Combinations of land cover

Based on the analysis of literature data, a review of the most frequently used definitions and approaches to the classification of land cover objects is made. It was found that authors often confuse the concepts of land cover with vegetation and land. It is more logical to understand land cover as a (bio)physical state of the earth's surface. Such mixing of land surface objects leads to the fact that land cover classifications also often include objects from the classifications of vegetation, soils, landscapes, and land use.