Land cover

Description

1

Bare-ground

Limited to no vegetation cover. This also includes sparsely located settlements, <15% shrub cover.

2

Grassland

Characterised by grass coverage or grass interspersed scanty shrubs.

3

Sparse shrubs

Areas predominantly covered by shrubs and trees of medium density, vegetation cover > 15 < 80 percent.

4

Dense shrubs

Characterised by high density shrubs and trees, vegetation cover near 100%.