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ESA WorldCover 10m v200

The European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover 10 m 2021 product provides a global land cover map for 2021 at 10 m resolution based on Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data. The WorldCover product comes with 11 land cover classes and has been generated in the framework of the ESA WorldCover project, part of the 5th Earth Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP-5) of the European Space Agency. See also: * [ESA WorldCover website](https://esa-worldcover.org) * [User Manual and Validation Report](https://esa-wor

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Source details

Licence: CC-BY-4.0

Evidence quality: 37.7

Listed in gee public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: Global land cover map, 2021, 10 m · 11 land cover classes (tree cover, shrubland, grassland, cropland, built-up, bare, snow/ice, permanent water, herbaceous wetland, mangroves, moss/lichen)
Coverage docs-verified: Global · 2021-01-01 to 2022-01-01
Resolution docs-verified: 10 m pixel size (all bands)
Access docs-verified: Google Earth Engine account required (registration); licence CC-BY-4.0

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Land cover baseline for catchment or site context in flood risk and drainage assessments · Mapping built-up and permanent water extent for impermeable area and water body screening · Habitat baseline screening of tree cover, grassland, wetland and cropland classes
Audience llm-inferred: GIS analysts · hydrologists · drainage engineers · ecologists · planners

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Single-year snapshot (2021 only), so no change over time from this product · Docs state Earth Engine is free for research, education and nonprofit use; commercial consultancy use terms are not stated · Requires Earth Engine registration and a code environment (Code Editor or Python); no direct file download is described · Global product; accuracy for UK conditions is not addressed in the docs and should be checked locally

Evidence

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.