Land Cover and Land Use Statistics European Statistical Data Support Working Group Luxembourg 15-16 February 2012 15 February 2012 Eurostat E4 – Land cover/use team

Content Land cover/use statistics LUCAS Main methodological aspects LUCAS 2009 LUCAS 2012 Data & other products available Statistics Primary data Photos Publication 15 February 2012 European data needs

Land cover/use Land cover refers to the observed (bio)physical cover of the earth's surface. vegetated areas (trees, bushes, crops, grasses, herbs); artificial areas (buildings, roads); bare soil (rock, sand); wet areas and bodies of water (sheets of water and watercourses, wetlands). Land use refers to the socio-economic purpose of the land. Residential, industrial, agricultural, forestry, recreational, transport etc. areas 15 February 2012 European data needs

Land cover/use statistics Land cover/use statistics are aggregated to an administrative area (e.g. NUTS area), grid based or linked to otherwise defined areas (e.g. river catchments etc.) Land cover/use statistics are used for nature protection, forest and water management, urban and transport planning, agricultural policy, natural hazards prevention and mitigation, soil protection and mapping, monitoring climate change, biodiversity, etc. 15 February 2012 European data needs

Collection of land cover/use statistics Eurostat collects land cover/use statistics in several ways: From the Member States: As part of crop statistics As part of FSS As part of forest statistics Joint Estat/OECD questionnaire Directly by Eurostat LUCAS Partial coverage, not comparable 11% of the MS replied Fully harmonised; Provides LC and LU data, and in-situ data; Expensive 15 February 2012 European data needs

Estimates computation Photo-interpretation: LUCAS methodology 1st phase sample: 2 km grid Orthophotos Stratification Survey forms Estimates computation 2nd phase sample Ground survey LU/LC results Photo-interpretation: 15 February 2012 European data needs

Sampling strategy: sampling design 1 100 000 points LAND COVER classes 1 ARABLE LAND 2 PERMANENT CROPS 3 GRASSLAND 4 WOODED AREAS AND SHRUBLAND 5 BARE LAND, RARE VEGET. 6 ARTIFICIAL LAND 7 WATER First phase sample for stratification: orthophoto interpretation 2km squared grid Ground survey Parameters Land cover Land use pictures etc. Sample of around 260,000 pts Second phase sample: in-situ data collection 15 February 2012 European data needs

LUCAS parameters Land cover (1 & 2) Land use (1 & 2) Land Cover percentage Area size Height of trees Width of features Transect (250 m to east) with Land Cover and linear features Land management (grazing) Water management SOIL SAMPLE West East North South 15 February 2012 European data needs

Nomenclature LUCAS: Land Cover Built-up areas A20 Artificial non built-up areas B10 Cereals (+ triticale) B20 Root crops B30 Non permanent industrial crops B40 Dry pulses, vegetables and flowers B50 Fodder crops B70 Fruit trees & berries B80 Other Permanent Crops C10 Broadleaved and evergreen woodland C20 Coniferous woodland C30 Mixed woodland D10 Shrubland with sparse tree cover D20 Shrubland without tree cover E10 Grassland with sparse tree/shrub cover E20 Grassland without tree cover E30 Spontaneous vegetation F00 Bare Land G10 Inland water bodies G20 Inland running water G30 Coastal water bodies G50 Glacier, permanent snow H10 Inland wetlands H20 Coastal wetlands 15 February 2012 European data needs

Nomenclature LUCAS: Land Use Agriculture ( + Kitchen garden + Fallow land) U120 Forestry U130 Fishing U140 Mining, Quarrying U210 Energy production U220 Industry & Manufacturing U310 Transport, communication, … U320 Water & waste treatment U330 Construction U340 Commerce, Finance, Business U350 Community Services U360 Recreation, Leisure, Sport U370 Residential U400 Abandoned and Unused 15 February 2012 European data needs

LUCAS LUCAS 2009 first pure LC/LU survey funded by Eurostat 235 000 points were visited in 23 countries by 492 surveyors (BG, CY, MT and RO not included). Soil module (ENV + JRC) The LC/LU statistics were released in summer 2010- Eurobase New website Press release SIF on landscape indicators Articles in Eurostat Yearbook, Regional Yearbook, Agricultural Pocketbook It turned out to be a BIG success. 15 February 2012 European data needs

LUCAS 2012 main features All 27 EU countries are involved. Sample includes 270,389 points. 2 newcomers: CY and MT. Soil sampling in BG and RO. LUCAS 2012 methodology as similar as possible as in 2009. Field work in March-September 2012. 15 February 2012 European data needs

From data to estimates LUCAS point data is quality controlled (minimum 2 steps). Eurostat validates the data. Estimates based on the weights are calculated and fine-tuned. Estimates released at NUTS2 level for Land Cover, Land Use, combinations of the two, changes (2009-2012), etc. Dissemination in Eurobase and Eurostat publications. 15 February 2012 European data needs

In-situ data Eurostat is interested in statistics but many of the LUCAS data users considers LUCAS mainly as in-situ data: Point data Photos (more than 3 million!) Agro-environmental data LUCAS data is the main European in-situ data source for Many GMES applications: CLC, high resolution layers, urban atlas etc. Biodiversity issues High nature value farmland etc. 15 February 2012 European data needs

Access to the data: statistics 15 February 2012 European data needs

Main tables: land cover 15 February 2012 European data needs

Main tables: Land Use 15 February 2012 European data needs

Main Tables: Landscape 15 February 2012 European data needs

Forthcoming data releases This week: land cover/land use cross-tables Later this year: More detailed statistics on forests Q2 2013: LUCAS 2012 main tables: Land cover/Land use Towards the end of 2013: More detailed tables from LUCAS 2012 survey 15 February 2012 European data needs

Website: Overview http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/lucas/introduction 15 February 2012 European data needs

Primary data: point data 15 February 2012 European data needs

Photos Millions of landscape photos available. Because of the volume of the data at the moment only by request. In the future it will also be available on-line. 15 February 2012 European data needs

Statistics Explained 15 February 2012 European data needs

Other publications Regional yearbook 2011 Eurostat Yearbook 2012 15 February 2012 European data needs

Thank you for your attention! 15 February 2012 European data needs