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National Focal Point Institution:
Organisation: FAO - Africover
Data Set Description Fields:
Title: ** Burundi - Multipurpose Landcover database (Africover)
Dataset Reference Date: 2002-04-04
Dataset Reference Date Type: Publication
Dataset Edition: First
Presentation Format: mapDigital
Abstract: The land cover has been produced from visual interpretation of digitally enhanced LANDSAT TM images (Bands 4,3,2) acquired mainly in the year 1999. The land cover classes have been developed using the FAO/UNEP international standard LCCS classification system.
Purpose: The purpose of the Africover landcover database is to provide the information required for natural resource assessment and management, environmental modeling and decision-making.
Completedness/Progress Code: Complete
Theme Keywords: Landcover, environment, natural resources, agriculture, forest, rangeland, management
Place Keyword: Burundi
ISO Topic Category: Earth Cover
Supplemental Infomation: The LCCS legend for the country, a list of the LCCS classifiers used in the interpretation, LCCS glossary of terms, a list of thematic classes and their frequency in a mixed unit, and a report on the frequency and scale adequacy, can be found in the full resolution landcover database report.
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Data Format: ESRI ArcView Shapefile (.shp)
Scale of the Dataset: 1:100 000
Dataset Language: English
Dataset Character Set: usAscii
Resource Provider: Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover
Point of Contact: Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover
Custodian: Mr. Cyprien Hakizimana - Institut Geographique du Burundi (IGEBU)
Owner: Mr. Cyprien Hakizimana - Institut Geographique du Burundi (IGEBU)
Originator: Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover
Processor: Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover
Publisher: Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover
Distributor: Mr. John Latham - FAO
Lineage Statement: The land cover was interpreted from LANDSAT imagery (Bands 4,3,2) acquired mainly in the year 1999, verified by field work, digitised, checked for topological and attribute errors and mosaiced.
Data Quality Comment: Please refer to chapter 6 ('Thematic information and its accuracy') of 'Inside MADE', available under 'Technical Insight'
Restrictions: The data remains full property of the owners. It can be accessed, reproduced and distributed given that the owner information is explicitly acknowledged and displayed in the copyright information (I.E. Produced by FAO - Africover). The Authors do not assume any responsibilities for improper use of the data.
Update Frequency: As Needed
Reference System Information:
Geographic Reference System
Units: Decimal Degrees
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
Datum: WGS 84
Spatial Representation:
East Bounding Longitude: 30.85
West Bounding Longitude: 29.00
North Bounding Latitude: -2.31
South Bounding Latitude: -4.47
Extended Information:
Project Code: GCP/RAF/287/ITA
MCDB File Type: normal
Entry Type Code: dataset
Minimum Viewing Scale: 1:1 000 000
Maximum Viewing Scale: 1:100 000
Data File Name: bu-landcover
Metadata Information:
Metadata Language: English
Metadata Character Set: usAscii
Metadata Provider: Mr. John Latham - FAO
Metadata Time Stamp 2002-11-12
Metadata Standard Name: ISO 19115
Metadata Standard Version: DIS
Data Definitions:  
Data Classification: On Demand
Data Type: Full Resolution Data Set
Web Map:  
Link(s): Not Available
Data Access:  
File: Not Available
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