Implemented by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
It provides geospatial information which informs a host of essential applications: forest management, nature conservation, rural development, urban planning, and much more.
Overview
CLMS data and products directly inform EU, national, and local actions on a variety of issues, from reducing the use of pesticides to making villages more resilient to disasters.
The service relies on a combination of EU Space satellite and in-situ data.
Users can access the CLMS online portal to explore, analyse, and visualise land data at both the global and European levels. CLMS delivers detailed information on five main components:
- The evolution of land surfaces, including vegetation, crops, the water cycle, and more
- Land cover and land use, including water detection and wood landscape features
- Detection of hotspots prone to specific environmental challenges
- Ground motion, including landslides and deformation of infrastructure
- Imagery and reference data
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