Technical Report of Global Map

1. Overview of Global Mapping Project (PDF 540KB)
2. Twenty Year Journey in Global Mapping (PDF 2.4MB)
3. Outcome of Global Mapping Project (PDF 2.8MB)

1. ISCGM Rules (PDF 600KB)
2. Resolutions of ISCGM Meetings (PDF 3.2MB)
3. List of Participating Countries/Regions (PDF 628KB)
4. Global Mapping Newsletter (external link)

"Global Map Raster Development Tool (GMRD)" is a piece of software for developing land cover and vegetation (percent tree cover) layers of Global Map. When you have downloaded the following software, operating manuals, and/or sample data, we regard that you have read the note and agreed to the terms of use.

("Global Map Raster Development Tool (GMRD)" note and terms of use) (PDF:42KB)

• Software (zip format:1.4MB)
  • A set of scripts is stored. According to the operating manual, please store the scripts in a designated folder.
• Operating manual (PDF:7.2MB)
  • How to install the software, requirements for operation, and process of developing raster data are explained in this document.
• Operating manual
  • Tutorial movies are available for the following chapters in the operating manual. As this video file format (MP4) may not be played in some web browsers, please download and view it.
    • Chapter 2: Installing Software (MP4:28.7MB)
    • Chapter 3: Pre-processing Satellite Images (MP4:51.3MB)
    • Chapter 4: Developing a Land Cover Map
      • Using the Maximum Likelihood Classification (MP4:29.6MB)
      • Using the Decision tree method (MP4:6.1MB)
    • Chapter 5: Estimating Percent Tree Cover using the Land Cover Map (MP4:26.7MB)
• Sample data (zip format:118KB)
  • Data used in the operating manual are stored.