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Grassland 2017 - Present (raster 100m), 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. In the 100 meter raster product, the number of Grassland pixels are counted and the percentages stored in each 100 meter cell. The class 255 = outside area is predefined by the 100m boundary layer and remains unchanged.

This dataset is provided annually starting in 2017 with 100 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.

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

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Date ( Creation )
2024-06-25
Date ( Publication )
2024-12-01
Edition
01.00
Identifier
copernicus_r_3035_100_m_gra_p_2017-now_v01_r00
Unique resource identifier
10.2909/5453c92f-3d01-4407-99bc-4659cfc7661d

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Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Land cover
  • Land use
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
  • Biodiversity
  • Land use
EEA Management Plan ( Theme )
  • 2024 6.5.24
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations to public access
Use constraints
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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
100  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 ( )

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OnLine resource
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OnLine resource
Product Information & Technical Documentation ( WWW:LINK )
OnLine resource
https://doi.org/10.2909/5453c92f-3d01-4407-99bc-4659cfc7661d ( DOI )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

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

This aggregated Grassland 100m layer is derived after the actual workflow and the borderless Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) process to correctly represent the derived grassland values. The process is straightforward. All grassland pixels within a 10x10 pixel (100mx100m) window are counted and reported as the aggregated grassland value in the range [0, 100]. In case no data values are present in the 100x100m window, the aggregated grassland value is still simply the number of actual 10m-grassland pixels not counting any potential grassland pixels masked by the no data value.

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
5453c92f-3d01-4407-99bc-4659cfc7661d XML
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-02T11:55:37.611998Z
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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