| Land cover | Description |
| Builtup | Impervious surfaces: residential, commercial, industrial, roads and any other built structures. |
| Water | Rivers, lakes, ponds and any other wetlands. |
| Vegetation | Agricultural lands, forest lands, shrub lands, trees and any other vegetative surfaces |
| Bare soil | Landfill sites, sand, exposed soil and land with sparse vegetation and without any vegetation |