Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005

This data set provides land use and land cover (LULC) classification products at 100-m resolution for India at decadal intervals for 1985, 1995 and 2005. The data were derived from Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), and Multispectral (MSS) data, India Remote Sensing satellites (IRS) Resourcesat Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-1 or III (LISS-I, LISS-III) data, ground truth surveys, and visual interpretation. The data were classified according to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) classification scheme.

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Maintainer Earthdata Forum
Last Updated April 20, 2026, 23:30 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 15:21 (UTC)
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spatial [[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":66.305,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":36.3219,"EastBoundingCoordinate":98.932,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":6.71167}],"CARTESIAN"]
temporal 1985-01-01/2005-12-31
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