Indicators - Land consumption
Spatial indicators are developed to provide fundamental and policy-relevant spatially explicit information on selected spatial phenomena (see the below example for land consumption). Indicator development is directly linked to well-established concepts such as the DPSIR – Driving Forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework of the European Environment Agency. The methodology for deriving spatial indicators is based on GIS functions intersecting EO-based land cover/use data with other geo-spatial data and statistical information.
The land consumption indicator portfolio has been developed within the ESA financed projects GSE - SAGE and GSE – Land. GeoVille has been the responsible organisation for SoilSAGE and for the spatial planning component of GSE Land.
For more information please refer to the following website: www.gmes-sage.info
