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New, detailed Baltic region land cover maps released
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Through the joint efforts of two EU supported projects, new and detailed
land cover information from all around the Baltic Sea is now freely
available on the Web to everybody interested through the Baltic
Environmental Atlas. The web site to visit is
Land cover and land use are known as a main factors explaining much of the
so-called diffuse pollution of nutrients to the Baltic Sea. Detailed
information on land cover and land use types are thus of considerable
interest to all concerned with eutrophication and the health of the
Baltic Sea. The information is also of value for regional planning
and analysis of other environmental issues.
The two projects making this information available to the public are the
BALANS and BOING projects. The BALANS project, co-ordinated by Metria
Miljöanalys, has recently completed a new GIS database on land cover
derived primarily from medium resolution satellite imagery. The BOING
project,
co-ordinated by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, has developed a prototype Internet and
indicator based information service dealing with eutrophication of the
Baltic Sea. The Baltic Environmental Atlas has been developed as part of
this project.
Different types of land cover information developed within the BALANS
project have been made available. The interactive map allows users to
overlay the land cover maps with other information and zoom into any region
of interest in the region. For those in need of ready-to-use map graphics of
the entire region this is also available. For the professional users
data for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is provided.
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