libera_utils.footprint_matching.readers.igbp#

IGBP land cover reader plugin for the footprint matching pipeline.

Data source: MODIS MCD12Q1 (Terra+Aqua Combined Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m)

  • Product: MCD12Q1

  • Version: 061 (current)

  • Format: HDF4 (.hdf)

  • Spatial resolution: 463.3 m sinusoidal cell (the nominal 500 m grid), stored as 0.463 km

  • Temporal coverage: Annual, available from 2001 to near-present

  • Spatial coverage: Global, sinusoidal MODIS tile grid (e.g., h09v05)

  • Classification scheme: IGBP Land Cover (17 classes + water + fill)

References

Product page: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mcd12q1v061/ User guide: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1409/MCD12_User_Guide_V61.pdf LP DAAC Access: https://appeears.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/ (EarthData login required) SDS naming: “LC_Type1” for IGBP classification scheme

Classes

IGBPReader(file_paths)

Read IGBP land cover classification from MODIS MCD12Q1 HDF4 tile files.