A Land Cover is the ecological status and physical structure of vegetation on the land surface. What can be seen on the landscape - essentially the vegetation and other physical characteristics. Land Cover is often mapped using remotely sensed data as cover types can be delineated based on appearance or their spectral reflectance.

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