Key facts
Contents & fields
The dataset contains vector data of land cover in Scotland for 1988, with a classification system identifying 126 land cover types (point, line, polygon features) and over 1300 mosaics. Data is provided in ESRI Shapefile format, accessible via OGC View Service, OGC Feature Download Service, ESRI REST Service, and direct ZIP download.
- LandCoverScotland1988——Main data file (Shapefile)
- LC:LandCoverScotland1988——OGC Feature Download Service layer
- Land Cover Scotland 1988——ESRI REST Service layer
- Land Cover Scotland 1988 ZIP——ESRI Shapefile download package
Research uses
Suitable for monitoring land cover change in the Scottish countryside, environmental policy evaluation, ecological and agricultural studies, serving as a 1988 baseline for subsequent change analysis.
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Access and licence
Licence: License statement is still being checked | Free to access
Why this is hard to get on your own
When obtaining historical land cover baseline data, challenges often include complex classification systems and format conversion.