Dynamic Land Cover Dataset version 2: 2001-now…a land cover odyssey

Understanding how land cover responds to natural and anthropogenic drivers is critical as increasing population, climate fluctuations and competing land uses place increased pressure on both natural and food/fibre production systems. The Dynamic Land Cover Dataset (DLCD) Version 2 is a series of biennial land cover maps that uses the ISO 19144-2 land cover classification scheme. The Moderate Resolution Image Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) time series [1] are used to characterize greenness dynamics observed at 250-metre scale. These greenness dynamics are used to generate a series of 9 land cover maps. Version 2 of the DLCD provides a series of land cover maps updated on an annual basis to enable resource managers, decision makers and biophysical modelers to track the change in land cover on a systematic basis.