LU/LC category

Tone

Texture

Size

Shape

Pattern

Built-up (rural)

Bluish green

Coarse to mottled

Small to big

Irregular

Clustered to scattered

Built-up (urban)

Dark to very dark bluish green

Smooth to fine

Small in width

Regular

Linear

Built-up mining/industrial

Blackish green

Course

Small to big

Irregular

Contiguous to non-contiguous

Cropland

Bright red to red

Medium to Smooth

Small to big

Regular to irregular

Contiguous to non-contiguous

Agricultural plantation

Light red to red

Smooth to medium

Varying in size

Regular, sharp edges

Contiguous to non-contiguous

Forest land

Red to dark red

Coarse

Varying in size

Regular to irregular

Contiguous to non-contiguous

Reservoir/lake/canal

Light blue to dark blue

Smooth to mottled

Small, medium to large

Regular to irregular

Dispersed except canals which show a linear pattern

River/stream

Light blue to dark blue

Smooth to medium

Long and narrow to wide

Irregular to sinuous

Contiguous, non-linear to dendritic/sub-dendritic

Barren rocky

Greenish blue to yellow to brownish

Very coarse to coarse to medium

Varying in

Size

Irregular

Linear to contiguous and dispersed

Salt affected

White to light blue

Smooth, to mottled texture,

Small to medium

Irregular and discontinuous shape

Dispersed and non-contiguous

Scrubland

Light yellow to brown to greenish blue

Coarse

Varying in

Size

Regular to irregular

Contiguous to non-contiguous