# Help TerraPop prioritize land cover datasets for the data access system **URL:** \ **Category:** TERRA\ **Created:** [January 29, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407 "2014-01-29T15:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/1 "2014-01-29T15:08:00Z")
TerraPop will add a number of land cover datasets to the data access system over the next few years. We need your help to determine the order in which we add datasets. Please vote for the dataset or datasets you want us to add next. ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/2 "2014-01-29T15:10:00Z")
Dataset: MODIS MCD12Q1 Resolution: 500 meters Time frame: annual updates since 2002 Classification system: five different schemes available Satellite/sensor: MODIS Produced by: Mark Friedl et al., Boston University; an official MODIS data product ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/3 "2014-01-29T15:13:00Z")
Dataset: Globcover Resolution: 300 meters Time Frame: 2004-2006, 2009 Classification: 22 classes based on the United Nation’s Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) Satellite/sensor: ENVISAT-1, MERIS Produced by: European Space Agency, European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, European Environment Agency, UN Food and Agricultural Organization, UN Environment Programme, GOFC-GOLD, International Geosphere Biosphere Programme ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/4 "2014-01-29T15:17:00Z")
Dataset: USGS Global Land Cover Characteristics v1.2 and v2.0 Resolution: 1 kilometer Time frame: 1992-1993 Classification system: seven different schemes available Satellite/sensor: AVHRR Produced by: US Geological Survey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, European Commission’s Joint Research Centre ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/5 "2014-01-29T15:20:00Z")
Dataset: University of Maryland Land Cover Classification Resolution: 1 kilometer Time frame: 1992-1993 Classification: 14 classes Satellite/sensor: AVHRR Produced by: University of Maryland Department of Geography ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/6 "2014-01-29T15:30:00Z")
Dataset: Finer Resolution Observation and Monitoring-Global Land Cover Resolution: 30 meters Time frame: 2000, 2010 Classification system: 10 classes Satellite/sensor: Landsat Thematic Mapper ™ and Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) Produced by: Ministry of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/7 "2014-01-29T15:34:00Z")
Dataset: MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields Resolution: 250 meters Time frame: annual updates since 2000 Classification: 3 classes Satellite/sensor: MODIS Produced by: University of Maryland Department of Geography, NASA; official MODIS data product ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/8 "2014-01-29T15:38:00Z")
Dataset: Landsat Tree Cover Continuous Fields, beta Resolution: 30 meters Time frame: 2000, 2005 Classification system: 1 class Satellite/sensor: Landsat 5-Thematic Mapper and/or Landsat-t Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) Produced by: University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences, NASA ---
**Author:** ![MPC\_vanriper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MPC\_vanriper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/MPC_vanriper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/help-terrapop-prioritize-land-cover-datasets-for-the-data-access-system/407/9 "2014-01-29T15:43:00Z")
Dataset: UN FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment 2000 Resolution: 1 kilometer Time frame: 1992-1993, 1995-1996 Classification system: 6 classes Satellite/sensor: AVHRR Produced by: United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization