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Grassland 2017 - Present (raster 10m), Europe, yearly, Nov. 2024

The High Resolution Layer Grassland (GRA) raster product provides a binary status layer of grassland/non-grassland mask. This grassy and non-woody vegetation baseline product includes all kinds of grasslands: managed grassland, semi-natural grassland and natural grassy vegetation. It does not include temporary grasslands, which are masked out using the corresponding Ploughing indicator (PLOUGH), indicating on the number of years since a pixel was last ploughed.

This dataset is provided annually starting in 2017 with 10 meter rasters (fully conformant with the EEA reference grid) in 100 x 100 km tiles covering the EEA38 countries.

High Resolution Layer Grasslands product is part of the European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service. Confidence layer available for the dataset.

This dataset includes data from the French Overseas Territories (DOMs)

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Date ( Creation )
2024-05-21
Date ( Publication )
2024-12-01
Edition
01.00
Identifier
copernicus_r_3035_10_m_gra_p_2017-now_v01_r00
Unique resource identifier
10.2909/0b6254bb-4c7d-41d9-8eae-c43b05ab2965

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Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Land use
  • Land cover
Keywords
Continents, countries, sea regions of the world. ( Place )
  • EEA38 (from 2020)
Keywords
GEMET ( Theme )
  • land use
Spatial scope ( Theme )
  • European
EEA topics ( Theme )
  • Nature
  • Land use
  • Biodiversity
EEA Management Plan ( Theme )
  • 2024 6.5.24
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations to public access
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Access to data is based on a principle of full, open and free access as established by the Copernicus data and information policy Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 of 12 July 2013. This regulation establishes registration and licensing conditions for GMES/Copernicus users.

Free, full and open access to this data set is made on the conditions that:

1. When distributing or communicating Copernicus dedicated data and Copernicus service information to the public, users shall inform the public of the source of that data and information.

2. Users shall make sure not to convey the impression to the public that the user's activities are officially endorsed by the Union.

3. Where that data or information has been adapted or modified, the user shall clearly state this.

4. The data remain the sole property of the European Union. Any information and data produced in the framework of the action shall be the sole property of the European Union. Any communication and publication by the beneficiary shall acknowledge that the data were produced “with funding by the European Union”.

Spatial representation type
Grid
Distance
10  m
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
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2018-01-01
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Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:32738
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:32740
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:32620
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:32622
Distribution format
  • GTiff ( )

OnLine resource

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OnLine resource
HRL_GRA:GRA_S2017 ( OGC:WMS )

CLMS_HRL_Grassland_S2017_R10m

OnLine resource
HRL_GRA:GRA_S2018 ( OGC:WMS )

CLMS_HRL_Grassland_S2018_R10m

OnLine resource
HRL_GRA:GRA_S2019 ( OGC:WMS )

CLMS_HRL_Grassland_S2019_R10m

OnLine resource
HRL_GRA:GRA_S2020 ( OGC:WMS )

CLMS_HRL_Grassland_S2020_R10m

OnLine resource
HRL_GRA:GRA_S2021 ( OGC:WMS )

CLMS_HRL_Grassland_S2021_R10m

OnLine resource
WEkEO Portal ( WWW:DOWNLOAD )

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Product Information & Technical Documentation ( WWW:LINK )
OnLine resource
https://doi.org/10.2909/0b6254bb-4c7d-41d9-8eae-c43b05ab2965 ( DOI )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Statement

The Grassland layers (GRA) are directly derived from the Herbaceous cover (HER) and Ploughing Indicator (PLOUGH). A pixel is considered to be grassland if it has been herbaceous for six consecutive years. To retrieve this

information the corresponding binary HER layer is masked with the corresponding PLOUGH

layer, leaving only HER pixels which have not been ploughed in the previous year. Like the herbaceous product, each Grassland layer is clipped to the yearly BVL extent and filtered to a Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) of 0.03 ha.

This dataset is a continuation of the HRL Grassland timeseries, previously generated on a 3-year update cycle since 2015. The models and input data used to generate the product have evolved and therefore higher quality is to be expected as the timeseries progress.

Quality assurance follows the ISO9000 standards for Quality Management and comprises of dedicated procedures of ongoing quality checks (QA breakpoints) during implementation of the production chain, in order to keep persistent control over the various stages of production, assure fitness-for-purpose of the end-products and that all quality requirements are fulfilled. Priority has been given to the target thematic accuracies to be achieved by each product, as well as to the issues of product consistency (spatial, thematic, temporal) and homogeneity. Quality Assessment: The quality assessment has been performed according to INSPIRE Data Specifications. The data quality elements considered are:

(i) Completeness,

(ii) Logical Consistency,

(iii) Thematic Accuracy,

(iv) Temporal quality and

(v) Usability.

Each of them (excl. the Thematic Accuracy hereafter) forms a section in the QA/QC Procedures.

File identifier
0b6254bb-4c7d-41d9-8eae-c43b05ab2965 XML
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-02T11:54:24.771963Z
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
 
 

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Keywords

EEA Management Plan
2024 6.5.24
EEA topics
Biodiversity Land use Nature
GEMET
land use
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Land cover Land use
Spatial scope
European

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