| National Focal Point Institution: |
| Organisation: |
FAO - Africover |
| Data Set Description Fields: |
| Title: |
** Egypt - 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 1997. 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: |
Egypt |
| 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: |
1:200 000 1:100 000 Nile Delta |
| 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: |
Dr. Nabil El Mowelhi - Soil and Water Research Institute - Ministry of Agriculture |
| Owner: |
Dr. Nabil El Mowelhi - Soil and Water Research Institute - Ministry of Agriculture |
| 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 1997, 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 |
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| Spatial Representation: |
| East Bounding Longitude: |
36.9 |
| West Bounding Longitude: |
24.7 |
| North Bounding Latitude: |
31.67 |
| South Bounding Latitude: |
21.73 |
| 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: |
eg-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: |
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| Data Classification: |
On Demand |
| Data Type: |
Full Resolution Data Set
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