Cataloguing metadata information:
	Title >Global Map Land cover layer- Global Land Cover by National Mapping Organizations
	Edition >1 (Global Version)
	Issue identification >GLCNMO 1.0
Initiative identification information:
	Initiative identification name >Global Map
	Reference date >200806
Responsible party information:
	Responsible party organization name >Geographical Survey Institute, Japan
	Responsible party role code >5
	Postal address >Geographical Survey Institute, Kitasato 1
	City > Tsukuba
	Administrative area >Ibaraki
	Postal code >305-0811
	Country >JAPAN
	Online resource linkage >http://www.gsi.go.jp/
	Responsible party organization name >Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University
	Responsible party role code >5
	Postal address >1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku
	City >Chiba
	Administrative area >Chiba
	Postal code >263-8522
	Country >JAPAN
	Online resource linkage > http://www.cr.chiba-u.jp/index.html
	Responsible party organization name >Secretariat of ISCGM
	Responsible party role code >2
	Postal address >Geographical Survey Institute, Kitasato 1
	City >Tsukuba
	Administrative area >Ibaraki
	Postal code >305-0811
	Country >JAPAN
	Online resource linkage >http://www.iscgm.org/

Dataset extent:
	Geographic extent coordinates:
		West bounding coordinate >-180
		East bounding coordinate >180
		North bounding coordinate >90
		South bounding coordinate >-90
	Temporal date / time >200806
	Resolution level code >16
	Language of dataset code >en
	Abstract > The Global Land Cover by National Mapping Organizations (GLCNMO) is the data of 1km (30 arc seconds) grid with 20 land cover items. The classification is based on LCCS developed by FAO. Therefore, it is possible to compare and integrate GLCNMO and other land cover data products based on LCCS. The data were created by using MODIS data observed in 2003 (TERRA Satellite). As MODIS data were not available for polar areas, we defined coastline of Antarctica using the Global Map Antarctica version 1.0 (originally from ADD by SCAR) and classified land cover inside Antarctica as "snow and ice". In the north area higher than latitude 80 degrees, the land cover classification was made by referring GLC2000. 
	Purpose >The Global Map is a basic framework database designed to support Geographic Information Systems applications, especially for examination of global environmental issues. 
Category:
	Theme code >8, 11
	Access constraints >None
	Use constraints > Any application procedure is not required in using the product. However, acknowledgement of written sources is necessary. Please show a text, "GSI, CEReS, Collaborating Organizations", on your products.
	Spatial representation type code >3
	Spatial reference system type code >2
	Distribution identifier >
	Distribution format name >Bil, Geotiff
	Distribution media >Online
	Level of conformance of metadata >1
	Language of metadata code >En
	Metadata date >200806