INSPIRE Land Cover of Catalonia: Earth Surface Classification

A land cover classification of the Catalonia region conforming to the INSPIRE Land Cover technical specifications. The dataset describes the earth's surface by its biophysical characteristics according to the Land Cover Map of Catalonia (MCSC) classification. It is provided by the Executive Board of the Geographic Information Infrastructure of Spain (CODIIGE) for managing the Spanish Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDEE).

Use Cases

• Land use change analysis based on the land cover classification.
• Environmental impact assessment based on biophysical surface characteristics.
• Regional planning and policy development based on standardized INSPIRE land cover data.

Strengths

• Conforms to the standardized INSPIRE Land Cover technical specifications.
• Managed by a national-level geographic information authority (CODIIGE).
• Available via standardized web service formats (WMS, ATOM FEED).
• Released under a permissive open license (CC-BY-4.0).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Executive Board of the Geographic Information Infrastructure of Spain (CODIIGE) for managing and controlling Spanish SDI (IDEE)

Collection Method

Likely derived from the Land Cover Map of Catalonia (MCSC).

Geography

Catalonia, Spain