RLC Generalized Forest Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1-km

This data set is the Former Soviet Union (FSU) portion of the Generalized World Forest Map (WCMC, 1998), a 1-kilometer resolution generalized forest cover map for the land area of the Former Soviet Union. There are five forest classes in the original global generalized map. Only two of those classes were distinguished in the geographical portion comprising the FSU.

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Maintainer Earthdata Forum
Last Updated May 11, 2026, 21:43 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 18:31 (UTC)
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temporal 1998-01-01/1998-12-31
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