Land Use Land cover (LAND COVER) Categories

Description

Forest

An area of land with at least 0.5 ha, with a minimum tree crown cover of 10% or with existing tree species planted or natural having the potential of attaining more than 10% crown cover, and with trees which have the potential or have reached a minimum height of 3 m at maturity in situ. It includes montane, lowland, mangrove and plantation forests, woodlands and thickets.

Bushland

Bushland is fundamentally defined as being predominantly comprised of plants that are multi-stemmed from a single root base. It includes dense and open bushland

Grassland

For the most part, grassland occurs in combination with either a limited wooded or bushed component, or with scattered subsistence cultivation

Agriculture with Scattered Settlements

Land actively used to grow agricultural crops including agro forestry systems, wooded crops, herbaceous crops and grain crops

Bare Soil

The land which includes bare land and coastal sands

Settlements/Built up Area

Built up areas especially urban areas

Water

Includes inland water and ocean

Wetland

Land which is water logged seasonally. May be wooded such as marshland, perennially flooded plains and swampy areas