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Table 1 
Proposed land cover classification system (LCWG, AARS) 
  
Land cover class Class code 
Vegetation 10 
Forest or shrubland 12 
Evergreen 14 
Forest 16 
Broadleaf 18 
Natural 20 
Tree crops 22 
Oil palm 23 
Coconut 24 
Others 33 
Needleleaf 36 
Shrubland 42 
Natural 44 
Shrub crops 46 
Tea 47 
Others 57 
Forest and shrubland 60 
Deciduous 70 
Forest 72 
Broadleaf 74 
Natural 76 
Tree crops 78 
Rubber 79 
Others 87 
Needleleaf 90 
Shrubland 92 
Natural 94 
Shrub crops 96 
Cotton 97 
Others 107 
Forest and shrubland 110 
Mixed forest or shrubland 120 
Grassland 130 
Natural grassland / pasture 132 
Grass crops 140 
Paddy 141 
Wheat 142 
Sugarcane 143 
Corn 144 
Wheat and rice 146 
Others 157 
Mixed vegetation 160 
Wetland 170 
Mangrove 172 
Swamp 174 
Little vegetation 180 
Tundra 182 
Others 184 
Non vegetation 190 
Bare ground 191 
Rock 192 
Stones or gravel 193 
Sand 194 
Clay 195 
Perennial snow or ice 200 
Built-up area 210 
Water: 220 
Inland water 222 
Water with seasonal change 224 
Tidal flat 
226