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CLC classes

Examples of ETC-LUSI thematic priorities.

Corine Land Cover classes

These are the CLC classes. Click on the links to see their definition as well as some pictures illustrating them or download CLC Legend in pdf format

1. Artificial surfaces

1.1 Urban fabric

1.1.1 Continuous urban fabric

1.1.2 Discontinuous urban fabric

1.2 Industrial, comercial and transport units

1.2.1 Industrial or commercial units

1.2.2 Road and rail networks and associated land

1.2.3 Port areas

1.2.4 Airports

1.3 Mine, dump and construction sites

1.3.1 Mineral extraction sites

1.3.2 Dump sites

1.3.3 Construction sites

1.4 Artificial, non-agricultural vegetated areas

1.4.1 Green urban areas

1.4.2 Sport and leisure facilities

2. Agricultural areas

2.1 Arable land

2.1.1 Non-irrigated arable land

2.1.2 Permanently irrigated land

2.1.3 Rice fields

2.2 Permanent crops

2.2.1 Vineyards

2.2.2 Fruit trees and berry plantations

2.2.3 Olive groves

2.3 Pastures

2.3.1 Pastures

2.4 Heterogeneous agricultural areas

2.4.1 Annual crops associated with permanent crops

2.4.2 Complex cultivation patterns

2.4.3 Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant areas of natural vegetation

2.4.4 Agro-forestry areas

3. Forest and seminatural areas

3.1 Forests

3.1.1 Broad-leaved forest

3.1.2 Coniferous forest

3.1.3 Mixed forest

3.2 Scrub and/or herbaceous vegetation associations

3.2.1 Natural grasslands

3.2.2 Moors and heathland

3.2.3 Sclerophyllous vegetation

3.2.4 Transitional woodland-shrub

3.3 Open spaces with little or no vegetation

3.3.1 Beaches, dunes, sands

3.3.2 Bare rocks

3.3.3 Sparsely vegetated areas

3.3.4 Burnt areas

3.3.5 Glaciers and perpetual snow

4. Wetlands

4.1 Inland wetlands

4.1.1 Inland marshes

4.1.2 Peat bogs

4.2 Maritime wetlands

4.2.1 Salt marshes

4.2.2 Salines

4.2.3 Intertidal flats

5. Water bodies

5.1 Inland waters

5.1.1 Water courses

5.1.2 Water bodies

5.2 Marine waters

5.2.1 Coastal lagoons

5.2.2 Estuaries

5.2.3 Sea and ocean

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