Dataset coding
The spatial data produced by 
is in GeoTiff format. This is a
widely supported format, so theese datasets can be used within QGIS as well as
within any other GIS software.
If you wish to use data outside of the tool itself, you will need to
know how the data is coded. The tables below provide guidance on what the exact
layers are that are produced by each analysis in .
To see which of the below layers is contained within a output
file, use the load data tool. When you
choose a file with that toool, it will show you a list of the layers within
that file, as well as the band number for each layer.
SDG 15.3.1 Indicator
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
-1 |
Degradation |
0 |
No change |
1 |
Improvement |
Productivity
Productivity trajectory (trend)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Linear trend of annually integrated NDVI, scaled by 10,000 |
Productivity trajectory (significance)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
-3 |
Significant decline (p > .99) |
-2 |
Significant decline (p > .95) |
-1 |
Significant decline (p > .90) |
0 |
No significant change |
1 |
Significant increase (p > .90) |
2 |
Significant increase (p > .95) |
3 |
Significant increase (p > .99) |
Productivity performance (degradation)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
-1 |
Degradation |
0 |
No change |
Productivity performance (ratio)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
0 |
Ratio of mean NDVI and maximum productivity. See background on performance. |
Productivity performance (units)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
ID number of unit used to calculate performance. See background on performance. |
Productivity state (degradation)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Change in productivity state classes between baseline and target period, calculated as the rank in the target period minus the rank in the baseline period. Positive values indicate improvement, negative values indicate decline. |
Productivity state classes
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Percentile class for productivity state. See background on productivity state. |
Productivity state NDVI mean
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Mean annually integrated NDVI for the baseline period chosen for productivity state, scaled by 10,000. See background on productivity state. |
SDG 15.3.1 productivity indicator
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
1 |
Declining |
2 |
Early signs of decline |
3 |
Stable but stressed |
4 |
Stable |
5 |
Increasing |
Land productivity dynamics
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
1 |
Declining |
2 |
Moderate decline |
3 |
Stressed |
4 |
Stable |
5 |
Increasing |
Land cover
Land cover (degradation)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
-1 |
Degradation |
0 |
No change |
1 |
Improvement |
Land cover (7 class)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
1 |
Tree-covered |
2 |
Grasslands |
3 |
Cropland |
4 |
Wetland |
5 |
Artificial |
6 |
Other land |
7 |
Water body |
Land cover (ESA classes)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
10 |
Cropland, rainfed |
11 |
Herbaceous cover |
12 |
Tree or shrub cover |
20 |
Cropland, irrigated or post‐flooding |
30 |
Mosaic cropland (>50%) / natural vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<50%) |
40 |
Mosaic natural vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (>50%) / cropland (<50%) |
50 |
Tree cover, broadleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%) |
60 |
Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%) |
61 |
Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, closed (>40%) |
62 |
Tree cover, broadleaved, deciduous, open (15‐40%) |
70 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%) |
71 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed (>40%) |
72 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, open (15‐40%) |
80 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, closed to open (>15%) |
81 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, closed (>40%) |
82 |
Tree cover, needleleaved, deciduous, open (15‐40%) |
90 |
Tree cover, mixed leaf type (broadleaved and needleleaved) |
100 |
Mosaic tree and shrub (>50%) / herbaceous cover (<50%) |
110 |
Mosaic herbaceous cover (>50%) / tree and shrub (<50%) |
120 |
Shrubland |
121 |
Evergreen shrubland |
122 |
Deciduous shrubland |
130 |
Grassland |
140 |
Lichens and mosses |
150 |
Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%) |
151 |
Sparse tree (<15%) |
152 |
Sparse shrub (<15%) |
153 |
Sparse herbaceous cover (<15%) |
160 |
Tree cover, flooded, fresh or brakish water |
170 |
Tree cover, flooded, saline water |
180 |
Shrub or herbaceous cover, flooded, fresh/saline/brakish water |
190 |
Urban areas |
200 |
Bare areas |
201 |
Consolidated bare areas |
202 |
Unconsolidated bare areas |
210 |
Water bodies |
220 |
Permanent snow and ice |
Land cover (transitions)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
1 |
Tree-covered - Tree-covered (no change) |
2 |
Grassland - Grassland (no change) |
3 |
Cropland - Cropland (no change) |
4 |
Wetland - Wetland (no change) |
5 |
Artificial - Artificial (no change) |
6 |
Other land - Other land (no change) |
7 |
Water body - Water body (no change) |
12 |
Forest - Grassland |
13 |
Forest - Cropland |
14 |
Forest - Wetland |
15 |
Forest - Artificial |
16 |
Forest - Other land |
17 |
Forest - Water body |
21 |
Grassland - Forest |
23 |
Grassland - Cropland |
24 |
Grassland - Wetland |
25 |
Grassland - Artificial |
26 |
Grassland - Other land |
27 |
Grassland - Water body |
31 |
Cropland - Forest |
32 |
Cropland - Grassland |
34 |
Cropland - Wetland |
35 |
Cropland - Artificial |
36 |
Cropland - Other land |
37 |
Cropland - Water body |
41 |
Wetland - Forest |
42 |
Wetland - Grassland |
43 |
Wetland - Cropland |
45 |
Wetland - Artificial |
46 |
Wetland - Other land |
47 |
Wetland - Water body |
51 |
Artificial - Forest |
52 |
Artificial - Grassland |
53 |
Artificial - Cropland |
54 |
Artificial - Wetland |
56 |
Artificial - Other land |
57 |
Artificial - Water body |
61 |
Other land - Forest |
62 |
Other land - Grassland |
63 |
Other land - Cropland |
64 |
Other land - Wetland |
65 |
Other land - Artificial |
67 |
Other land - Water body |
71 |
Water body - Forest |
72 |
Water body - Grassland |
73 |
Water body - Cropland |
74 |
Water body - Wetland |
75 |
Water body - Artificial |
76 |
Water body - Other land |
Soil organic carbon
Soil organic carbon (degradation)
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Percentage change in soil organic carbon content (0 - 30 cm depth) from baseline to target year. Positive values indicate increase, negative values indicate decrease. |
Soil organic carbon
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Soil organic carbon content (0 - 30 cm depth) in metric tons per hectare |
SDG 11.3.1 (sustainable urbanization)
Urban
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
1 |
Urban |
2 |
Suburban |
3 |
Built-up rural |
4 |
Open space (fringe) |
5 |
Open space (captured) |
6 |
Open space (rural) |
7 |
Open space (fringe water) |
8 |
Open space (captured water) |
9 |
Open space (rural water) |
Urban series
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
-1 |
Water |
1 |
Built up by 2000 |
2 |
Built up by 2005 |
3 |
Built up by 2010 |
4 |
Built up by 2015 |
Population
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
-32768 |
No data |
Any other value |
Total population within grid cell |