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Environmental information systems
The Environmental Stratification of Europe (EnS) dataset from the University of Edinburgh, is a statistically derived land classification which provides a novel global spatial framework for the integration and analysis of ecological and environmental data (Metzger, Marc J. 2018). It provides a robust spatial analytical framework for the aggregation of local observations, identification of gaps in current monitoring efforts and
Datasets
Environmental zones 2018 - version 1.0, June 2020GeoTIFFOGC:WMSESRI:REST
Published: 30 Jun 2020
Temporal coverage: 2018
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Coastal Zones
The Coastal Zones provides detailed land cover and land use information for all European coastal territory to a landward distance of 10 km with total area mapped of approximately 730,000 km².
The product has a six years update cycle and is now available for the 2012 and 2018 reference years with the 2012-2018 change layer.
The Coastal Zones is part of the European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service.
Riparian Zones
The Riparian Zones provides detailed information on the state and characteristics of riparian zones across Europe in a variable buffer zone of selected rivers (Strahler levels 2-9 derived from EU-Hydro).
The product has a six years update cycle and is available for the 2012 and 2018 reference years including the change layer. Besides the land cover and land use layer the Riparian Zoned product for the 2012 reference year has two additional layers: Delineation of Riparian Zones and Green Linear Elements.
The Riparian Zones is part of the European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service.
Urban Morphological Zones (vector)
This series references all versions of Urban Morphological Zones 1990 (vector) starting with version 13.
A UMZ is defined as a "set of urban areas laying less than 200 m apart". Urban areas have been selected from Corine Land Cover 1990, by means of a methodology explained for each version of the dataset.