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Copernicus Land Monitoring Service - Urban Atlas

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Created 07 Dec 2017 Published 16 May 2018 Last modified 14 May 2020
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The European Urban Atlas provides reliable, inter-comparable, high-resolution land use maps for over 300 Large Urban Zones and their surroundings (more than 100.000 inhabitants as defined by the Urban Audit) for the 2006 reference year in EU member states and for about 800 Functional Urban Area (FUA) and their surroundings (more than 50.000 inhabitants) for the 2012 and 2018 reference year in EEA39. Two additional layers were produced starting from the 2012 reference year: 1) Street Tree Layer within selected FUAs (depending on availability and suitability of satellite imagery) and 2) Building Heights for core urban areas of selected cities in EEA39. The first change layers were produced in 2012.

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Urban Atlas updates and additional layers
  • Urban Atlas 2018
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  • Urban Atlas 2012
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  • Urban Atlas 2006
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  • Street Tree Layer 2018
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  • Street Tree Layer 2012
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  • Building Heights 2012
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Urban Atlas change layers

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Direct link to Copernicus Urban Atlas Change 2006-2012 data:

https://land.copernicus.eu/local/urban-atlas/change-2006-2009/view

  • Urban Atlas change 2012-2018
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  • Urban Atlas change 2006-2012
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Derived data set:  Ecosystem types of Europe
Derived data set:  Environmental Accounting Reference Layers - SDI
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Minimum mapping unit: 500m2 Minimum mapping width: 10m
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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”.
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EPSG:3035
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Data delivered by the external service provider.

information.png Owners:
European Union
information.png Processors:
European Environment Agency (EEA)
 

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Dashboard (Tableau) Land recycling and densification 2006-2012 This interactive viewer shows land recycling status and change accounts for major European Functional Urban Areas (FUAs). Land recycling addresses the reuse of abandoned, vacant or underused urban land for new developments. Land recycling is considered a response to land take within FUAs, i.e. urban development on arable land, permanent crop land or semi-natural areas. It is a key planning instrument for achieving the goal of no net land take by 2050 (EC, 2016).
Data Visualization Components of land recycling as a percentage of total land consumption, per country
Data Visualization Ratio of grey recycling to land take as an average of all functional urban areas (FUAs) by country
Data Visualization Land recycling values of the top 30 functional urban areas (FUAs) by country
Data Visualization Ratio of green recycling to land take as an average of all functional urban areas (FUAs) by country
Data Visualization Ratio of densification to land take as an average of all functional urban areas (FUAs) by country

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Indicator Specification Land recycling and densification This indicator addresses the use of urban land for further urban development, whether that urban land is currently in use or not. The indicator comprises two concepts of urban development: land recycling and land densification. Land recycling is defined as the reuse of abandoned, vacant or underused land for redevelopment. It includes ‘grey recycling’ and ‘green recycling’. Grey recycling is when ‘grey’ urban objects, such as buildings or transport infrastructures, are built under redevelopment. Green recycling is when ‘green’ urban objects, such as green urban areas or sport facilities, are built. Land densification is defined as the land development that takes place within existing communities, making maximum use of the existing infrastructure instead of building on previously undeveloped land. The indicator examines land recycling relative to total land consumption. Total land consumption is understood as all the land use processes occurring on or ending up in developed land, i.e. urban redevelopment, urban and infrastructure sprawl, and any change in previously developed land. Land recycling includes both the densification and the recycling phenomena. Therefore, land recycling is understood broadly and includes three components: land densification, grey land recycling and green land recycling.

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