GlobCover from
ESA proposes global raster file (300-m
resolution) of land cover for 2005 and 2009. Data are not projected
(EPSG:4326), with
coordinates expressed in decimal degrees. After having been croped to
the province of Vientiane prefecture (see cleaning
pipeline), the
.GTiff files are available
here:
The files can be downloaded directly from R as so:
library(raster)
tmp <- tempfile(fileext = ".tif")
download.file("https://www.dropbox.com/s/gp790fng3awwb7t/Globcover2005_V2.2.tif?raw=1", tmp)
Globcover2005_V2.2 <- raster(tmp)
download.file("https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2fdtq8jofs38tf/Globcover2009_V2.3.tif?raw=1", tmp)
Globcover2009_V2.3 <- raster(tmp)
The legend of these raster files are:
#> # A tibble: 23 x 2
#> Value Label
#> <dbl> <chr>
#> 1 11 Post-flooding or irrigated croplands (or aquatic)
#> 2 14 Rainfed croplands
#> 3 20 Mosaic cropland (50-70%) / vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (20-50%)
#> 4 30 Mosaic vegetation (grassland/shrubland/forest) (50-70%) / cropland (20-50%)
#> 5 40 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest (>5m)
#> 6 50 Closed (>40%) broadleaved deciduous forest (>5m)
#> 7 60 Open (15-40%) broadleaved deciduous forest/woodland (>5m)
#> 8 70 Closed (>40%) needleleaved evergreen forest (>5m)
#> 9 90 Open (15-40%) needleleaved deciduous or evergreen forest (>5m)
#> 10 100 Closed to open (>15%) mixed broadleaved and needleleaved forest (>5m)
#> 11 110 Mosaic forest or shrubland (50-70%) / grassland (20-50%)
#> 12 120 Mosaic grassland (50-70%) / forest or shrubland (20-50%)
#> 13 130 Closed to open (>15%) (broadleaved or needleleaved, evergreen or deciduous) shrubland (<5m)
#> 14 140 Closed to open (>15%) herbaceous vegetation (grassland, savannas or lichens/mosses)
#> 15 150 Sparse (<15%) vegetation
#> 16 160 Closed to open (>15%) broadleaved forest regularly flooded (semi-permanently or temporarily) - Fresh or brackish water
#> 17 170 Closed (>40%) broadleaved forest or shrubland permanently flooded - Saline or brackish water
#> 18 180 Closed to open (>15%) grassland or woody vegetation on regularly flooded or waterlogged soil - Fresh, brackish or saline water
#> 19 190 Artificial surfaces and associated areas (Urban areas >50%)
#> 20 200 Bare areas
#> 21 210 Water bodies
#> 22 220 Permanent snow and ice
#> 23 230 No data (burnt areas, clouds,…)