Natura 2000 - 2012 (vector), Nov. 2015

Natura 2000 (an EU-wide network of nature protection areas established under the 1992 Habitats Directive) is the centrepiece of EU nature & biodiversity policy. The aim of the network is to assure the long-term survival of Europe's most valuable and threatened species and habitats.



A selection of Natura 2000 grassland-rich sites (5 grassland habitats types 6210, 6240, 6250, 6510 and 6520, including a 2km buffer and covering approx. 160.000 km2) sites was mapped in order to assess their actual area, their condition and their development over time. Land Cover/Land Use (LC/LU) classification was tailored to the needs of biodiversity monitoring in a buffer zone of selected Natura 2000 sites. LC/LU information is extracted from VHR satellite data and other available data in a buffer zone of selected N2K sites for supporting biodiversity monitoring and mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services. The classes follow the pre-defined nomenclature on the basis of MAES typology of ecosystems (Level 1 to Level 4) and Corine Land Cover (CLC). The Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) is 0.5 ha; the Minimum Mapping Width (MMW) is 10 m.



The production of the Natura 2000 updates was coordinated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the frame of the EU Copernicus programme.

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Date (Creation)
2015-11-12
Date (Publication)
2015-11-12
Edition

01.00
Citation identifier
copernicus_v_3035_10_m_n2k-2012_p_2010-2014_v01_r00
Status
Obsolete
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name 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
Maintenance and update frequency
Continual

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Land cover

  • Protected sites
Keywords

    Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

    • EU27 (2007-2013)
    Keywords

      GEMET

      • species

      • habitat

      • land use

      • natural area

      • natural areas protection

      • landscape alteration

      • protected area
      Spatial scope

      EEA topics

      • Biodiversity
      Access constraints
      Other restrictions
      Other constraints
      no limitations to public access
      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.

      Spatial representation type
      Vector
      Distance
      10  m
      Language of dataset
      English
      Character set
      UTF8
      Topic category
      • Environment
      • Imagery base maps earth cover
      Begin date
      2010-01-01
      End date
      2014-12-31
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      Additional Information

      Spatial Resolution information: The Minimum Mapping Width is 10 m
      Coordinate reference system identifier
      EPSG:3035
      Distribution format
      • SHP ( 1.1)

      Distributor

      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.

      Hierarchy level
      Dataset

      Conformance 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
      Statement

      Semi-automatic classification of 2.5m VHR2 SPOT-5 HRG satellite data from the DAP_MG2b_01 dataset (for the time period 2004-2008) and 1.5m VHR2 SPOT-6, 2.0m VHR2 Pléiades and 2.5m VHR2 SPOT-5 HRG satellite data from the DWH_MG2b_CORE_03 dataset (for the time period 2010-2014) with subsequently computer-assisted visual refinement. The Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) is 0.5 ha. The Minimum Mapping Width is 10m. The Positional Accuracy is less than 5 m (according to geo-location accuracy of satellite imagery delivered by ESA: less than 5m RMSE). Accuracy Assessment approach: Stratified Random Point Sampling. Interpretation of sampling points has been performed on the best available reference data. The area-corrected Overall Accuracy is above 85%.

      Metadata

      File identifier
      28370b9b-1c91-4b29-80a2-fbf2d32c8881 XML
      Metadata language
      English
      Character set
      UTF8
      Hierarchy level
      Dataset
      Date stamp
      2022-08-15T10:34:24.478Z
      Metadata standard name

      ISO 19115/19139
      Metadata standard version

      1.0
      Metadata author
      Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Website Role

      European Environment Agency

      sdi@eea.europa.eu

      		Point of contact
       
       
      Access to the catalogue

      Overviews

      overview

      Spatial extent

      thumbnail

      Keywords

      EEA topics

      Biodiversity
      GEMET

      habitat land use landscape alteration natural area natural areas protection protected area species
      GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

      Land cover Protected sites
      Spatial scope

      European


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