupied by agriculture, where irrigated and non-irrigated arable crops
are better identified through the comparison of spring and summer images.
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Spring 2006 Summer 2006
Figure 4 - Spring and summer satellite images of irrigated and non-irrigated arable areas.
2.2.22.2.22.2.22.2.2 Ancillary dataAncillary dataAncillary dataAncillary data
In order to support and improve the visual interpretation of the landscape, additional data
of Continental Portugal was provided to the photo-interpreters. Table 5 shows a
compilation of the ancillary data used in this project.
Table 5 – Summary of ancillary data characteristics.
Data Reference year Owner Scale MMU /
Resolution (m) Format
Orthorectified digital aerial
imagery - national coverage
2004, 2005 and
2006
IGP/DGRF 1: 25 000 0,50 m Raster
Orthorectified analogue aerial
imagery - national coverage
1995 IGP 1: 25 000 1m Raster
Land Cover Map of Continental
Portugal for 1990 (COS’90)
1990 IGP 1: 25 000 1 ha Vector
Yearly burned area maps 2000-2006 DGRF 1: 100 000 5 ha Vector
National Forest Inventory 1995
(IFN1995)
1995 DGRF --- 0,5 ha Vector
Vineyard Information System 1930-2000 IVV --- --- Vector
Official Administrative Map of
Portugal (CAOP) 2008.1
2008 IGP 1: 25 000 --- Vector
IVV – Institute of Wine and Vineyard; DGRF – General Directorate of Forests
The main ancillary data used by the photo-interpreters was the 2004/2005/2006 national
coverage of orthorectified digital aerial images. The characteristics of these ortho-images
are summarized in Table 6 and the respective acquisition dates are shown in Figure 5.
Figure 6 shows an example of the detail that can be achieved using these aerial images as
ancillary information for land use and land cover (LULC) mapping.
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Table 6 – Technical specifications of the orthorectified digital aerial images.
Camera Ultracam from Vexcel
Flight altitude Approx. 5800m
Dates of flights November, 2004; August and September, 2005;
May and June, 2006
Image swath 4 x 5 km
Spatial resolution 0,50 m
Radiometric
resolution 8 bits per band
Spectral resolution 4 spectral bands: Blue, Green, Red and NIR
Years of flights 2004, 2005 and 2006
Image format TIFF
Reference system ETRS89-PT06
Flights performed by DGRF
Property rights DGRF / IGP
Figure 5 – Acquisition dates of the orthorectified digital aerial images.
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Summer 2006
False colour True colour
Figure 6 – Visualization of imagery at different scales. On top: 2006 satellite image. Below: digital aerial images
from the 2004/2005/2006 national coverage.
The orthorectified digital aerial images were available through Web Map Service (WMS).
This format allows the visualization of maps through a network connection. In order to
use this service on an ArcView 3.x platform (the one used for CLC06_PT production), we
installed an extension (WMS support) and created a series of files with Open Geospatial
Consortium (OGC) format. This allowed the access to the various layers of information
from the WMS. These layers were the following:
• Itinerary map of Portugal 1: 500 000;
• 1: 200 000 topographic map;
• 1: 100 000 topographic map;
• 1: 50 000 topographic map;
• 2004/2005/2006 aerial images.
The layers are successively loaded as the visualization scale changes. For the aerial
imagery there were two colour composites available: one for true colour and one for false
colour.
2.32.32.32.3 Development of specific tools to enhance the production processDevelopment of specific tools to enhance the production processDevelopment of specific tools to enhance the production processDevelopment of specific tools to enhance the production process
The basic tool for map production was the software Interchange 2.0 (Figure 7). This
software is an adaptation of ESRI’s ArcView 3.2 software and not only allowed for a direct
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comparison of the 2000 and 2006 images but also provided a series of editing and
visualisation tools specifically designed for the production of CLC-Changes-2000-2006.
Figure 7 - Software Interchange 2.0.
Furthermore, during the course of the production process, the National Technical Team
developed important additional tools, essentially related to the virtual production
workspace and to quality control procedures. These tools were compiled in an extension
of Interchange 2.0 (Figure 8). Some of the tools developed by the National Technical Team
are described in Table 7.
Figure 8 – Menu and options of the extension developed by the National Technical Team for Interchange 2.0.
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Table 7 – Examples of the tools created by the National Technical Team for the extension of Interchange 2.0.
Button Description of functionality
This button zooms the view(s) to a previously defined scale.
This button pulls the dialog box for searching the shapefile based on a chosen field. The script
steps through all polygons coded in the chosen field with value 1.
This button stretches the values of the Digital Numbers for each band of the image present in the
view.
This tool enables the user to click on a polygon and check the online official description of the
respective CLC class.
This tool is used to mark cells of a control grid as “done”.
This tool transfers the clicked polygon(s) to Google Earth.
This tool lists every available image for the clicked area in the view. The user then selects from the
list, the ones to be loaded.
This tool loads into the view orthorectified aerial images from 1995 available in the clicked area or
location.
2.42.42.42.4 Production of CHA06_PTProduction of CHA06_PTProduction of CHA06_PTProduction of CHA06_PT
The main task in this project was the production of the CHA06_PT database, which
consisted in computer-assisted visual interpretation of satellite images of the years 2000
and 2006. The image interpretation procedure included a visual comparison between the
2000 and 2006 satellite images, the detection of real changes visible in the images, and
the delineation of change polygons that fulfilled the technical specifications of the
product (EEA, 2007). The changes that were mapped were the ones that occurred between
2000 and 2006, and were detectable in the base data, larger than 5 ha and wider than
100m. The map production specifications for CHA06_PT differed from the ones of CLC-
Changes-1990-2000-PT, in the fact that for CHA06_PT all the changes larger than 5 ha
were mapped. When CLC-Changes-1990-2000-PT was produced the areas that were not
contiguous to polygons of the same class already present in 1990, were only mapped if
they had a minimum of 25 ha (Caetano et al., 2009b). The delineation of changes was
based on the polygons of CLC00_PT in order to avoid the creation of sliver polygons when
integrating that map with CHA06_PT to produce CLC06_PT. The CHA06_PT database was
produced at Working Unit (WU) level. The same way as in the predecessor project, i.e.
CLC2000 for Continental Portugal, each WU corresponded to a sheet of the National Map
Series 1: 100 000 (Figure 9).
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8765
30 31 32 33
34 35 36 37
38 39 40 41
42 43 44
45 46 47
48 49 50
51 52 53
50b
42a
2
9
431
11
18
19 20 21
22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29
1716
151413
1210
19a
Figure 9 - Working units for the production of the CHA06_PT database.
The production team consisted of five photo-interpreters (Figure 10), selected from more
than 100 candidates. Each of the interpreters was responsible for producing the
CHA06_PT database for a given area of Continental Portugal.
Figure 10 - Team of photo-interpreters.
2.52.52.52.5 Revision of the original CLC2000Revision of the original CLC2000Revision of the original CLC2000Revision of the original CLC2000----PTPTPTPT
The interpretation of the territory of Continental Portugal in view of detecting land cover
changes between 2000 and 2006, inevitably unveiled some problems in the original
CLC2000-PT database. Furthermore, the use of more and better data than in the 2000
project, namely aerial imagery and spring and summer 2006 satellite images, promoted a
better understanding of the landscape. The problems detected were corrected, which
allowed for the improvement of the original CLC2000-PT and at the same time avoided
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error propagation in CLC06_PT. Figure 11 shows some examples of the corrections that
were made to the original CLC2000-PT database.
CLC2000rCLC2000
312
241
322 312
322
243
313
312
324
312
312
241
322
312
322324
243
313
312
324
312
CLC2000rCLC2000
223
242
243
112
223
324322
223242
243
223
324322
Original CLC2000-PT CLC00_PT
Original CLC2000-PT CLC00_PT
CLC2000rCLC2000
242
221
221
313112
212311
324
112
313
324212
112242 311
311
244
242
221
221
313
212311
324
313
324212
311
311
244
Original CLC2000-PT CLC00_PT
Figure 11 - Examples of corrections made to the original CLC2000-PT.
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2.62.62.62.6 Production of CLC06_PTProduction of CLC06_PTProduction of CLC06_PTProduction of CLC06_PT
The revised version of the original CLC2000-PT, i.e. CLC00_PT, was combined with
CHA06_PT to produce the CLC06_PT map, as follows:
CLC06_PT = CLC00_PT + CHA06_PT.
The above operation produced polygons smaller than the MMU established for CLC2006.
Thus, some generalisation procedures were applied, following the official guidelines for
the project. These generalisation procedures were implemented using a dedicated ArcInfo
script, provided by the European Topic Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information (ETC-
LUSI).
2.72.72.72.7 Quality controlQuality controlQuality controlQuality control
During the production stage several quality control procedures were carried out. After
producing CHA06_PT for a given WU, the photo-interpreter had a verification list to
control several well-known sources of potential errors (e.g. questionable transitions,
dynamic classes in 2000 to check for probable changes that were not mapped, zero-
coded polygons, cross-boundary harmonisation between working units). Afterwards, the
National Technical Team checked random areas for thematic and structural aspects. When
errors were found, remarks were made, and the WU returned to the correspondent photo-
interpreter so that the respective corrections could be implemented.
Additionally, ETC-LUSI carried out two verifications missions, the first after 25-50% of the
area had been processed and the second when processing had reached 75-100%. In these
verification missions, ETC-LUSI checked the CHA06_PT and CLC00_PT products,
communicating several remarks and recommendations to the National Technical Team.
These were implemented and only then the WU production and quality control cycle was
considered completed.
Finally, after several iterations of the previously described quality control procedures, the
working units were merged and checked for structural, geometric and topology errors
(e.g. polygons smaller than 25 ha, minimum distance between lines smaller than 100m).
The errors found were corrected in all map products.
2.82.82.82.8 MetadataMetadataMetadataMetadata
The metadata of CHA06_PT were produced both at WU level and at country level. These
metadata were produced according to the forms provided by ETC-LUSI (EEA, 2007). In the
cases of the maps CLC00_PT and CLC06_PT, only country-level metadata were produced.
The metadata of the products can be found, respectively, in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.
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2.92.92.92.9 Validation of CLC06_PTValidation of CLC06_PTValidation of CLC06_PTValidation of CLC06_PT
The accuracy of the CLC06_PT map was evaluated through a statistically sound method
developed by the Remote Sensing Unit of IGP and has been successfully used in several
projects of that Unit (e.g. Carrão et al., 2009; Araújo et al., 2009; Costa et al., 2009). This
method follows the recommendations of Dicks and Lo (1990) regarding the design of a
sampling survey for accuracy assessment, including the determination of the acceptable
level of accuracy, the definition of the reference sample, sample size and sample selection
strategy, and the choice of accuracy measures. Overall, the method is also based on the
work of several others authors, such as Anderson et al. (1976), Jensen (1996), Card
(1982), Carrão et al. (2007), Congalton and Green (1999), Stehman and Czaplewski
(1998), Stehman (1999), and Stehman (2001). For a complete description of the accuracy
assessment of CLC06_PT the reader is referred to Caetano et al. (2009a).
The minimum level of acceptable thematic accuracy we defined was 85%. The validation of
CLC06_PT was done through the comparison of the map with a reference database, which
consisted in a sample of the LULC in Continental Portugal considered to be representative
of the “reality”. The most important data used to construct the reference database were a
national coverage of 2007 orthorectified digital aerial images and the 2006 satellite
images used in the production of CLC06_PT. The sampling design followed a stratified
random sampling approach to ensure the independence of the sample observations
within the sample itself and in relation to the characteristics of the territory. The reference
database was based on the CLC nomenclature and consisted in 100 sampling units per
mapped class. This resulted in a global reference sample of 4200 sampling units. The
protocol to determine the reference LULC classification of a sampling unit included: i)
Labelling of primary and alternative reference land cover labels through interpretation of
reference and ancillary data; ii) Labelling of location confidence ratings for each sampling
unit, which allowed for the discrimination of the sampling units located in the vicinity of
land cover class boundaries (i.e. at a distance smaller than 100m); iii) Labeling of primary
reference land cover labels of the neighbour land cover classes, when these exist in the
vicinity of the sampling unit. The most relevant features of the strategy developed for the
accuracy assessment of CLC06_PT are summarized in Table 8.
Table 8 – Key-features of the accuracy assessment strategy developed for CLC06_PT.
Target accuracy At least 85% thematic accuracy at 95% confidence level
Sampling units Points
Sampling scheme Stratified random sampling
Sample size 100 sampling units per mapped class
Attributes to be collected for
reference sample
Labeling of primary reference land cover labels, alternative reference
land cover labels and location confidence ratings
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3333 Results and discussionResults and discussionResults and discussionResults and discussion
In this chapter we present a brief analysis of the results obtained for all map products.
The chapter is sub-divided according to the three main topics related with production:
LULC change detection between 2000 and 2006, based on CHA06_PT; revision of the
original CLC2000-PT database; and CLC06_PT map production. All results refer to the
area of Continental Portugal delimited by CAOP, which provides the official administrative
limit defined by IGP (IGP, 2009). The total area of Continental Portugal given by CAOP is
8897130ha.
3.13.13.13.1 Analysis of LULC change in Continental PoAnalysis of LULC change in Continental PoAnalysis of LULC change in Continental PoAnalysis of LULC change in Continental Portugal in the period 2000rtugal in the period 2000rtugal in the period 2000rtugal in the period 2000----2006200620062006
The analysis of land use and land cover changes in Continental Portugal was based on the
CHA06_PT database. These changes occurred in 8,6% of the territory and are illustrated in
Figure 12.
CLC changes 2000-2006
Figure 12 – CHA06_PT map.
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From the analysis of the map it can be easily concluded that the centre of the territory
was the region with the highest occurrence of changes in the period 2000-2006. This is
related essentially to the well-known dynamic nature of the Portuguese forests, which
constitute the main land cover type in that region. In order to further understand the
LULC dynamics in Continental Portugal between 2000 and 2006 it is important to
examine the areas that were gained and lost per class in that period (Table 9), as well as
the change matrix (Table 10).
Table 9 - Areas gained (+) and lost (-) per CLC class between 2000 and 2006 in Continental Portugal.
Area (ha)
CLC class Out In Difference
111 0
112 133 9364 +9231
121 64 5510 +5446
122 8 6565 +6558
123 83 +83
124 80 +80
131 205 2043 +1838
132 20 346 +326
133 8877 10076 +1199
141 46 51 +5
142 37 2905 +2869
211 45522 6578 -38944
212 2480 9136 +6656
213 2204 397 -1808
221 1429 8533 +7104
222 1192 1537 +345
223 4708 4478 -230
231 1461 1300 -160
241 2623 116 -2507
242 3408 165 -3243
243 12015 5638 -6377
244 17128 8074 -9054
311 177819 58621 -119198
312 206895 33749 -173146
313 83000 13513 -69487
321 5579 239 -5341
322 10062 2216 -7847
323 20040 1446 -18593
324 127038 519199 +392161
331 47 38 -10
332 13 18 +4
333 578 890 +312
334 29405 33145 +3741
411 0
421 37 -37
422 0
423 169 +169
511 1117 398 -719
512 18729 +18729
521 14 38 +23
522 169 -169
523 26 17 -9
+ -
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Table 10 – 2000-2006 land use and land cover change matrix for Continental Portugal (areas are presented in hectares).
CLC06_PCLC06_PCLC06_PCLC06_PTTTT
111
111
111
111
112
112
112
112
121
121
121
121
122
122
122
122
123
123
123
123
124
124
124
124
131
131
131
131
132
132
132
132
133
133
133
133
141
141
141
141
142
142
142
142
211
211
211
211
212
212
212
212
213
213
213
213
221
221
221
221
222
222
222
222
223
223
223
223
231
231
231
231
241
241
241
241
242
242
242
242
243
243
243
243
244
244
244
244
311
311
311
311
312
312
312
312
313
313
313
313
321
321
321
321
322
322
322
322
323
323
323
323
324
324
324
324
331
331
331
331
332
332
332
332
333
333
333
333
334
334
334
334
411
411
411
411
421
421
421
421
422
422
422
422
423
423
423
423
511
511
511
511
512
512
512
512
521
521
521
521
522
522
522
522
523
523
523
523
TotalTotalTotalTotal
111111111111
112112112112 23 88 15 7 133
121121121121 47 17 64
122122122122 8 8
123123123123
124124124124
131131131131 17 83 52 53 205
132132132132 20 20
133133133133 3271 2572 1822 67 33 47 23 918 5 13 9 64 33 8877
141141141141 11 6 25 4 46
142142142142 30 7 37
211211211211 888 425 540 30 33 18 796 138 5361 43 4688 714 2691 101 236 95 97 49 8 76 54 107 25031 116 3188 45522
212212212212 65 123 117 12 9 186 34 113 56 422 213 771 13 11 17 15 154 52 98 2480
213213213213 9 5 57 1812 28 186 21 17 70 2204
221221221221 198 52 79 21 122 6 419 149 42 23 78 31 47 36 21 12 71 22 1429
222222222222 68 40 73 10 72 110 152 57 120 9 20 30 3 410 17 3 1192
223223223223 175 25 15 10 189 9 724 308 672 29 29 45 38 91 1644 704 4708
231231231231 24 15 3 43 50 37 227 254 2 25 11 37 604 128 1461
241241241241 697 107 211 2 20 559 75 176 7 61 108 5 25 9 487 74 2623
242242242242 1135 262 119 4 7 702 189 65 93 35 156 80 47 9 5 311 188 3408
243243243243 605 144 263 32 633 123 2037 236 66 36 9 147 44 24 28 27 7109 63 390 12015
244244244244 3 46 55 44 25 116 14 28 223 178 4 72 909 452 11365 82 3510 17128
311311311311 164 157 335 114 102 769 349 94 166 8 102 29 31 6 628 5109 14 624 157023 6391 28 5575 177819
312312312312 372 260 738 324 21 1516 207 90 152 190 37 10 11 6 14 7 6 196786 250 5894 2 206895
313313313313 444 332 1015 148 986 119 45 56 184 3 164 66 39 35 75133 4200 31 83000
321321321321 177 99 73 77 12 375 264 423 97 24 130 391 30 56 12 10 28 2945 356 5579
322322322322 175 13 71 85 388 28 15 455 309 25 125 45 8 18 4103 640 3513 47 10062
323323323323 25 14 28 126 11 183 78 786 102 37 46 370 41 13 3863 277 20 10628 18 1338 2036 20040
324324324324 832 823 974 5 699 79 1924 187 859 271 1089 82 536 62 2 590 2315 57103 33414 12263 11808 40 1085 127038
331331331331 20 4 5 17 47
332332332332 5 8 13
333333333333 298 253 12 15 578
334334334334 5 58 17 97 22 25 264 147 124 21 2133 1198 25281 12 29405
411411411411
421421421421 14 24 37
422422422422
423423423423
511511511511 1117 1117
512512512512
521521521521 3 12 14
522522522522 169 169
523523523523 0 26 26
CLC
00_PT
CLC
00_PT
CLC
00_PT
CLC
00_PT
TotalTotalTotalTotal 9364 5510 6565 83 80 2043 346 10076 51 2905 6578 9136 397 8533 1537 4478 1300 116 165 5638 8074 58621 33749 13513 239 2216 1446 519199 38 18 890 33145 169 398 18729 38 17 765399
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At level 1 of the nomenclature the main changes occur from classes: 2 and 3 to 1; 2 and 3
to 5; 3 to 2; and 2 to 3. These changes represent the growth of urban areas, the
construction of new artificial dams and lakes, and the conversion of natural to agricultural
areas and vice-versa. Within class 3, the changes from classes 311, 312 or 313 to 324,
and vice-versa, are the most representative ones in terms of area, showing the dynamics
in the Portuguese forest sector. The large area corresponding to occurrences of forest
fires also has an important influence in this dynamics. Regarding agricultural areas, the
classes that changed most were 211 and 244, often converted to new forest plantations
(class 324). Table 11 shows the top-10 level-3 changes in terms of area.
Table 11 - Top-10 level-3 changes in Continental Portugal between 2000 and 2006.
Change Area (ha)
312-324 198404
311-324 157577
313-324 75470
324-311 57199
324-312 33626
334-324 25351
211-324 25033
324-313 12272
324-334 11808
244-324 11411
3.23.23.23.2 ReviReviReviRevision of the original CLC2000sion of the original CLC2000sion of the original CLC2000sion of the original CLC2000----PTPTPTPT
As a result of the revision of the original CLC2000-PT database (see Figure 13), 7,8% of
the area of Continental Portugal were corrected for geometric and thematic errors.
In view of analysing which region of the territory was subjected to more corrections, the
original and revised CLC2000-PT databases were intersected with the level-3 NUTS
(Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) for Continental Portugal. Figure 14 shows
the percentage of corrections made to the original CLC2000-PT database per NUTS III.
“Minho/Lima”, “Beira Interior Norte”, “Grande Lisboa” and “Alentejo Central” were the most
corrected NUTS. The Centre and North-Interior were the regions of the territory with
fewer corrections. Table 12 shows the area differences per class between the revised and
the original CLC2000-PT databases. Classes 423, 332, 333, 133 and 112 were
significantly corrected relatively to their original area. This doesn’t mean necessarily
though that they correspond to the major part of the corrected area in relation to the total
area of Continental Portugal. In fact, classes that occupy a larger part of the territory are
likely to be subjected to more corrections than less represented classes. This was the case
with 112, 211, 311, 322 and 324, which were the classes responsible for the major part
of the overall improvements.
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CLC2000 revised
Figure 13 – CLC00_PT map.
LegendCorrections (%)
Figure 14 - Percentage of corrections made to the original CLC2000-PT database per NUTSIII.
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Table 12 – Area differences per CLC class between the revised and the original CLC2000-PT databases.
Original CLC2000-PT CLC00_PT Difference
CLC
class Area (ha)
% of total area of
Cont. Portugal Area (ha)
% of total area of
Cont. Portugal
Relative to total area
of Cont. Portugal (%)
Relative to class area
in original CLC2000-
PT (%)
111 13956 0,2 12077 0,1 -0,0211 -13,5
112 161113 1,8 202359 2,3 +0,4636 +25,6
121 28652 0,3 29706 0,3 +0,0118 +3,7
122 2307 0,0 2256 0,0 -0,0006 -2,2
123 1416 0,0 1475 0,0 +0,0007 +4,1
124 4157 0,0 4216 0,0 +0,0007 +1,4
131 13039 0,1 12248 0,1 -0,0089 -6,1
132 459 0,0 748 0,0 +0,0032 +63
133 4416 0,0 5721 0,1 +0,0147 +29,5
141 1439 0,0 1761 0,0 +0,0036 +22,3
142 7944 0,1 9053 0,1 +0,0125 +14
211 1092487 12,3 1019416 11,5 -0,8213 -6,7
212 194547 2,2 203804 2,3 +0,104 +4,8
213 53409 0,6 54401 0,6 +0,0111 +1,9
221 232873 2,6 222741 2,5 -0,1139 -4,4
222 100111 1,1 100566 1,1 +0,0051 +0,5
223 270557 3,0 262925 3,0 -0,0858 -2,8
231 37816 0,4 42104 0,5 +0,0482 +11,3
241 420388 4,7 405789 4,6 -0,1641 -3,5
242 622850 7,0 609907 6,9 -0,1455 -2,1
243 681514 7,7 700127 7,9 +0,2092 +2,7
244 559658 6,3 628699 7,1 +0,776 +12,3
311 1221196 13,7 1125181 12,6 -1,0792 -7,9
312 691008 7,8 708603 8,0 +0,1978 +2,5
313 525077 5,9 545339 6,1 +0,2277 +3,9
321 185235 2,1 176156 2,0 -0,1020 -4,9
322 336428 3,8 289461 3,3 -0,5279 -14,0
323 195444 2,2 225001 2,5 +0,3322 +15,1
324 963537 10,8 1019203 11,5 +0,6257 +5,8
331 11324 0,1 11083 0,1 -0,0027 -2,1
332 43971 0,5 23836 0,3 -0,2263 -45,8
333 77138 0,9 100528 1,1 +0,2629 +30,3
334 31562 0,4 29688 0,3 -0,0211 -5,9
411 1021 0,0 1119 0,0 +0,0011 +9,7
421 18608 0,2 18191 0,2 -0,0047 -2,2
422 7531 0,1 7200 0,1 -0,0037 -4,4
423 789 0,0 1733 0,0 +0,0106 +119,5
511 20493 0,2 20590 0,2 +0,0011 +0,5
512 34121 0,4 34600 0,4 +0,0054 +1,4
521 8459 0,1 8465 0,1 +0,0001 +0,1
522 16293 0,2 16292 0,2 +0,0000 +0,0
523 2779 0,0 2752 0,0 -0,0003 +0,0
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3.33.33.33.3 Validation of the CLC06_PT mapValidation of the CLC06_PT mapValidation of the CLC06_PT mapValidation of the CLC06_PT map
As a result of the accuracy assessment of CLC06_PT we obtained estimates for the overall
and specific map accuracy indices (Table 13). These estimates confirm the good quality of
the product CLC06_PT. In fact, the estimated overall accuracy was 90,2%, with an absolute
precision of 1,3% at the 95% confidence level. This is well above the 85% thematic
accuracy target that we had set. Regarding user’s accuracies, only classes 231, 132, 222,
313 and 332 have confidence intervals completely below the 85% thematic accuracy
target. In the case of producer’s accuracies, only classes 231 and 423 present confidence
intervals completely below the same target. However, while for user’s accuracies the
confidence intervals were small for all land cover classes, for producer’s accuracies some
classes were estimated with very large confidence intervals, which means that the
estimates for these specific classes must be considered with care because larger
confidence intervals indicate that we can have less confidence in the correspondent
estimates.
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Table 13 – Percentage area occupied per mapped land cover class (Nh). Estimates for percentage area occupied
per reference land cover class (Ng), percentage overall accuracy (P), percentage user’s accuracy (Ph), and
percentage producer’s accuracy (Pg). The absolute precision (d) was estimated at the 95% confidence level.
CLC class hN
)ˆ(ˆgg NdN ± )ˆ(ˆ
hh PdP ± )ˆ(ˆgg PdP ±
111 0,1 0,1 ± 0,0 97,0 ± 3,3 100 ± 0,0
112 1,9 2,0 ± 0,2 99,0 ± 2,0 91,9 ± 7,4
121 0,3 0,3 ± 0,1 90,0 ± 5,9 86,8 ± 19,5
122 0,1 0,1 ± 0,1 93,0 ± 5,0 65,4 ± 34,4
123 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 95,0 ± 4,2 100,0 ± 0,0
124 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 100,0 ± 0,0 97,3 ± 5,1
131 0,1 0,2 ± 0,1 97,0 ± 3,3 74,3 ± 32,5
132 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 71,0 ± 8,5 83,3 ± 27,1
133 0,1 0,0 ± 0,0 78,0 ± 8,1 98,1 ± 2,9
141 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 95,0 ± 4,2 87,9 ± 14,5
142 0,1 0,1 ± 0,1 93,0 ± 5,0 63,6 ± 44,8
211 8,6 7,8 ± 0,6 86,0 ± 6,8 94,8 ± 2,1
212 1,9 1,7 ± 0,2 80,8 ± 7,8 90,1 ± 10,8
213 0,5 0,4 ± 0,0 86,0 ± 6,8 97,3 ± 3,0
221 2,0 1,9 ± 0,1 94,0 ± 4,7 99,5 ± 0,9
222 0,9 0,8 ± 0,2 72,0 ± 8,8 81,8 ± 17,1
223 2,3 2,3 ± 0,3 81,2 ± 7,7 81,8 ± 9,3
231 0,4 0,4 ± 0,2 51,0 ± 9,8 51,9 ± 24,4
241 3,5 3,7 ± 0,5 81,0 ± 7,7 76,6 ± 9,4
242 5,4 5,3 ± 0,7 79,0 ± 8,0 80,3 ± 7,7
243 6,1 6,6 ± 0,6 90,0 ± 5,9 83,1 ± 6,4
244 5,5 5,6 ± 0,6 89,0 ± 6,2 87,8 ± 7,0
311 8,9 9,7 ± 0,7 94,0 ± 4,7 85,8 ± 4,5
312 4,7 5,2 ± 0,4 96,0 ± 3,9 86,9 ± 6,7
313 4,2 3,4 ± 0,5 74,0 ± 8,6 91,0 ± 9,6
321 1,6 1,7 ± 0,2 84,0 ± 7,2 75,5 ± 9,6
322 2,6 2,3 ± 0,2 81,0 ± 7,7 91,3 ± 4,7
323 1,9 1,9 ± 0,2 91,0 ± 5,6 89,4 ± 7,1
324 12,6 12,6 ± 0,8 92,0 ± 5,3 92,0 ± 3,2
331 0,1 0,1 ± 0,0 96,0 ± 3,8 95,2 ± 5,0
332 0,2 0,1 ± 0,0 66,0 ± 9,3 100,0 ± 0,0
333 0,9 0,8 ± 0,1 80,0 ± 7,9 89,2 ± 9,1
334 0,3 0,3 ± 0,1 87,0 ± 6,6 90,0 ± 16,3
411 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 95,0 ± 4,1 53,9 ± 32,1
421 0,2 0,2 ± 0,0 83,0 ± 7,4 86,2 ± 17,4
422 0,1 0,1 ± 0,0 97,0 ± 3,3 97,4 ± 4,9
423 0,0 0,0 ± 0,0 95,0 ± 4,2 51,5 ± 17,7
511 0,2 0,2 ± 0,0 98,0 ± 2,8 86,4 ± 17,2
512 0,5 0,5 ± 0,0 97,0 ± 3,4 99,0 ± 1,2
521 0,1 0,1 ± 0,0 97,0 ± 3,3 97,7 ± 4,2
522 0,4 0,4 ± 0,0 98,0 ± 2,8 99,7 ± 0,2
523 21,1 21,1 ± 0,0 100,0 ± 0 100,0 ± 0,0
Overall accuracy )ˆ(ˆ PdP ± 90,2 ± 1,3
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3.43.43.43.4 Analysis of LULC in Continental Portugal in 2006Analysis of LULC in Continental Portugal in 2006Analysis of LULC in Continental Portugal in 2006Analysis of LULC in Continental Portugal in 2006
The integration of CHA06_PT with CLC00_PT and the implementation of generalisation
procedures led to the creation of the CLC06_PT database (Figure 15).
CLC2006
Figure 15 - CLC06_PT map.
The main information that can be retrieved from the map is the dominance of Forest and
semi-natural areas, and Agricultural areas. Table 14 confirms this, adding Artificial
surfaces as the third most representative level-1 CLC class in 2006. Water bodies and
Wetlands are the least representative level-1 classes in that year. These proportions are
very similar to the “reality” as represented in the CLC00_PT map. Looking at the area
differences between CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT we can see that Water bodies were the class
that grew most relatively to the area in CLC00_PT, followed by Artificial surfaces. This
growth originated mainly from Agricultural areas, which were the only level-1 CLC class
that decreased.
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Table 14 – CLC level-1 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT.
CLC00_PT CLC06_PT Area difference
CLC
class
level 1
Area (ha)
% of total area
of Cont.
Portugal
Area (ha)
% of total area
of Cont.
Portugal
Absolute
(ha)
Relative to total
area of Cont.
Portugal (%)
Relative to class
area in CLC00_PT
(%)
1 281621 3,2 309149 3,5 +27528 +0,3094 +9,8
2 4250479 47,8 4199529 47,2 -50950 -0,5727 -1,2
3 4254079 47,8 4259822 47,9 +5742 +0,0645 +0,1
4 28244 0,3 28392 0,3 +148 +0,0017 +0,5
5 82699 0,9 100238 1,1 +17539 +0,1971 +21,2
The same type of analysis can be done for the second and third levels of the CLC
nomenclature (Table 15 and Table 16, respectively). From the analysis of Table 15 it can
be concluded that the above-mentioned dominance of class 3 in 2006 is mainly due to
Forests (31) and Scrub and/or herbaceous vegetation associations (32). In Agricultural
areas, the most representative class in 2006 is Heterogeneous agricultural areas (24). As
for Artificial surfaces, most of them are constituted by Urban fabric (class 11). These
patterns can also be observed for the areas present in the CLC00_PT map.
Table 15 - CLC level-2 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT.
CLC00_PT CLC06_PT Area difference
CLC
class
level 2
Area (ha)
% of total area
of Cont.
Portugal
Area (ha)
% of total area
of Cont.
Portugal
Absolute
(ha)
Relative to total
area of Cont.
Portugal (%)
Relative to class
area in CLC00_PT
(%)
11 214436 2,4 227483 2,6 +13046 +0,1466 +6,1
12 37653 0,4 47264 0,5 +9610 +0,108 +25,5
13 18717 0,2 21151 0,2 +2434 +0,0274 +13,0
14 10814 0,1 13252 0,1 +2438 +0,0274 +22,5
21 1277621 14,4 1245108 14,0 -32513 -0,3654 -2,5
22 586232 6,6 593033 6,7 +6802 +0,0764 +1,2
23 42104 0,5 41875 0,5 -229 -0,0026 -0,5
24 2344523 26,4 2319513 26,1 -25009 -0,2811 -1,1
31 2379124 26,7 2016603 22,7 -362521 -4,0746 -15,2
32 1709821 19,2 2074584 23,3 +364763 +4,0998 +21,3
33 165134 1,9 168635 1,9 +3501 +0,0393 +2,1
41 1119 0,0 1139 0,0 +19 +0,0002 +1,7
42 27124 0,3 27253 0,3 +129 +0,0014 +0,5
51 55190 0,6 72860 0,8 +17670 +0,1986 +32,0
52 27509 0,3 27378 0,3 -131 -0,0015 -0,5
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Table 16 - CLC level-3 class areas in CLC06_PT and CLC00_PT.
CLC00_PT CLC06_PT Area difference
CLC class
level 3 Area (ha)
% of total area of
Cont. Portugal Area (ha)
% of total area of
Cont. Portugal
Absolute
(ha)
Relative to total
area of Cont.
Portugal (%)
Relative to class area
in CLC00_PT (%)
111 12077 0,1 12233 0,1 +155 +0,0017 +1,3
112 202359 2,3 215250 2,4 +12891 +0,1449 +6,4
121 29706 0,3 33698 0,4 +3992 +0,0449 +13,4
122 2256 0,0 7679 0,1 +5422 +0,0609 +240,3
123 1475 0,0 1585 0,0 +109 +0,0012 +7,4
124 4216 0,0 4303 0,0 +87 +0,001 +2,1
131 12248 0,1 13661 0,2 +1413 +0,0159 +11,5
132 748 0,0 972 0,0 +224 +0,0025 +29,9
133 5721 0,1 6518 0,1 +797 +0,009 +13,9
141 1761 0,0 1761 0,0 0 0,0000 0,0
142 9053 0,1 11491 0,1 +2438 +0,0274 +26,9
211 1019416 11,5 981760 11,0 -37656 -0,4233 -3,7
212 203804 2,3 210523 2,4 +6719 +0,0755 +3,3
213 54401 0,6 52825 0,6 -1576 -0,0177 -2,9
221 222741 2,5 228989 2,6 +6249 +0,0702 +2,8
222 100566 1,1 100994 1,1 +428 +0,0048 +0,4
223 262925 3,0 263050 3,0 +125 +0,0014 0,0
231 42104 0,5 41875 0,5 -229 -0,0026 -0,5
241 405789 4,6 404022 4,5 -1766 -0,0199 -0,4
242 609907 6,9 607104 6,8 -2804 -0,0315 -0,5
243 700127 7,9 686893 7,7 -13234 -0,1488 -1,9
244 628699 7,1 621494 7,0 -7205 -0,0810 -1,1
311 1125181 12,6 1007057 11,3 -118124 -1,3277 -10,5
312 708603 8,0 533994 6,0 -174609 -1,9625 -24,6
313 545339 6,1 475551 5,3 -69788 -0,7844 -12,8
321 176156 2,0 171883 1,9 -4273 -0,0480 -2,4
322 289461 3,3 284585 3,2 -4875 -0,0548 -1,7
323 225001 2,5 206625 2,3 -18376 -0,2065 -8,2
324 1019203 11,5 1411490 15,9 +392288 +4,4091 +38,5
331 11083 0,1 11075 0,1 -8 -0,0001 -0,1
332 23836 0,3 23863 0,3 +27 +0,0003 +0,1
333 100528 1,1 100835 1,1 +307 +0,0035 +0,3
334 29688 0,3 32862 0,4 +3174 +0,0357 +10,7
411 1119 0,0 1139 0,0 +19 +0,0002 +1,7
421 18191 0,2 18142 0,2 -49 -0,0006 -0,3
422 7200 0,1 7200 0,1 0 0,0000 0,0
423 1733 0,0 1911 0,0 +178 +0,002 +10,3
511 20590 0,2 19871 0,2 -719 -0,0081 -3,5
512 34600 0,4 52989 0,6 +18389 +0,2067 +53,1
521 8465 0,1 8488 0,1 +23 +0,0003 +0,3
522 16292 0,2 16138 0,2 -154 -0,0017 -0,9
523 2752 0,0 2751 0,0 0 0,0000 0,0
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Considering the third and most detailed level in the CLC nomenclature (Table 16) it can be
seen that the classes that occupy a larger portion of the Portuguese Continental territory
in 2006 are 324 (Transitional woodland-shrub), 311 (Broad-leaved forest) and 211 (Non-
irrigated arable land). The same happens for the CLC00_PT map, reinforcing the
importance of the forest and agricultural sectors in Continental Portugal. Within Artificial
surfaces, class 112 (Discontinuous urban fabric) is the most abundant, while for Wetlands
and Water bodies, classes 421 (Salt marshes) and 512 (Water bodies) are respectively the
dominant ones.
Finally, it is important to mention that when comparing CLC00_PT and CLC06_PT, the
percentages of change per class are not exactly the same as the ones that result from
CHA06_PT. This is due to the generalisation procedures applied and also to the fact that
the products have different minimum mapping units: whereas CHA06_PT has a MMU of 5
ha, both CLC00_PT and CLC06_PT have a MMU of 25 ha.
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4444 ConclusionsConclusionsConclusionsConclusions
This report described the production procedures and general results of the CORINE Land
Cover 2006 for Continental Portugal. The National Technical team coordinated the
production process of the project, carried out during 2008 and 2009 at the premises of
the Portuguese Geographic Institute. The production process included visual
interpretation of satellite imagery to detect land use and land cover changes in the period
from 2000 to 2006, in Continental Portugal, and integration of the resultant product with
the CLC00_PT database to create the CLC06_PT map. This process was accompanied by
permanent quality control breakpoints to ensure demanded quality standards. A
validation protocol was applied to the CLC06_PT map and the estimated overall accuracy
was 90,2%, with an absolute precision of 1,3 at the 95% confidence level. The results
obtained also show that 7,8% of the original CLC2000-PT database was corrected when
producing CLC00_PT, and that 8,6% of the area of Continental Portugal was affected by
land use and land cover changes, in the period from 2000 to 2006. Forest and semi-
natural areas, as well as Agricultural areas, continue to be the dominant LULC types in the
territory and the main source of change dynamics.
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Annex 1Annex 1Annex 1Annex 1
Metadata of CHA06_PTMetadata of CHA06_PTMetadata of CHA06_PTMetadata of CHA06_PT
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EEA metadata form for spatial datasets (GIS data) & EEA Metadata Standard for Geographic Information (EEA-MSGI v.1.1)
Dataset metadata form mapped to ISO19115
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EEA Field name
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
ISO Number
EEA Description CHA06_PT
Defines the metadata on the dataset
Responsible organisation and individual for the metadata
Organisation name 8.376 Responsible organisation name
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 8.375 Responsible individual name Mário Caetano
Position name 8.377 The responsible individual role or position in the organisation
Project manager
Role 8.379 Function performed by the responsible organisation
Production
Address: Delivery point 8.378.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 8.378.382 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 8.378.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 8.378.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 8.378.385 Country of the location Portugal
Point of contact
Address: E-mail 8.378.386 The electronic mail address of the responsible organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Metadata on metadata
Last modified
9 Date of the last modification of the metadata
(YYYYMMDD)
20090714
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Name of standard
10 Name of metadata standard EEA-MSGI/ISO19115 (First Edition)
Version of standard
11 Version of the metadata standard
EEA-MSGI 1.1
Basic information required to identify the dataset
Title 15.24.360 Title of the dataset CHA06_PT
Alternative title 15.24.361 Alternative titles of the dataset
CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 map of Continental Portugal
Brief Abstract
15.EEABriefAbstract
Brief abstract explaining in short the content of the dataset
CHA06_PT is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 5 ha and a nomenclature with 44 classes. Each polygon has two codes: one referring to LULC in 2000 and the other to LULC in 2006.
Dataset identification
Abstract
15.25 An abstract explaining the content of the dataset
The CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 map of Continental Portugal (CHA06_PT) was produced by the Remote Sensing Unit of the Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP), in the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP). GMES Land FTSP is an initiative created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission (EC). GMES Land FTSP for Continental Portugal was funded by the EEA, IGP and Portuguese Environment Agency (APA). CHA06_PT is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 5 ha and an a priori hierarchical nomenclature. This nomenclature has three levels and 44 classes at the third and most detailed level. Each polygon has two codes: one referring to LULC in 2000 and the other to LULC in 2006. This map was generated through computer-assisted visual interpretation of 2000 and 2006 satellite images. The geometric accuracy of the map is better than 100m.
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Keywords 15.33.53 Keywords helping to classify the dataset
Land use and land cover (LULC), CORINE Land Cover, CLC Changes 2000-2006, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP), Portugal
Topic category 15.41 A predefined ISO category 010 (imageryBaseMapsEarthCover)
Dataset version 15.24.363 Version of the dataset Version 1.
Reference date 15.24.362.394
Date of last modification to the dataset (YYYYMMDD)
20090714
Definition of the reference system used for the dataset
Name 13.196.207 Name of reference system PT-TM06/ETRS89
Identity of the datum Datum
Name 13.192.207 Name of datum D_ETRS_1989
Identity of the ellipsoid
Name 13.191.207 Name of ellipsoid GRS80
Semi-major axis 13.193.202 Radius of the equatorial axis of the ellipsoid
6378137
Axis units 13.193.203 Units of the semi-major axis Meter
Ellipsoid
Flattening ratio 13.193.204 Ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii of the ellipsoid to the equatorial radius when the numerator is set to 1
1 / 298,257 222 101
Identity of the projection
Name 13.190.207 Name of projection Transverse_Mercator
Reference system
Projection
Zone 13.194.216 Unique identifier for grid zone
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Standard parallel 13.194.217 Line of constant latitude at which the surface of Earth and the plane or developable surface intersect
Longitude Of Central Meridian
13.194.218 Line of longitude at the centre of a map projection generally used as the basis for constructing the projection
-8,133108
Latitude of projection origin
13.194.219 Latitude chosen as the origin of rectangular coordinates for a map projection
39,668258
False easting 13.194.220 Value added to all “x” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False northing 13.194.221 Value added to all “y” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False easting northing units
13.194.222 Units of false northing and false easting
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Scale factor at equator 13.194.223 Ratio between physical distance and corresponding map distance, along the equator
1,000000
Longitude of projection centre
13.194.224 Longitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
Latitude of projection centre
13.194.225 Latitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
European Environment Agency
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Chris Steenmans
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Kongens Nytorv 6
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Copenhagen
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1050
Distribution information
Owner 1
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Denmark
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Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
eea@eea.europa.eu
Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Luís Baltazar
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
GIS manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Amadora
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
-
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Owner 2
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Owner 3
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Mário Caetano
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Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Information about intellectual creator (person and/or organisation with intellectual rights) of the dataset
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the creating organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the creating organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the creating organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Originator” role Originator
Originator
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
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Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the originator/creator organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
The technical producer or processor of the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the processor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the processor organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the processor organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Processor” role Processor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Processor
Address: Country 15.29.378.385
Country of the location Portugal
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Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the processor organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Luís Baltazar
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
GIS manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382
Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383
City of the location Amadora
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.384
State, province of the location
-
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385
Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386
Country of the location Portugal
Distributor 1
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382
The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Distributor 2
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Mário Caetano
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Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.384
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382
The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Defines access rights for the dataset
Type of constraint 20.70 The type of access right applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restriction or limitations on obtaining the resource.
005 (Licence - formal regulation of user rights)
Access rights
Restriction 20.72 Description of the restriction of the access right.
Other aspects explaining the dataset
Other dataset information
Language 15.39 Language used within the dataset
EN
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Format name 15.32.285 Name of the used exchange format for the dataset
ESRI GDB
Format version 15.32.286 Version of the used exchange format for the dataset
9.3
Methodology description 18.81.83 General explanation of the data producer’s knowledge about how the geometry was constructed/derived and how the attribute information being part of the dataset was generated.
CHA06_PT was produced by visual comparison of IMAGE2006 and IMAGE2000. All changes fulfilling the mapping criteria (> 5 ha, > 100 m boundary displacement) have been delineated.
Changes 18.EEAChanges
Description of the changes since last version of the dataset
-
Information about the event in the creation process of the dataset
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step1: Delineation of changes in land cover and land use (LULC) by visual comparison of satellite images from 2000 (IMAGE2000) and 2006 (IMAGE2006). This delineation is made taking into account the geometry of CLC00_PT. Software used: InterChange sw package under ArcView 3.2
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360
Name of the resource used in process step
IMAGE2000 data: Ortho-corrected Landsat ETM+ imagery. Pixel size: 25 m
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362
Date of the resource used in process step
Date range: 06/24 – 09/05 2000.
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360
Name of the resource used in process step
IMAGE2006 data: LISIII and Spot 4&5, pixel size: 20 m.
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362
Date of the resource used in process step
Date range: 06/24/2005 – 15/15/2007 (Spring and Summer data)
Process steps
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360
Name of the resource used in process step
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Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362
Date of the resource used in process step
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step2: Internal verification
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step3: External verification by ETC-LUSI (European Topic Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step4: Merging of adjacent map sheets.
Scale 15.38.60.57 Gives a rough value of accuracy of the dataset; e.g. 2500000 means dataset has an accuracy suitable for use at scale 1:2.5 million at best
100 000
Geographic accuracy 15.38.61 Geographic accuracy of location, ground distance as an value in meters
100
Geographic position bounding box of the dataset
West bound longitude 15.42.336.344
Western-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-9,114382
Geographic box
East bound longitude 15.42.336.345
Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-9,114382
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South bound latitude 15.42.336.346
Southern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
42,144757
North bound latitude 15.42.336.347
Northern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
42,144757
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Annex 2Annex 2Annex 2Annex 2
Metadata of CLC00_PTMetadata of CLC00_PTMetadata of CLC00_PTMetadata of CLC00_PT
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EEA metadata form for spatial datasets (GIS data) & EEA Metadata Standard for Geographic Information (EEA-MSGI v.1.1)
Dataset metadata form mapped to ISO19115
Revised CORINE Land Cover 2000 map of Continental Portugal
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EEA Field name
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
ISO Numb
er
EEA Description CLC00_PT
Defines the metadata on the dataset
Responsible organisation and individual for the metadata
Organisation name 8.376 Responsible organisation name Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 8.375 Responsible individual name Mário Caetano
Position name 8.377 The responsible individual role or position in the organisation
Project manager
Role 8.379 Function performed by the responsible organisation
Production
Address: Delivery point 8.378.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 8.378.382 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 8.378.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 8.378.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 8.378.385 Country of the location Portugal
Point of contact
Address: E-mail 8.378.386 The electronic mail address of the responsible organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Last modified
9 Date of the last modification of
the metadata (YYYYMMDD)
20090714
Name of standard
10 Name of metadata standard EEA-MSGI/ISO19115 (First Edition)
Metadata on metadata
Version of standard
11 Version of the metadata standard
EEA-MSGI 1.1
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Basic information required to identify the dataset
Title 15.24.360 Title of the dataset CLC00_PT
Alternative title 15.24.361 Alternative titles of the dataset Revised CORINE Land Cover 2000 map of Continental Portugal
Brief Abstract
15.EEABriefAbstract
Brief abstract explaining in short the content of the dataset
Revised CORINE Land Cover 2000 map of Continental Portugal is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 25 ha and a nomenclature with 44 classes.
Abstract
15.25 An abstract explaining the content of the dataset
The revised CORINE Land Cover 2000 map of Continental Portugal (CLC00_PT) was produced by the Remote Sensing Unit of the Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP), in the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP). GMES Land FTSP is an initiative created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission (EC). GMES Land FTSP for Continental Portugal was funded by the EEA, IGP and Portuguese Environment Agency (APA). CLC00_PT is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 25 ha and an a priori hierarchical nomenclature. This nomenclature has three levels and 44 classes at the third and most detailed level. This map was produced by revising the original CLC2000-PT database, which was done in parallel with the production of the CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 map of Continental Portugal (CHA06_PT). The later was produced within the same project. The geometric accuracy of the map is better than 100m.
Keywords 15.33.53 Keywords helping to classify the dataset
Land use and land cover (LULC), CORINE Land Cover, Revised CLC2000, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP), Portugal
Topic category 15.41 A predefined ISO category. 010 (imageryBaseMapsEarthCover)
Dataset identification
Dataset version 15.24.363 Version of the dataset Version 2.
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Reference date 15.24.362.394
Date of last modification to the dataset (YYYYMMDD)
20090714
Definition of the reference system used for the dataset
Name 13.196.207
Name of reference system PT-TM06/ETRS89
Identity of the datum Datum
Name 13.192.207
Name of datum D_ETRS_1989
Identity of the ellipsoid
Name 13.191.207
Name of ellipsoid GRS80
Semi-major axis 13.193.202
Radius of the equatorial axis of the ellipsoid
6378137
Axis units 13.193.203
Units of the semi-major axis Meter
Ellipsoid
Flattening ratio 13.193.204
Ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii of the ellipsoid to the equatorial radius when the numerator is set to 1
1 / 298,257 222 101
Identity of the projection
Name 13.190.207
Name of projection Transverse_Mercator
Zone 13.194.216
Unique identifier for grid zone
Reference system
Projection
Standard parallel 13.194.217
Line of constant latitude at which the surface of Earth and the plane or developable surface intersect
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Longitude of Central Meridian
13.194.218
Line of longitude at the centre of a map projection generally used as the basis for constructing the projection
-8,133108
Latitude of projection origin
13.194.219
Latitude chosen as the origin of rectangular coordinates for a map projection
39,668258
False easting 13.194.220
Value added to all “x” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False northing 13.194.221
Value added to all “y” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False easting northing units
13.194.222
Units of false northing and false easting
Scale factor at equator 13.194.223
Ratio between physical distance and corresponding map distance, along the equator
1,000000
Longitude of projection centre
13.194.224
Longitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
Latitude of projection centre
13.194.225
Latitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
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Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation European Environment Agency
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Chris Steenmans
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Kongens Nytorv 6
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Copenhagen
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1050
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Denmark
Owner 1
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
eea@eea.europa.eu
Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Luís Baltazar
Distribution information
Owner 2
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
GIS manager
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Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Amadora
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location -
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Owner 3
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
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Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Information about intellectual creator (person and/or organisation with intellectual rights) of the dataset
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the creating organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the creating organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the creating organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Originator” role Originator
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385
Country of the location Portugal
Originator
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the originator/creator organisation or individual
Mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Processor The technical producer or processor of the data
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Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the processor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the processor organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the processor organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Processor” role Processor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.383
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.385
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386
The electronic mail address of the processor organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Luís Baltazar
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
GIS manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382
Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Distributor 1
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383
City of the location Amadora
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Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.384
State, province of the location -
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385
Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386
Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382
The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382
Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383
City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province 15.29.378.389.384
State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385
Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386
Country of the location Portugal
Distributor 2
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382
The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Access Defines access rights for the dataset
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Type of constraint 20.70 The type of access right applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restriction or limitations on obtaining the resource.
005 (Licence - formal regulation of user rights) rights
Restriction 20.72 Description of the restriction of the access right.
Other aspects explaining the dataset
Language 15.39 Language used within the dataset
EN
Format name 15.32.285 Name of the used exchange format for the dataset
ESRI GDB
Format version 15.32.286 Version of the used exchange format for the dataset
9.3
Methodology description 18.81.83 General explanation of the data producer’s knowledge about how the geometry was constructed/derived and how the attribute information being part of the dataset was generated.
CLC00_PT was produced by correcting boundary displacements and thematic errors in the original CLC2000-PT version.
Changes 18.EEAChanges
Description of the changes since last version of the dataset
CLC00_PT was produced by correcting boundary displacements and thematic errors in the original CLC2000-PT version.
Information about the event in the creation process of the dataset
Other dataset information
Process steps
Description 18.81.84.87
Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step1: Visual interpretation of IMAGE2000 for correction of geometric and thematic errors in the original CLC2000-PT version. Software used: InterChange sw package under ArcView 3.2
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Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360
Name of the resource used in process step
IMAGE2000 data: Ortho-corrected Landsat ETM+ imagery. Pixel size: 25 m.
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362
Date of the resource used in process step
Date range: 06/24 – 09/05 2000.
Description 18.81.84.87
Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step2: Internal verification
Description 18.81.84.87
Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step3: External verification by ETC-LUSI (European Topic Centre for Land Use and Spatial Information)
Description 18.81.84.87
Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step4: Merging of adjacent map sheets.
Scale 15.38.60.57
Gives a rough value of accuracy of the dataset; e.g. 2500000 means dataset has an accuracy suitable for use at scale 1:2.5 million at best
100 000
Geographic accuracy 15.38.61 Geographic accuracy of location, ground distance as an value in meters
100
Geographic position bounding box of the dataset
West bound longitude 15.42.336.344
Western-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-9,681687
Geographic box
East bound longitude 15.42.336.345
Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-6,162900
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South bound latitude 15.42.336.346
Southern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
42,163448
North bound latitude 15.42.336.347
Northern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
39,549549
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Annex 3Annex 3Annex 3Annex 3
Metadata of CLC06Metadata of CLC06Metadata of CLC06Metadata of CLC06_PT_PT_PT_PT
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EEA metadata form for spatial datasets (GIS data) & EEA Metadata Standard for Geographic Information (EEA-MSGI v.1.1)
Dataset metadata form mapped to ISO19115
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EEA Field name
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
ISO Number EEA Description CLC06_PT
Defines the metadata on the dataset
Responsible organisation and individual for the metadata
Organisation name 8.376 Responsible organisation name
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 8.375 Responsible individual name Mário Caetano
Position name 8.377 The responsible individual role or position in the organisation
Project manager
Role 8.379 Function performed by the responsible organisation
Production
Address: Delivery point 8.378.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 8.378.382 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province
8.378.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 8.378.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 8.378.385 Country of the location Portugal
Point of contact
Address: E-mail 8.378.386 The electronic mail address of the responsible organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Last modified
9 Date of the last modification of
the metadata (YYYYMMDD)
20090714
Metadata on metadata
Name of standard
10 Name of metadata standard EEA-MSGI/ISO19115 (First Edition)
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Version of standard
11 Version of the metadata standard
EEA-MSGI 1.1
Basic information required to identify the dataset
Title 15.24.360 Title of the dataset CLC06_PT
Alternative title 15.24.361 Alternative titles of the dataset CORINE Land Cover 2006 map of Continental Portugal
Brief Abstract
15.EEABriefAbstract Brief abstract explaining in short the content of the dataset
CORINE Land Cover 2006 map of Continental Portugal is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 25 ha and a nomenclature with 44 classes.
Dataset identification
Abstract
15.25 An abstract explaining the content of the dataset
The CORINE Land Cover 2006 map of Continental Portugal (CLC06_PT) was produced by the Remote Sensing Unit of the Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP), in the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP). GMES Land FTSP is an initiative created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission (EC). GMES Land FTSP for Continental Portugal was funded by the EEA, IGP and Portuguese Environment Agency (APA).
CLC06_PT is a land use and land cover (LULC) map with vector format, a minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 25 ha and an a priori hierarchical nomenclature. This nomenclature has three levels and 44 classes at the third and most detailed level.
This map was generated by integrating two other maps produced within the same project, in a Geographic Information System (GIS): the CORINE Land Cover Changes 2000-2006 map of Continental Portugal (CHA06_PT) and the revised CORINE Land Cover 2000 map of Continental Portugal (CLC00_PT).
The geometric accuracy of the map is better than 100m and its estimated overall accuracy is 90,2%, with an absolute precision of 1,3 at the 95% confidence level.
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Keywords 15.33.53 Keywords helping to classify the dataset
Land use and land cover (LULC), CORINE Land Cover, CLC2006, Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Land Fast Track Service Precursor (GMES Land FTSP), Portugal
Topic category 15.41 A predefined ISO category 010 (imageryBaseMapsEarthCover)
Dataset version 15.24.363 Version of the dataset Version 1.
Reference date 15.24.362.394 Date of last modification to the dataset (YYYYMMDD)
20090714
Definition of the reference system used for the dataset
Name 13.196.207 Name of reference system PT-TM06/ETRS89
Identity of the datum Datum
Name 13.192.207 Name of datum D_ETRS_1989
Identity of the ellipsoid
Name 13.191.207 Name of ellipsoid GRS80
Semi-major axis 13.193.202 Radius of the equatorial axis of the ellipsoid
6378137
Axis units 13.193.203 Units of the semi-major axis Meter
Ellipsoid
Flattening ratio 13.193.204 Ratio of the difference between the equatorial and polar radii of the ellipsoid to the equatorial radius when the numerator is set to 1
1 / 298,257 222 101
Identity of the projection
Name 13.190.207 Name of projection Transverse_Mercator
Zone 13.194.216 Unique identifier for grid zone
Reference system
Projection
Standard parallel 13.194.217 Line of constant latitude at which the surface of Earth and the plane or developable surface intersect
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Longitude Of Central Meridian
13.194.218 Line of longitude at the centre of a map projection generally used as the basis for constructing the projection
-8,133108
Latitude of projection origin
13.194.219 Latitude chosen as the origin of rectangular coordinates for a map projection
39,668258
False easting 13.194.220 Value added to all “x” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False northing 13.194.221 Value added to all “y” values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. This value frequently is assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in planar coordinate units
False easting northing units
13.194.222 Units of false northing and false easting
Scale factor at equator 13.194.223 Ratio between physical distance and corresponding map distance, along the equator
1,000000
Longitude of projection centre
13.194.224 Longitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
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Latitude of projection centre
13.194.225 Latitude of the point of projection for azimuthal projections
Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
European Environment Agency
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Chris Steenmans
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Project manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381 Address line for the location Kongens Nytorv 6
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382 City of the location Copenhagen
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384 Postal code of the location 1050
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385 Country of the location Denmark
Owner 1
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386 The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
eea@eea.europa.eu
Information about the distributors of the dataset
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Distribution information
Owner 2
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Luís Baltazar
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Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
GIS manager
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381 Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382 City of the location Amadora
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.383 State, province of the location -
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384 Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385 Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386 The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
Information about the owner organisation
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the owner organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the owner organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the owner organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Owner” role Owner
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385 Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386 The electronic mail address of the owner organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Owner 3
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Information about intellectual creator (person and/or organisation with intellectual rights) of the dataset
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the creating organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the creating organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the creating organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Originator” role Originator
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.385 Country of the location Portugal
Originator
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386 The electronic mail address of the originator/creator organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
The technical producer or processor of the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the processor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the processor organisation
Mário Caetano
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the processor organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Processor” role Processor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.381 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Processor
Address: City 15.29.378.389.382 City of the location Lisbon
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Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.383 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.389.384 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.385 Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.386 The electronic mail address of the processor organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Luís Baltazar
Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382 Address line for the location Rua da Murgueira, 9/9A.
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383 City of the location Amadora
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.384 State, province of the location -
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385 Postal code of the location 2610-124
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386 Country of the location Portugal
Distributor 1
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382 The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
The organisation distributing the data
Organisation name 15.29.376 Name of the distributor organisation
Portuguese Geographic Institute (IGP)
Distributor 2
Individual name 15.29.375 Name contact person in the distribution organisation
Mário Caetano
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Position name 15.29.377 Position of the contact person in the distributor organisation
Head of the Remote Sensing Unit
Role 15.29.379 Always “Distributor” role Distributor
Address: Delivery point 15.29.378.389.382 Address line for the location Rua Artilharia Um, 107
Address: City 15.29.378.389.383 City of the location Lisbon
Address: State, Province
15.29.378.389.384 State, province of the location
Address: Postal code 15.29.378.385 Postal code of the location 1099-052
Address: Country 15.29.378.389.386 Country of the location Portugal
Address: E-mail 15.29.378.389.382 The electronic mail address of the distributor organisation or individual
mario.caetano@igeo.pt
Defines access rights for the dataset
Type of constraint 20.70 The type of access right applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restriction or limitations on obtaining the resource.
005 (Licence - formal regulation of user rights)
Access rights
Restriction 20.72 Description of the restriction of the access right.
Other aspects explaining the dataset
Language 15.39 Language used within the dataset
EN
Format name 15.32.285 Name of the used exchange format for the dataset
ESRI GDB
Other dataset information
Format version 15.32.286 Version of the used exchange format for the dataset
9.3
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Methodology description 18.81.83 General explanation of the data producer’s knowledge about how the geometry was constructed/derived and how the attribute information being part of the dataset was generated.
CLC06_PT database was derived by combining CHA06_PT with CLC00_PT and generalising the areas smaller than 25 ha. In areas that did not change between 2000 and 2006, CLC06_PT equals CLC00_PT.
Changes 18.EEAChanges Description of the changes since last version of the dataset
-
Information about the event in the creation process of the dataset
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step1: Union of CHA06_PT with CLC00_PT, in a Geographic Information System.
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360 Name of the resource used in process step
-
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362 Date of the resource used in process step
-
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360 Name of the resource used in process step
-
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362 Date of the resource used in process step
-
Source data reference title
18.81.84.91.360 Name of the resource used in process step
-
Source data reference date
18.81.84.91.362 Date of the resource used in process step
-
Process steps
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step2: Generalisation of areas smaller than 25 ha.
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Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
Step3: Thematic accuracy assessment with 4200 sampling units.
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
-
Description 18.81.84.87 Description of the process step including related parameters or tolerance
-
Scale 15.38.60.57 Gives a rough value of accuracy of the dataset; e.g. 2500000 means dataset has an accuracy suitable for use at scale 1:2.5 million at best
100 000
Geographic accuracy 15.38.61 Geographic accuracy of location, ground distance as an value in meters
100
Geographic position bounding box of the dataset
West bound longitude 15.42.336.344 Western-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-9,681687
East bound longitude 15.42.336.345 Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in longitude in decimal degrees (positive east)
-6,162900
Geographic box
South bound latitude 15.42.336.346 Southern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
42,163448
CORINE Land Cover 2006 for Continental Portugal
Caetano et al., 2009
81
North bound latitude 15.42.336.347 Northern-most coordinate of the limit of the dataset extent, expressed in latitude in decimal degrees (positive north)
39,549549
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