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Urban Atlas Land Cover/Land Use 2006 (vector), Europe, 6-yearly, Jul. 2015

The European Urban Atlas provides reliable, inter-comparable, high-resolution land use maps for 305 Large Urban Zones and their surroundings (more than 100.000 inhabitants as defined by the Urban Audit) for the reference year 2006 in EU member states.

Urban Atlas is a joint initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy and the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry in the frame of the EU Copernicus programme, with the support of the European Space Agency and the European Environment Agency.

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Date ( Creation )
2015-07-11
Date ( Publication )
2015-07-11
Edition
xx.xx
Identifier
copernicus_v_3035_10_m_ua-2006_p_2005-2007_vxx_rxx
Identifier
DAT-190-en
Unique resource identifier
10.2909/551d6741-84d0-43fb-bda8-1768d51bbb4c
Distributor
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
https://land.copernicus.eu
Custodian
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
https://land.copernicus.eu
Point of contact
  European Environment Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6 , Copenhagen , K , 1050 , Denmark
https://land.copernicus.eu

Point of contact

No information provided.
Maintenance and update frequency
Continual
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Land use
Keywords
Continents, countries, sea regions of the world. ( Place )
  • EU27 (2007-2013)
Keywords
GEMET ( Theme )
  • urban area
  • land use
  • land cover
  • landscape alteration
Spatial scope ( Theme )
  • European
EEA Management Plan ( Theme )
  • 2018 3.6.2
EEA topics ( Theme )
  • Buildings and construction
  • Land use
  • Urban sustainability
  • Environmental health impacts
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
Vector
Distance
10  m
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
Begin date
2005-01-01
End date
2007-12-31
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Supplemental Information
Spatial Resolution information: The Minimum Mapping Width is 10 m
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Distribution format
  • SHP ( 1.1 )

OnLine resource
Urban Atlas 2006 ( OGC:WMS )

Urban Atlas 2006

OnLine resource
https://image.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/UrbanAtlas/UA_UrbanAtlas_2006/MapServer ( ESRI:REST )
OnLine resource
Download (requires authentication) ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
https://doi.org/10.2909/551d6741-84d0-43fb-bda8-1768d51bbb4c ( DOI )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

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

The Urban Atlas is mainly based on the combination of (statistical) image classification and visual interpretation of Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. Multispectral SPOT 5 & 6 and Formosat-2 pan-sharpened imagery with a 2 to 2.5m spatial resolution is used as input data. The built-up classes are combined with density information on the level of sealed soil derived from the High Resolution Layer imperviousness to provide more detail in the density of the urban fabric. Finally, the Urban Atlas product is complemented and enriched with functional information (road network, services, utilities etc…) using ancillary data sources such as local city maps or online map services.

The Minimum Mapping Unit is 0.5 ha. The Minimum Mapping Width is 10 m.

File identifier
551d6741-84d0-43fb-bda8-1768d51bbb4c XML
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-02-06T16:46:53.997Z
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
2018 3.6.2
EEA topics
Buildings and construction Environmental health impacts Land use Urban sustainability
GEMET
land cover land use landscape alteration urban area
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Land use
Spatial scope
European

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