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Total cover - MODIS, Land Condition Index (LCI) algorithm, Australia coverage

Created 01/08/2025

Updated 01/08/2025

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The MODIS Land Condition Index (LCI) is an index of total vegetation cover (green and non-photosynthetic vegetation ), and so is also an index of soil exposure. The LCI is a normalised difference index based on MODIS bands in the mid-infrared portion of the spectrum. The index is produced from 500-m MODIS nadir BRDF adjusted reflectance (NBAR) data. As with all products derived from passive remote sensing imagery, this product represents the world as seen from above. Therefore, the cover recorded by this product represent what would be observed from a birds-eye-view. Therefore, dense canopy may prevent observation of significant soil exposure.

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Title Total cover - MODIS, Land Condition Index (LCI) algorithm, Australia coverage
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c4d0eea7-083c-47a2-afb9-fb1a38e88f04
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
kenneth.clarke@adelaide.edu.au
Reference Period 18/02/2000 - 09/11/2011
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        110.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        155.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        155.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        110.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        110.0,
        -45.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Total cover - MODIS, Land Condition Index (LCI) algorithm, Australia coverage". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/total-cover-modis-land-condition-index-lci-algorithm-australia-coverage