ESA WorldCover 10m Land Cover Map 2021

ESA WorldCover 10m Land Cover Map 2021

Sentinel-1/2 derived global land cover with 11 classes at 10m resolution

Build a high-resolution land use map for Maharashtra using ESA WorldCover 10m data for urban and agricultural planning.
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Quick Start

import rasterio
# Download from https://worldcover2021.esa.int/
# src = rasterio.open('ESA_WorldCover_10m.tif')
print('ESA WorldCover 10m: https://worldcover2021.esa.int/')
Modality
Raster (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF)
Size
10m resolution; 3x3 degree COG tiles; 11 land cover classes
License
Format
GeoTIFF
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
European Space Agency
Category
geospatial-gis

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
land_coverintLand cover class (11 classes including tree cover, cropland, built-up)
resolutionint10m spatial resolution

Build With This

Create a green space analyzer for Maharashtra cities using 10m resolution tree cover and built-up area data
Develop a wetland inventory for Maharashtra using WorldCover water body and herbaceous wetland classes
Build a cropland boundary extractor using WorldCover for farm-level analysis in Maharashtra

AI Use Cases

High-resolution LULC mappingurban footprint extractionwetland delineationcropland-forest boundary detection
Last verified: 2026-03-07