Space Applications Institute Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit GLC 2000 Legend Workshop: General conclusions Alan S. Belward

Space Applications Institute Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit WG Legends recommendations  GLC partners use the FAO LCCS as a common means with which to establish the legend for their region  the minimum set of classifiers agreed during the workshop be adopted  these be developed into a minimum “target” legend  this should be forwarded to the users for comment

Space Applications Institute Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Recommendations cont.  comments from the users will be communicated to the WG  the environmental attributes in LCCS should be checked by the WG  a common set of environmental attributes should be agreed upon  the WG Chair will ensure communication links

Space Applications Institute Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit WG Methods and WG Validation  Partners should confirm participation and nominate WG members (by end January 2001)  WG methods will meet in Ispra before end March 2001 êThe WG mandate will be to recommend a set of methods or at least a minimum set of guidelines and for ancillary data  WG validation will meet in Ispra before end 2001

Space Applications Institute Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit GLC 2000 plenary  Plenary should meet in Autumn 2001 in Antwerp  resolve remaining partnership issues  decide on level of use of high resolution data êValidation only êLand Cover area estimates on a regional / national level  formalise involvement of interpretation and validation partners (in country)