

The c. 2000 and c. 2010 land cover and land use (LCLU) maps were created using time series Landsat 7 ETM+ data for classes 1-6.  Classes 7 and 8 were visually interpreted and digitized.  The maps cover most of the Greater Accra, Central, Ashanti, and Eastern regions of Ghana.  

LCLU Map Classes
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1 - Water
2 - Built
3 - Forest
4 - Secondary Forest
5 - Savanna/Low Stature Vegetation
6 - Agriculture
7 - Commercial Agriculture
8 - Mining


If you have any questions, please contact:  

Lloyd (Pete) Coulter
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
lcoulter@sdsu.edu
1-619-594-6973

