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Moorland Change Map (England)
The Moorland Change Map (MCM) is a vector dataset which shows whether the uplands monitored contain change during the period of monitoring (Approximately the moorland burning season of Oct to Apr. The MCM is an earth observation derived product, using the Sentinel-2 satellites Validation of the the results happens for each year per upland and Nationally. The validation shows the accuracy of the MCM results and are available in the associated Excel spreadsheet. Attribution statement: Sentinel 2 a
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Evidence quality: 43.6
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=eaa6ffc4-7312-47cb-b8a3-353d111dce92&fileName=2015-2016_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/e204e870-37f8-48b1-adb3-e0cdcd044ed0/moorland-change-map-england
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