Land cover of Kenya (2008)

This full resolution land cover is an updated version of the landcover 2000. The dataset was created using the FAO/GLCN methodology and tools. The land cover mapping was carried out with the visual interpretation of digitally enhanced images acquired mainly in the period 2005-2010 (ASTER 2005-2010 and LANDSAT ETM 2005-2007). The legend was prepared using the FAO/UNEP international standard Land Cover Classification System (LCCS): a comprehensive, standardized a priori classification system, designed to meet specific user requirements and created for mapping exercises, independent of the scale or means used to map. The classification uses a set of independent diagnostic criteria that allows the correlation with existing classifications and legends. The dataset can be analyzed in the GLCN software Advanced Database Gateway (ADG), which provides a user-friendly interface and advanced functionalities to breakdown the LCCS classes in their classifiers for further aggregations and analysis. Source: WRI/FAO/DRSRS List of abbreviations: DRSRS - Kenya Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GLCN - Global Land Cover Network LCCS - FAO/UNEP Land Cover Classification System UNEP - United Nations Environmental Programme WRI - World Resources Institute