Table 2.
LUCAS land cover types and land cover codes. The land cover derives from direct field observations. Bare land classes are grouped into a single class given their numerical scarcity.
| Land cover | Detailed land cover type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial | Built-up areas | A1 |
| Artificial non-built areas | A2 | |
| Other artificial areas | A3 | |
| Cropland | Cereals | B1 |
| Root crops | B2 | |
| Non-permanent crops | B3 | |
| Pulses, vegetables and flowers | B4 | |
| Fodder crops | B5 | |
| Fruit trees | B7 | |
| Other permanent crops | B8 | |
| Woodland | Broadleaved forest | C1 |
| Coniferous forest | C2 | |
| Mixed woodland | C3 | |
| Shrubland | Shrubland with sparse tree cover | D1 |
| Shrubland without sparse tree cover | D2 | |
| Grassland | Grassland with sparse tree cover | E1 |
| Grassland without sparse tree cover | E2 | |
| Spontaneously re-vegetated surfaces | E3 | |
| Bare land | Bare land | F0 |
| Waters | Inland water bodies | G1 |
| Inland running water | G2 | |
| Wetland | Inland wetlands | H1 |