Land cover maps

Three sub-scenes of Landsat imagery for the years 1975 (Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner), 1990 (Landsat Thematic Mapper) and 2010 (Landsat Enhance Thematic Mapper plus) were interpreted to obtain the land cover maps.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description The Republic of Benin is located in tropical West Africa, between 6°30 and 12° North Parallels and 1° and 3°40 East Meridians. The maps were produced for the municipality of Banikoara (11°18 0 North and 2°25 East), situated in the Northern region of Benin
Bounding coordinates
North: 11.3
West: 2.4167
East: 2.4167
South: 11.3
Temporal coverage
Time period
Begin: February 1, 1975
End: February 1, 2010
Other info
Last Updated December 17, 2020, 15:42 (UTC)
Created December 17, 2020, 15:42 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Elie Padonou
Organization affiliations
University of Abomey-Calavi, EU project UNDESERT

PB 241 Cocotomey
00229 Abomey-Calavi
Benin
Role

Contact
Name Elie Padonou
E-mail
Organization affiliations
University of Abomey-Calavi

PB 241 Cocotomey
00229 Abomey-Calavi
Benin

Associated party
Name Elie Padonou
Role

Associated party
Name Brice Sinsin
Role

Research data management planning

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https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/0f6a169c-fb17-4bfe-bdcb-817b5ecfa4f8