Id

Class Name

Description

1

Closed Woodland

Land dominated by closed trees (>65%), shrubs and herbaceous plants may be present but are closed to absent (>65%)

2

Cultivated Land

An area characterized by herbaceous vegetation that has been planted or is intensively managed for the production of food, feed, or fiber; or is maintained in developed settings for specific purposes. Herbaceous vegetation accounts for 75 - 100 percent of the cover.

3

Dense Bushland

The land in which trees and herbaceous plants may be present, but are closed to absent, while shrubs are dominant and closed

4

Bushed Grassland

An area characterized by shrubs and grasses. Trees and herbaceous may be present, but are closed to absent

5

Forest

The plant life form dominated by tree cover, generally greater than 6 meters tall); tree canopy accounts for 25 - 100 percent of the cover. Shrubs and trees may be present

6

Open Grassland

An area in which grasses are the dominant vegetation and are open (65% - 15%), other vegetation such as trees, shrubs and herbaceous may be present but are sparse to absent (15% - 1%)

7

Open Bushland

Trees and herbaceous plants are closed to absent, shrubs usually form the main layer and are open

8

Open Land

Any open piece of land that is undeveloped (has no buildings or other built structures)

9

Open Woodland

The land in which the dominant vegetation cover is represented by open trees, with herbaceous plants and shrubs closed to absent.

10

Settlement Area

An area characterized by community of people

11

Swamp

A swamp is a wetland that is dominated by woody plants (i.e. shrubs and trees, defined at the height of less than 5 m or above 5 m respectively)

12

Thicket

A plant growth form characterized by shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees may be present, but with sparse cover (15% - 1%)

13

Water

All areas of open water, generally with less than 25% cover of vegetation/land cover