Land Cover Data

Data displaying "the characteristics of a land surface as determined by its spectral signature (the unique way in which a given type of land cover reflects and absorbs light)." (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2017)

Sources

"Glossary". Earth Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Last modified August 4, 2017.
https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/glossary/all.
Accessed February 14, 2019.

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