New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities

The dataset is the vegetation type map for India as per Roy et 2015 "New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities". The dataset consistes of two files- (1) a raster GIS file at 60m spatial resolution (EPSG 32643 WGS 84/ UTM Zone 34) in which each pixel value means a vegetation class as defined and mapped in Roy et al., 2015 and (2) a csv file which contains information matching the pixel value with the vegetation type. For all additional information, please refer to the pper reviewed publication.