RT Journal Article SR 00 ID 10.3390/rs8121036 A1 Herold, M. A1 See, L. A1 Tsendbazar, N.-E. A1 Fritz, S. T1 Towards an Integrated Global Land Cover Monitoring and Mapping System JF Remote Sensing YR 2016 FD 2016-12-20 VO 8 IS 12 SP 1036 AB Global land cover mapping has evolved in a number of ways over the past two decades including increased activity in the areas of map validation and inter-comparison, which is the main focus of this Special Issue in Remote Sensing. Here we describe the major trends in global land cover mapping that have occurred, followed by recent advances as exemplified by the papers in the Special Issue. Finally, we consider what the future holds for global land cover mapping. PB MDPI AG SN 2072-4292 LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14371/