Abstract
We assess the Land Cover and Use Information System of Spain (SIOSE) as a cartographic source of reference for regional planning. As a case study, we quantify forest area in Galicia, and carry out a comparative analysis between an updated version of the SIOSE and other widely used digital land-use maps. Our results show that the overall level of agreement across the territory of the existing forest area among the land-cover maps varies from 0.1 % to 36%. We also show the congruency between the proposed updated SIOSE and the National Forest Inventory with differences between 1% and 5%.
| Translated title of the contribution | Assessment of the Spanish land cover information to estimate forest area in galicia |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 333-350 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Cartographic harmonisation
- Forest cover
- SIOSE
- Spatial information