EEA geospatial data catalogue
N2K 2018 (vector), Europe, 6-yearly, Jul. 2021
This metadata refers to CLMS N2K 2018 product, the Copernicus Land Cover/Land Use (LC/LU) status map, with 2018 as reference year for the classification, tailored to the needs of biodiversity monitoring in selected Natura2000 sites: 4790 sites of natural and semi-natural grassland formations listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive, including a 2 km buffer zone surrounding the sites and covering an area of 631.820 km² across Europe (EU27, the United Kingdom and Switzerland). The product includes three Emerald sites in Switzerland. LC/LU has been extracted from VHR satellite data and other available data.
The production of N2K updates was coordinated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the frame of the EU Copernicus programme.
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Identification info
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Date (Creation)
- 2021-07-16
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Date (Publication)
- 2021-07-16
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Edition
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01.00
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Citation identifier
- copernicus_v_3035_10_m_n2k-2018_p_2017-2019_v01_r00
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Citation identifier
- DAT-192-en
Identifier
- Point of contact
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Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role European Commission
OwnerCopernicus Land Monitoring Service
CustodianEuropean Environment Agency
PublisherCopernicus Land Monitoring Service helpdesk
Point of contact
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Spatial representation type
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Vector
Spatial resolution
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Spatial resolution
- 10 m
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Topic category
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Environment
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Imagery base maps earth cover
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Extent
Temporal extent
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Time period
- 2017-01-01 2019-12-31
Extent
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Maintenance and update frequency
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Continual
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Land cover
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Protected sites
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- Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.
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Switzerland
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United Kingdom
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EU27 (from 2020)
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- GEMET
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protected area
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natural areas protection
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habitat
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natural area
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landscape alteration
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land use
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species
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- EEA topics
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Biodiversity
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Land use
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- EEA Management Plan
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2017 3.6.2
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Resource constraints
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Access constraints
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Other restrictions
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Other constraints
- no limitations to public access
Resource constraints
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Use constraints
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Other restrictions
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Other constraints
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The Copernicus component is governed by Regulation (EU) No 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU. Within the Copernicus component, a portfolio of land monitoring activities has been delegated by the European Union to the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the DG Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
The Copernicus land monitoring products and services are made available on a principle of full, open and free access, as established by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 of 12 July 2013.
Free, full and open access to the products and services of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service is made on the conditions that:
1. When distributing or communicating Copernicus Land Monitoring Service products and services (data, software scripts, web services, user and methodological documentation and similar) to the public, users shall inform the public of the source of these products and services.
2. Where the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service products and services have been adapted or modified by the user, the user shall clearly state this.
3. Users shall make sure not to convey the impression to the public that the user's activities are officially endorsed by the European Union.
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Language
- English
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Character encoding
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UTF8
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Additional Information
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Spatial Resolution information: The Minimum Mapping Width is 10 m
Distribution Information
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Distribution format
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GDB
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Spatialite
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OnLine resource
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Product Information & Technical Documentation
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OnLine resource
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CLMS Website
Download (requires authentication)
Data quality info
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Hierarchy level
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Dataset
Report
Result
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Title
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
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Explanation
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See the referenced specification
Resource lineage
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Statement
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Generation of a Land Cover/Land Use (LC/LU) dataset by visual image interpretation and delineation based on Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite data from 2018 ±1 year. Additional in-situ and ancillary datasets relevant for the production were also integrated into the workflow to support the LC/LU analysis. The classification provides 55 distinct thematic classes. The class definitions follow a pre-defined nomenclature based on the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) typology of ecosystems (at level 1) and are further harmonised with Corine Land Cover and adapted to the specific characteristics of grasslands habitats (levels 2 to 4). The Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) is 0.5 ha and the Minimum Mapping Width (MMW) is 10 m. The positional accuracy is less than 5 m (according to geo-location accuracy of satellite imagery delivered by ESA: less than 5m RMSE). Producer’s accuracy assessment approach: stratified random point sampling. Interpretation of sampling points was performed on the best available reference data. The overall accuracy is higher than 85%.
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Hierarchy level
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Dataset
Reference System Information
Reference System Information
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Code
- EPSG:3035
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Maintenance and update frequency
Metadata
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Metadata identifier
- 7d3b6dde-5884-45ee-82b2-611e7b2efd1f
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Language
- English
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Character encoding
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UTF8
- Contact
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Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role European Environment Agency
Point of contact
Type of resource
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Resource type
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Dataset
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Metadata linkage
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https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/7d3b6dde-5884-45ee-82b2-611e7b2efd1f
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Date info (Creation)
- 2021-07-29T11:37:38.86Z
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Date info (Revision)
- 2025-10-09T10:59:36.960959Z
Metadata standard
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Title
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ISO 19115/19139
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Edition
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1.0
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