3,093 resources found
Dataset: GISCO - Communes 2010, Aug. 2012
This data set shows pan European administrative boundaries down to commune level version 2010. Communes are equivalent to Local Administrative Units, level 2 (LAU2), except for GR (LAU1) and SI (so called LAU3). The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) and the LAU nomenclature are hierarchical classifications of statistical regions that together subdivide the EU economic territo ... (read more)
Dataset: Corine Land Cover 2000 (raster 250m) - version 16, Apr. 2012
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
With the help of CLC data it is possible to provide support for protecting ecosystems, halting the loss of biological diversity, tracking the impacts of climate change, assessing developments in agriculture and implementing the EU Water Framework Directive. CLC data is an important data set for the implementation of key priority areas of the Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Commu ... (read more)
Dataset: Riparian Zones 2012 Land Cover and Land Use (vector), Jul. 2019
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
Riparian zones represent transitional areas occurring between land and freshwater ecosystems, characterised by distinctive hydrology, soil and biotic conditions and strongly influenced by the stream water. They provide a wide range of riparian functions (e.g. chemical filtration, flood control, bank stabilization, aquatic life and riparian wildlife support, etc.) and ecosystem services. The Ripari ... (read more)
Dataset: Corine Land Cover 1990 seamless (vector) - series
This series references all versions of Corine Land Cover 1990 seamless vector starting with version 13. With the help of CLC data it is possible to provide support for protecting ecosystems, halting the loss of biological diversity, tracking the impacts of climate change, assessing developments in agriculture and implementing the EU Water Framework Directive. CLC data is an important data set for ... (read more)
Dataset: EEA reference grid for Serbia (1km), May 2011
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The grid is based on proposal at the 1st European Workshop on Reference Grids in 2003 and later INSPIRE geographical grid systems. The sample grid available here is part of a set of three polygon grids in 1, 10 and 100 kilometres. The grids cover at least country borders and, where applicable, marine Exclusive Economic Zones v2.0, http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/marbound. Note that the extent of the g ... (read more)
Dataset: Potential physical impact (ESPON Climate project)
Combined potential impacts of change in inundation depths of a 100 year river flood and a sea level rise adjusted 100 year coastal storm event as well as changes in flash flood potential and summer heat on population. Impact calculated as combination of regional exposure to climatic changes and recent data on regional sensitivity. Climatic changes derived from a comparison of 1961-1990 and 2071-21 ... (read more)
Dataset: Natura 2000 - 2012 (vector), Jul. 2019
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
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, includin ... (read more)
Dataset: Temporal development of the Lusitanina/Boreal species ratio
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
This metadata describes the ICES data on the temporal development of the Lusitanina/Boreal species ratio. It is derived from the ICES data portal 'DATRAS' (the Database of Trawl Surreys).
Dataset: WISE WFD Quality Elements status reported under Water Framework Directive
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The WISE WFD quality elements status contains information about the ecological status or potential of European surface water bodies, delineated for the River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The Quality Element status is the poorest of the known quality element status values per water body. For example, the nutrient conditions status (QE3-1-6) is based on th ... (read more)
Dataset: European catchments and Rivers network system (Ecrins)
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The aggregation of European catchments and Rivers network system (Ecrins) id a geographical information system of the European hydrographical systems with a full topological information. It is organised from a layer of 181,071 “functional elementary catchments (FECs)” which average size is ~62 km2, fully connected with explicit identifier (ID) relationships and upstream area. Catchments are groupe ... (read more)
Dataset: EEA coastline for analysis
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The series of EEA coastline datasets has been created for detailed analysis. The coastline is a hybrid product obtained from satellite imagery from two projects: EUHYDRO (Pan-European hydrographic and drainage database) and GSHHG (A Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database), as well as some manual amendments to meet requirements from EU Nature Directives, Water Fram ... (read more)
Dataset: Corine Land Cover 1990 (raster 250m) - version 18, Mar. 2016
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
CORINE Land Cover (CLC) was specified to standardize data collection on land in Europe to support environmental policy development. The reference year of first CLC inventory was 1990 (CLC1990), and the first update created in 2000. Later the update cycle has become 6 years. The number of participating countries has increased over time − currently includes 33 European Environment Agency (EEA) membe ... (read more)
Dataset: WISE GWB provisional dataset for horizon 1 - INTERNAL VERSION, Oct. 2012
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The shape file GWB_horizon_h1 comprises Ground Water Bodies of all countries but Estonia (all GWBs in horizon 0), which are located in the usually uppermost horizon 1. The dbf tables of the shape files include the columns “EU_CD_GW” as the GWB identifier and “Horizon” describing the vertical positioning. The polygon identifier “Polygon_ID” was added subsequently, because some GWBs consist of sever ... (read more)
Dataset: Corine Land Cover 1990 - 2000 changes, formation code in changed areas (raster 100m) - series
The series references all versions of Corine Land Cover 1990 - 2000 changes, formation code in changed areas (raster 100m) starting with version 13. With the help of CLC data it is possible to provide support for protecting ecosystems, halting the loss of biological diversity, tracking the impacts of climate change, assessing developments in agriculture and implementing the EU Water Framework Dire ... (read more)
Dataset: Season Amplitude 2017-present (raster 10 m), Europe, yearly, Sept. 2021
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
The Season Amplitude (AMPL), one of the Vegetation Phenology and Productivity (VPP) parameters, is a product of the pan-European High Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity (HR-VPP) component of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS). The Season Amplitude (AMPL) is the difference between the maximum and minimum Plant Phenology Index (PPI) values reached during the season. The Plan ... (read more)
Dataset: Concentrations of heavy metals and nutrients in agricultural soils
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The concentration of heavy metals and nutrients in agriculture soil contains: 1) current and critical metal concentrations and its exceedances in topsoils, as well as data related to the current and critical metal inputs to and outputs from soils (uptake, accumulation and leaching) and the resulting exceedances of critical metal inputs. The metals included in this data set are cadmium (Cd), copper ... (read more)
Dataset: [EU SDG 15_20] Surface of the terrestrial protected areas
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (sdi@eea.europa.eu)
The indicator illustrates the growth in the area of terrestrial protected areas in the EU. It also distinguishes between protected areas designated as Natura 2000 sites and protected areas with national designation only.
Dataset: Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL), second level (level 2) for reference year 2008 - version 2009, Dec. 2008
The Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL) is an initiative implemented by FAO within the EC-FAO Food Security Programme funded by the European Commission (http://www.foodsecinfoaction.org/News/news_06_06.htm). The GAUL aims at compiling and disseminating the most reliable spatial information on administrative units for all the countries in the world, providing a contribution to the standardizat ... (read more)
Dataset: High Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity: Leaf Area Index (raster 10m) version 1 revision 1, Sep. 2021
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
This metadata refers to the Leaf Area Index (LAI) dataset, one of the near real-time (NRT) Vegetation Index products of the pan-European High Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity (HR-VPP), component of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS). The Leaf Area Index (LAI) is defined as half the total area of green elements of the canopy per unit horizontal ground area. The satellite- ... (read more)
Dataset: Medium Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity: Season length (raster 500m), Oct. 2022
- Contact point
- European Environment Agency (copernicus@eea.europa.eu)
The raster file is the temporal trend in the length of the vegetation growing season. The length of growing season data set is based on the time series of the Plant Phenology Index (PPI) derived from the MODIS BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance product (MODIS MCD43 NBAR). The PPI index is optimized for efficient monitoring of vegetation phenology and is derived from the source MODIS data using radiative tr ... (read more)