NZ Land Cover Database Version 3

This database (LCDB) is a thematic classification of land cover and land use
classes. The current version LCDB v3 contains 33 classes designed to be
compatible with earlier LCDB versions. The polygon features contain a code and
boundary representing the land cover type at each of three periods; summer
1996/97, summer 2001/02, and summer 2008/09. The data set was designed to be
compatible in scale and accuracy with Land Information New Zealand’s 1:50,000
topographic database. LCDB is intended to be used in areas such as state of
environmental monitoring, forest and shrubland inventory, biodiversity
assessment, trend analysis and infrastructure planning.