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The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) delivers geospatial information globally, focusing on land cover, changes, land use, vegetation status, water cycle, and Earth's surface energy variables. This service caters to users in Europe and worldwide, supporting applications in spatial planning, urban development, forestry, water management, agriculture, food security, nature conservation, rural development, ecosystem accounting, and climate change adaptation. Collaboratively managed by the European Environment Agency and the European Commission DG Joint Research Centre since 2012, CLMS plays a crucial role in providing vital environmental data for terrestrial applications.
The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) comprises five main components:
Biophysical Parameter Monitoring: Generates global-scale, high-frequency (every ten days) biogeophysical products, offering insights into land surface status and changes. It covers vegetation, crops, water cycle, energy budget, and terrestrial cryosphere variables.
Land Cover and Land Use Mapping: Produces detailed land cover classifications at both pan-European and global levels. Pan-European maps include characteristics like imperviousness, forests, grassland, water, wetness, and small woody features. Global mapping aligns with the FAO's Land Cover Classification System.
Thematic Hot-Spot Mapping: Provides detailed information on environmental hotspots, focusing on specific areas facing notable challenges.
Imagery and Reference Data: Offers satellite image mosaics in high and very high resolutions, covering Europe and global Sentinel-2 imagery. Reference datasets include homogeneous pan-European coverage of themes like hydrography and elevation.
Ground Motion: A new European Ground Motion activity measures ground displacements, including landslides, subsidence, and infrastructure deformation, enhancing CLMS capabilities.
