GIS base maps - Global Land Cover Facility

Product Name:

Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF)

Category of Use:

Data Management and Information Sharing; Tracking

Technology Details:

GLCF research focuses on determining land cover: the discernible vegetation, geologic, hydrologic or anthropogenic features on the planet's land surface. Primary data and products available at the GLCF are free to anyone via FTP.

Key Developers:

GLCF

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Postal Address:

Global Land Cover Facility
Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
3166 A.V. Williams Building
College Park, Maryland 20742

Email:

Contact form at http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/contact.shtml

Website:

http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu

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Primary data and products available at the GLCF are free to anyone via FTP. Online datasets may be accessed electronically through the Earth Science Data Interface (ESDI).
Several satellite imagery datasets availabe; also vector products and products derived from satellite imagery.
Custom maps are available to order.

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Primary data free; specialized services at various costs

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