Reference Land Cover in Madagascar Forests 2017-2019 (vector) - version 1, Jul. 2020

This metadata refers to the Land Cover vector data generated over Madagascar Forests (Africa) for 2017 in the framework of the Copernicus Global Land Hot Spot Mapping (C-GL-HSM) contract under the coordination of JRC. This area of interest is either mapped with the generic 8 classes dichotomus legend (SAF_21_lc_a) or the detailed modular legend (SAF_21_lc_b).

The mapped area of interest (AOI) represents a Key Landscape for Conservation area (KLC). The KLC has a total size of approximately 12,401,500 million ha (124,015 km²) and is covering the eastern escarpment and coastal plain of the north-south axis within the country of Madagascar. It includes almost all areas under protection of the eastern part of the country.

Reference time: 2017 - 2019