idn_land_cover_2017
Information about idn_land_cover_2017
idn_land_cover_2017
created_on
2023-05-04T13:11:58.897173
updated_on
2024-10-04T16:27:36.160173
spatial_resolution
resolution_description
1:250,000
geographic_coverage
Indonesia
update_frequency
None
scale
national
citation
Ministry of Environment and Forestry Indonesia (Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan). Land Cover 2017. Accessed through Geoportal KLHK on April 2018. [http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN](http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN)
title
Land Cover Indonesia
source
Ministry of Environment and Forestry Indonesia (Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan). Land_Cover_2017. Accessed through Geoportal KLHK in April 2018. [http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN](http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN)
license
data_language
English
overview
This layer shows 2017 land cover, classified by type. The data is sourced from 2017 Ministry of Environment & Forestry data (1:250,000 scale). The World Resources Institute reclassified the original land cover categories from the Ministry of Environment & Forestry dataset for use in the Suitability Mapper (2012), into the following categories:<br><br>* Primary Forest: Primary dry land forest, primary mangrove forest, primary swamp forest<br><br>* Secondary Forest: Secondary dry land forest, secondary mangrove forest, secondary swamp forest<br><br>* Plantation Forest: Plantation forest<br><br>* Grass Land: Bush/Shrub, Savannah<br><br>* Cropland: Estate crop plantation, dryland agriculture, shrub-mixed dryland farm, rice field<br><br>* Other Land: Bare land, fish pond, airport/ harbor, mining area<br><br>* Settlement: Transmigration area, settlement area<br><br>* Wetland: Swamp, swamp shrub<br><br>* Unknown: Cloud<br><br>* Bodies of Water: Bodies of water<br><br>Original data available at [http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN](http://geoportal.menlhk.go.id/arcgis/rest/services/KLHK_EN) under “Land_Cover_2017."
function
Official data on land cover for Indonesia.
cautions
The original land cover categories from the Ministry of Forestry were simplified by the World Resources Institute for better display.<br><br>Exact definitions and descriptions of the methodologies used to produce this data are not available.
key_restrictions
tags
Land Cover, Country data
why_added
It's critical to understand nationally defined land cover to accurately pinpoint deforestation.
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id
f07128e1-e797-4fc9-8f8a-b14d3f85eba4
Is downloadable?
Yes
Versions
v201807