ISO 19144-2 Geographic information - Classification systems — Part 2: Land Cover Meta Language (LCML)

ISO 19144-2
Working Group
Reference	Status/Date	Name	WG
ISO 19144-2:2023	2023-12-12	Geographic information - Classification systems — Part 2: Land Cover Meta Language (LCML)	7
ISO 19144-2:2012	2012-07-03	Geographic information - Classification systems — Part 2: Land Cover Meta Language (LCML)	7

Scope

This document specifies a Land Cover Meta Language (LCML) expressed as a UML metamodel that allows different Land Cover classification systems to be described based on physiognomic aspects. This document recognizes that a number of Land Cover classification systems exist. It provides a common reference structure for the comparison and integration of data for any generic Land Cover classification system, but does not intend to replace those classification systems.

Document Normative References:

ISO 19103, Geographic information — Conceptual schema language

ISO 19109, Geographic information — Rules for application schema

ISO 19123-1, Geographic information — Schema for coverage geometry and functions Part 1: Fundamentals

ISO 19144-1, Geographic information — Classification systems — Part 1: Classification system structure

Referenced from active ISO/TC 211 standard:

ISO/TS 19144-3:2024 Geographic information — Classification systems — Part 3: Land Use Meta Language (LUML)

Model References:

ISO/TS 19103 Edition 1

ISO 19135 Edition 1

ISO 19135-1 Edition 1

ISO 19144-1 Edition 1

User Stories

ECJRC - The European INSPIRE Directive

South Africa - The South African National Land Cover Data Story

Useful Links:

2024-12-06 Land Cover Standards in Actions!

2018 Wuhan Standard in Action presentation - Requirements for Land Cover Standard from the Perspective of Implementation in China

2018 Standard in Action workshop:
The workshop will focus on the requirements for Land Cover (LC) standards and possible harmonisation strategies for similar LC concepts like LCML and the European EAGLE

1. Global aspects and requirements for LC Standards - Steffen Fritz
Steffen Fritz is one of the leading domain experts regarding the requirements for global land cover datasets and the challenges to handle sematic issues. Within the presentation the global perspective and requirements for future LC standards are discussed.

2. Global land cover mapping and its standardization in support of SDGs - Dr He Chaoying

3. Use of LC Standards within the INSPIRE Initiative - Lena Hallin-Pihlatie
The INSPIRE Directive aims to create a spatial data infrastructure in Europe, enabling the sharing of environmental spatial information in a harmonized way. One of the data themes covered by the Directive is Land Cover in which the use of the LCML ISO 19144-2 standard is foreseen.

4. The overall EAGLE Concept - Gebhard Banko

5. Structure and content of the EAGLE Matrix – paradigm shift from classification to characterization - Stephan Arnold

6. Harmonisation strategies of LCML and EAGLE concepts within the revision of ISO 19144-2 - Roland Grillmayer

2009 Quebec standard in action presentation - Land Cover as Essential Climate Variable - Mr. Douglas C. O’Brien (President, IDON Technologies, Ottawa, Canada) and Dr. Antonio Di Gregorio (Research Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy)

Supporting the following Sustainable Development Goals: