Why map land use and land cover?
Mapping land cover and land use is essential to determine what quantity of land is currently being used for what purpose, and to identify land use changes from year to year. This knowledge helps develop strategies to balance conflicting uses and nature protection. It helps assess urban growth, model water quality issues, predict impacts from floods, and track wetland losses and potential impacts from rising sea levels, etc.
The CORINE Land Cover (CLC) inventory was initiated in 1985 (reference year 1990) to standardize data collection on land in Europe to support environmental policy development.
The High Resolution Layers (HRLs) Europe do not exist for the European neighbourhood. Azerbaijan is interested and will request the extension of High Resolution Layers for the country. Meanwhile and supported by the Expert team an assessment of global and national data shall be done for further decisions on deepening the knowledge for the pilot region (Absheron peninsula), which was mapped before.
