Riparian Zones Land Use Land Cover 2012
Riparian zones represent transitional areas occurring between land and freshwater ecosystems, characterised by distinctive hydrology, soil and biotic conditions and strongly influenced by the stream water. They provide a wide range of riparian functions (e.g. chemical filtration, flood control, bank stabilization, aquatic life and riparian wildlife support, etc.) and ecosystem services.
The Riparian Zones products will support the objectives of several European legal acts and policy initiatives, such as the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, the Habitats and Birds Directives and the Water Framework Directive.
Land Cover/Land Use (LC/LU) classification is tailored to the needs of biodiversity monitoring in a tailored buffer zone along large and medium-sized European rivers (with Strahler levels 3-8 derived from EU-Hydro). LC/LU is extracted from VHR satellite data and other available data in a buffer zone of selected rivers. The classes follow the pre-defined nomenclature on the basis of MAES typology of ecosystems (Level 1 to Level 4) and Corine Land Cover, providing 80 distinct thematic classes with a Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) of 0.5 ha and a Minimum Mapping Width (MMW) of 10 m.
The production of the Riparian Zones products was coordinated by the European Environment Agency in the frame of the EU Copernicus programme.
«Data was produced with funding by the European Union. Copyright Copernicus Programme»
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21ba0fc8-2f8f-44e2-8487-eb0422de4548
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Landgebruik
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- Date (Publication)
- 2019-02-21
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Semi-automatic classification of 1.5m VHR2 SPOT-6 and 2.5m VHR2 SPOT-5 HRG satellite data from the DWH_MG2b_CORE_03 dataset (Optical VHR2 coverage over EU 2011-2013 and Riparian zones) and computer assisted visual refinement. Subsequently intersection of classification results with additional data (CLC 2006/2012, GIO HRL Tree Cover Density, Urban Atlas 2006/2012).
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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 and can be found at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R1159. 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”.