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In November 2023, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and VITO signed a four-year framework contract for the deployment of the Copernicus LCFM service, marking a significant step forward in environmental monitoring.<\/p>\n

This service extends and enhances the 100m resolution layers of Copernicus Global Land Cover and integrates lessons learned from ESA’s Horizon2020 WorldCover and REDDCopernicus projects to provide a dynamic global land cover service at 10m resolution for the years 2020-2026.<\/p>\n

VITO<\/a> leads the consortium for the deployment of LCFM, with contributions from IGN FI, alongside partners such as GAF<\/a>, GeoVille<\/a>, GFZ<\/a>, IIASA<\/a>, Sinergise<\/a>, and Telespazio Ib\u00e9rica<\/a>. IGN FI will provide its expertise in the validation and quality control of the data produced. <\/p>\n

The LCFM contract begins in January 2024, initiating a ten-month ramp-up phase. During this period, the workflow will be tested and refined on a subset representing approximately 10% of the total land surface. Large-scale production of annual products will begin after evaluation, with the first public results expected in early 2025. The service will then extend to cover the years 2021 to 2026. <\/p>\n

Learn more:<\/p>\n

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