Global map of forest cover 2020 - version 1

Clement Bourgoin; Iban Ameztoy; Astrid Verhegghen; Silvia Carboni; Rene Colditz; Frederic Achard

Description

The global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation of forest with standing trees for the year 2020 at 10 m spatial resolution in geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude).

Contact

Email: jrc-forest-observatory (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

Clement Bourgoin
Iban Ameztoy
Astrid Verhegghen
Silvia Carboni
Rene Colditz
Frederic Achard

How to cite

Bourgoin, Clement; Ameztoy, Iban; Verhegghen, Astrid; Carboni, Silvia; Colditz, Rene; Achard, Frederic (2023): Global map of forest cover 2020 - version 1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/10d1b337-b7d1-4938-a048-686c8185b290

Keywords

2020 Deforestation-free EU Regulation Forest cover Global map

Data access

Web viewer

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Online web viewer on the EUFO website for the dataset visualisation

Google Earth Engine asset

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Global map of forest cover 2020 available on Google Earth Engine as an asset.

WMS

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

URL to access the dataset as WMS (Web Map Service)

Geotiff raster map

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Raster layer in Geotiff format 10x10 m of resolution, spatial reference WGS84, pixel depth unsigned 8-bit (Byte), downloadable in tiles 10x10 degrees.

Spatial coverage

GML

<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml">  <gml:outerBoundaryIs>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:coordinates>-180,80 180,80 180,-60 -180,-60 -180,80</gml:coordinates>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:outerBoundaryIs></gml:Polygon>

GML

<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">  <gml:exterior>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:posList>-180 80 180 80 180 -60 -180 -60 -180 80</gml:posList>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:exterior></gml:Polygon>

WKT

POLYGON ((-180 80, 180 80, 180 -60, -180 -60, -180 80))

Temporal coverage

From date	To date
2020-01-01	2020-12-31

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2023-11-27
Modified date: 2023-12-06
Issued date: 2023-12-07
Landing page: https://forest-observatory.ec.europa.eu/forest
Data theme(s): Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment, International issues
Update frequency: irregular
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/10d1b337-b7d1-4938-a048-686c8185b290
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