

Please find the external validation report for Urban Atlas 2018 available here. It includes 17 urban classes with MMU 0.25 ha and 10 Rural Classes with MMU 1ha and can be found here. The nomenclature of the Land Cover/Land Use product is the same as for the 2012 version. Contains population estimates for reference year 2018.The 2018 edition of the Land Cover/Land Use product of Urban Atlas (788 FUAs).The full dataset covers 788 FUAs covering EU27 + EFTA countries + West Balkans + Turkey + UK Building Height for urban areas of capitals in EEA39.Street Tree Layer (STL) within selected FUAs (depending on availability of suitable satellite imagery).Mind that there is some loss of data due to altered polygons during revision. Previously published as tabular data, population estimates are now also included in the revised Urban Atlas 2012 (version 021) dataset. Contains population estimates for each polygon.The nomenclature includes 17 urban classes with MMU 0.25 ha (minor nomenclature changes compared to Urban Atlas 2006) and 10 Rural Classes with MMU 1ha.During the 2018 change mapping campaign the 2012 datasets have been revised.Contains 785 FUAs with more than 50,000 inhabitants, covering EU28 + EFTA countries + West Balkans + Turkey (you can find here a note on the evolution of FUA boundaries and corresponding impact on the change layer 2006-2012).


Contains 319 FUAs with more than 100,000 inhabitants as defined by the Urban Audit. The GIS data can be downloaded together with a map for FUA covered and a report with the metadata.The Urban Atlas provides pan-European comparable land cover and land use data for Functional Urban Areas (FUA).Ĭheck out our new dashboard and see how Urban Atlas data can help you to understand the changes in the land cover around you.
