Title :
Land cover and land-cover change from MODIS
Author :
Strahler, Alan H. ; Moody, Aaron ; Lambin, Eric
Author_Institution :
Center for Remote Sensing, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
The MODIS land cover and land-cover change products are global products that will be derived from MODIS data following the launch of the MODIS instrument in 1998. The land cover product will provide about 20 classes of land cover based largely on major life-form vegetation types. The land-cover change product will recognize change processes, rather than simply document change with time from one cover category to another. Both products will be derived from a database of monthly composited MODIS products ranging from surface reflectance to surface temperature. The products will be available beginning 18 months (land cover) or 27 months (land-cover change) after launch
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; remote sensing; MODIS; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; land-cover change; optical imaging; satellite remote sensing; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; visible infrared; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Databases; Earth; Instruments; Land surface; Land surface temperature; MODIS; Ocean temperature; Reflectivity; Sea surface; Surface resistance; Temperature distribution; Vegetation; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521802
