The following compilation summarizes the geographic characteristics of the GlobCover products:

Projection:	Plate Carrée
Ellipsoid:	WGS 84
Datum:	WGS 84
Pixel location:	centre of a pixel
Pixel resolution	angular: 1/360 degree metric: TR = 6378km (Terrestrial Radius) height: h[km] = r x 2pi x (1/360) / 360 width: w[km] = Re x cos(lat) x 2pi x (1/360) / 360 Re = 6378.14 km (Equatorial Radius) Rp = 6356.76 km ( Polar Radius)

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Other Frequently Asked Questions

• [GLOBCOVER] 01. What are the different GlobCover products? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 02. What is the source data of the GlobCover products? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 03. What is the UN Land Cover Classification System (LCCS)? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 04. Is the GlobCover Land Cover product validated? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 05. What is the content of the GlobCover MERIS FR composite products and how can I read it? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 06. What is the format of the products and how can I read them? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 07. What is the estimated size per product? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 08. How is the coordinate localisation in a pixel? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 09. What are the geometric characteristics of the GlobCover products? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 10. What is the tiling scheme of the GlobCover products? 
  
  

• [GLOBCOVER] 11. What type of copyright applies to the GLOBCOVER products? 
  
  

• [IONIA] 01. What type of data is shared on Ionia? 
  
  

• [IONIA] 02. How to access the Ionia GlobCover data products? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 01. What is BitTorrent all about ? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 02. Is it legal to use BitTorrent ? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 03. How does it work? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 04. Is BitTorrent secure? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 05. What should I do with the torrent files? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 06. What about the zipped torrent Files (Continent and Full products)? 
  
  

• [P2P BITTORRENT] 07. I don't need all the Tiles listed in the torrent file, How to get access to a single Tile?