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High Resolution Layer: Tree Cover Density 2012 (raster 100m), Mar. 2016

Tree Cover Density (TCD) 2012 is a European mosaic of Tree Cover Density (TCD; 0-100%) in 20m and 100m spatial resolution and European projection. Copernicus Initial Operations 2011-2013 Land Monitoring Services European mosaic of Tree Cover Density (TCD; 0-100%) in 20m and 100m spatial resolution and European projection. The TCD maps the degree (0-100% per pixel) of tree cover density without a minimum mapping unit (MMU), but with a minimum mapping width (MMW) of 20m. The included features are:



1) Evergreen/non-evergreen broad-leaved, sclerophyllous and coniferous trees;



2) Orchards, olive groves, fruit and other tree plantations, agro-forestry areas, forest nurseries, regeneration and transitional woodlands;



3) Alleys, wooded parks and gardens;



4) Groups of trees within urban areas;



5) Forest management/use features inside forests (forest roads, fire-breaks, thinning, etc.) and forest damage features inside forests (partially burnt areas, storm damage, insect-infested damage, etc.) are included if tree cover can be detected from the 20m imagery.



Accordingly, included features are all detectable trees, independent of use. The calibration of the TCD values is being improved as part of the 2015 production, and the 2012 TCD status layer will be updated and replaced by a new version to be published in early 2018 (together with the 2015 status layer, and a new 2012-2015 change product).



The production of the Tree Cover Density (TCD) 2012 was coordinated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the frame of the EU Copernicus programme.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2016-03-31
Date (Publication)
2016-03-31
Edition

xx.xx

Citation identifier
copernicus_r_3035_100_m_tcd-2012_p_2011-2012_vxx_rxx

Status
Obsolete
Point of contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Commission

https://commission.europa.eu

Owner

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service

copernicus@eea.europa.eu

https://land.copernicus.eu

Custodian

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

http://www.eea.europa.eu

Publisher

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service helpdesk

copernicus@eea.europa.eu

https://land.copernicus.eu/en/contact-service-helpdesk

Point of contact
Spatial representation type
Grid

Spatial resolution

Spatial resolution
100 m
Topic category
  • Environment

Extent

Temporal extent

Time period
2011-01-01 2012-12-31

Extent

N
S
E
W




N
S
E
W




Maintenance and update frequency
Continual
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Land cover

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.
  • EEA39

GEMET
  • forest management

  • land cover

  • land use

  • landscape alteration

  • tree

Spatial scope
  • European
EEA topics
  • Land use

Resource constraints

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access

Resource constraints

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

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.

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • GeoTIFF

Ordering instructions

This dataset is no longer accessible from the website of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service. You can request access to this dataset by contacting the service desk of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service at copernicus@eea.europa.eu.

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Report

Result

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

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Resource lineage

Statement

The product is derived by semi-automatic classification and computer aided visual refinement, based on ESA provided High Resolution satellite imagery (DWH_M62_CORE_01). The imagery is provided as COV1: mainly IRS RS2 and SPOT 4/5 in 20 and 25m spatial resolution, and as COV2: RapidEye. Step-wise enhancement using CLC2006/CLC2012 and mitigation (cloud-/gap-filling) with additional EO data for the area of the EEA39 (39 member states and affiliated countries to the European Environment Agency) and subsequently final integration to a European mosaic.

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference System Information

Code
EPSG:3035
Maintenance and update frequency

Metadata

Metadata identifier
94c5c72e-29dd-4e3e-a721-a2552d50f497

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

Type of resource

Resource type
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/94c5c72e-29dd-4e3e-a721-a2552d50f497

Date info (Creation)
2018-03-06T18:18:41Z
Date info (Revision)
2025-10-09T11:04:16.419804Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115/19139

Edition

1.0

 
 
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Spatial extent

Keywords

EEA topics

Land use
GEMET

forest management land cover land use landscape alteration tree
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Land cover
Spatial scope

European


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