A Copernicus pipeline to create a highly resolved land cover map for modelling urban biodiversity in European cities.

ABSTRACT: Ecological models can provide planners with important information to integrate the needs of animals and plants into urban planning processes, thereby contributing to improving biodiversity and human well-being in cities. These models require urban land cover maps with high spatial (1-10 m) and thematic resolution (e.g., discriminating trees from shrubs). The generalization of the models relies on the widespread availability of similar land cover maps. While the EU's Copernicus program is a first step, a highly resolved map with European extent is still lacking. We demonstrate how to leverage Copernicus geospatial thematic datasets to create a unified land cover map for ecological analyses in cities. A processing pipeline for a land cover map depicting the land covers impacting species occu

SUBMITTER: Pundsack M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12221427 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature