Validation data set on land cover changes for RapidAI4EO project

This is a reference data set collected for validation of the monthly land cover maps at a 3m and at a 10m resolution produced in the WP5. The reference data set has been collected by using Geo-Wiki toolbox for visual interpretation of very high-resolution images, including Planet data and Google maps. The data set has been collected over 3 AOIs. Each reference sample site corresponds to a 30m-by-30m box and includes information about monthly land cover type over the period 2018-2020. Land cover legend is the same as in ESA WorldCover map at a 10m resolution (https://worldcover2021.esa.int/).