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Landcover 
Zoom Level Applied: 0~19
Landcover polygons representing the physical material at the surface of the earth and the use of the land by humans. It corvers the “land use (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse\” and “landcover (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/landcover\” in OpenStreetMap. The 'ice' is from Natural Earth.The polygons are sorted by the area of their geometries to make sure we don't show small polygons at some zoom levels. At lower zoom levels, “class” column is used for styling the landuse layer. At higher zoom levels, “subclass” can be used for more details.
Columns
geometry field
geometry type : polygon
name field
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
name | The name (or names) used locally for the place. |
name_en | English (if available, otherwise same as name) |
name_zh | Chinese (if available, otherwise same as name) |
name_ar | Arabic (if available, otherwise same as name) |
name_de | German name name_de if available, otherwise name or name_en. |
class & subclass
We use class to assign natural colors for landcover and the subclass is more precise landcover, eg: vineyard.
| Value (class) | Value(subclass) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 'agriculture' | 'farmland','orchard','plant_nursery','vineyard' | This tag is used for areas that agriculture related to humans. For'farmland', it is related to tillage and pasture. For 'orchard', it is an area growing trees for commercial production, such as fruit, nut-producing trees and fruit garden. For'plant_nursery', it is an area for intentional planting of plants maintaining for the production of new plants. And 'vineyard' is a area where grapes grow. |
| 'cemetery' | 'cemetery' | For burials. |
| 'ice' | 'ice','glacier' | The 'ice' data is from NE. The 'glacier' data is from OSM. It refers to a permanent ice body which is formed naturally from snow, and it is moving by its own weight slowly. |
| 'grassland' | 'grassland','grass','meadow' | The 'grassland' and 'grass' is an area that grasses(Poaceae) and other herbaceous(non-woody) plants are grown. The 'meadow' is used to tag an area for hay or for grazing animals(pasture) and vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants. |
| 'wood' | 'wood','forest' | 'wood' is woodland where timber production does not dominate use. 'forest' is managed forest or woodland plantation. |
| 'scrub' | 'scrub','heath','moor','fell' | 'scrub' : uncultivated land covered with bushes or stunted trees.'heath' : A dwarf-shrub habitat, characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, often dominated by plants of the Ericaceae. 'moor':Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. 'fell':Habitat above tree line covered with grass, dwarf shrubs and mosses. |
| 'sand' | 'sand','beach' | 'sand'：An area covered by sand with no or very little vegetation. 'beach'：Beach. |
| 'rock' | 'bare_rock','scree','quarry', 'shingle' | 'bare_rock':An area with sparse or no vegetation, so that the bedrock becomes visible. 'scree':Unconsolidated angular rocks formed by rockfall and weathering from adjacent rockfaces. 'shingle': An accumulation of rounded rock fragments on a beach or riverbed. 'quarry': A quarry, ie an area of land used for surface mineral extraction. |
| 'wetland' | 'wetland','mud' | 'wetland':A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally. 'mud' :Indicates an area covered with mud, that is wet, water saturated fine grained soil without significant plant growth. |
| 'pitch' | 'fitness_centre','ice_rink','swimming_area','swimming_pool','track','stadium' | 'fitness_centre':A place with exercise machines and/or fitness/dance classes..'ice_rink':A place where you can skate or play ice hockey.'swimming_area':A swimming area - place over river, lake or other water reservoir where swimming is allowed. 'swimming_pool':A swimming pool (water area only).'track': e.g. running, cycle-racing, greyhound, horses. 'stadium': A major sports arena with substantial tiered seating. |
| 'park' | 'dog_park','garden','golf_course','miniature_golf','nature_reserve','park','playground','village_green','national_park' | 'dog_park':Designated area, with or without a fenced boundary, where dog-owners are permitted to exercise their pets unrestrained.'garden':Place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and structured manner or for scientific purposes.'golf_course':The outline of a golf course. 'miniature_golf':A place or area that you can play miniature golf.'nature_reserve':Protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest.'park':Open, green area for recreation, usually municipal.'playground':Playground for little children.'village_green': An area of common land, usually grass, in the centre of a village.'national_park':Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation. |
| 'grass' | 'grass' | Grass of vegetaion. |
| 'swamps' | 'swamps' | Swampsof vegetaion. |
| 'trees' | 'trees' | Trees of vegetaion. |
| 'tundra' | 'tundra' | Tundra of vegetaion. |
area field
The area field is a number of the landcover acreage. It can be used to filter out the small areas at low zoom levels.
Data Download Source
| Zoom Level | Possible Values | Data Download Source |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area >= 4000000000 |
| 1 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area >= 4000000000 |
| 2 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area >= 4000000000 |
| 3 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area >= 4000000000 |
| 4 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra, ice, glacier, wood, grassland, sand, beach, forest, grass, meadow, village_green, nature_reserve, national_park | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'village_green') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 2000000000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area>=2000000000 |
| 5 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra, ice, glacier, wood, grassland, sand, beach, forest, grass, meadow, village_green, nature_reserve, national_park | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'village_green') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 2000000000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area>=2000000000 |
| 6 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra, ice, glacier, wood, grassland, sand, beach, forest, grass, meadow, village_green, nature_reserve, national_park | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'village_green') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 2000000000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area>=2000000000 |
| 7 | ice, grass, sand, swamps, trees, tundra, ice, glacier, wood, grassland, sand, beach, forest, grass, meadow, village_green, nature_reserve, national_park | landcover IN ('grass','sand','swamps','trees','tundra') (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'village_green') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 2000000000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas And area>=2000000000 |
| 8~9 | ice , glacier , wood , grassland , sand , beach , scrub , heath , moor , fell , wetland , mud , bare_rock , scree , forest , grass , meadow , quarry , village_green , nature_reserve , park , national_park | (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach', 'scrub', 'heath', 'moor', 'fell', 'wetland', 'mud', 'bare_rock', 'scree') OR landuse IN ('forest, grass,meadow,quarry','village_green') OR leisure IN ('nature_reserve', 'park') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 10000000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas (area >= 400000000) |
| 10 ~ 12 | ice , glacier , wood , grassland , sand , beach , scrub , heath , moor , fell , wetland , mud , bare_rock , scree , shingle , forest , grass , meadow , quarry , farmland , orchard , plant_nursery , vineyard , nature_reserve , park , national_park | (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach', 'scrub', 'heath', 'moor', 'fell', 'wetland', 'mud', 'bare_rock', 'scree', 'shingle') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'quarry', 'farmland', 'orchard', 'plant_nursery', 'vineyard') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve', 'park') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 500000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas (area >= 2000000000) |
| 13 | ice , glacier , wood , grassland , sand , beach , scrub , heath , moor , fell , wetland , mud , bare_rock , scree , shingle , forest , grass , meadow , quarry , farmland , orchard , plant_nursery , vineyard , nature_reserve , stadium , golf_course , park , national_park | (landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach', 'scrub', 'heath', 'moor', 'fell', 'wetland', 'mud', 'bare_rock', 'scree', 'shingle') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'quarry', 'farmland', 'orchard', 'plant_nursery', 'vineyard') OR leisure in ('nature_reserve', 'stadium', 'golf_course', 'park') OR boundary IN ('national_park')) AND area >= 1000 ne_10m_glaciated_areas (area >= 2000000000) |
| 14~19 | ice , glacier , wood , grassland , sand , beach , scrub , heath , moor , fell , wetland , mud , bare_rock , scree , shingle , forest , grass , meadow , quarry , farmland , orchard , plant_nursery , vineyard , village_green , dog_park , garden , golf_course , miniature_golf , nature_reserve , park , playground , fitness_centre , ice_rink , swimming_area , swimming_pool , track , national_park | landcover IN ('ice') OR “natural” IN ('glacier', 'wood', 'grassland', 'sand', 'beach', 'scrub', 'heath', 'moor', 'fell', 'wetland', 'mud', 'bare_rock', 'scree', 'shingle') OR landuse IN ('forest', 'grass', 'meadow', 'quarry', 'farmland', 'orchard', 'plant_nursery', 'vineyard', 'village_green') OR leisure IN ('dog_park', 'garden', 'golf_course', 'miniature_golf', 'nature_reserve', 'park', 'playground', 'fitness_centre', 'ice_rink', 'swimming_area', 'swimming_pool', 'track') OR boundary IN ('national_park') ne_10m_glaciated_areas |
landcover.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/07 08:50 by johnnyz