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Forest Structure - Germany, 2017-2022


DLR
EOC
LAX
Land
Forest Structure
Canopy Cover
Above-Ground Biomass Density
Canopy Height
Sentinel-1
Sentinel-2
GEDI
Yearly
time-series
Germany

The product shows forest structure information on canopy height, total canopy cover and Above-ground biomass density (AGBD) in Germany as annual products from 2017 to 2022 in 10 m spatial resolution. The products were generated using a machine learning modelling approach that combines complementary spaceborne remote sensing sensors, namely GEDI (Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation; NASA; full-waveform LiDAR), Sentinel-1 (Synthetic-Aperture-Radar; ESA, C-band) and Sentinel-2 (Multispectral Instrument; ESA; VIS-NIR-SWIR). Sample estimates on forest structure from GEDI were modelled in 10 m spatial resolution as annual products based on spatio-temporal composites from Sentinel-1 and -2 for six years (2017 to 2022). The derived products are the first consistent data sets on canopy height, total canopy cover and AGBD for Germany which enable a quantitative assessment of recent forest structure dynamics, e.g. in the context of repeated drought events since 2018. The full description of the method and results can be found in the publication of Kacic et al. (2023).

References:

  • Kacic, P., Thonfeld, F., Gessner, U., & Kuenzer, C. (2023). Forest structure characterization in Germany - novel products and analysis based on GEDI, sentinel-1 and sentinel-2 data. Remote Sensing, 15(8), 1969. DOI: 10.3390/rs15081969

Contacts:

  • Patrick Kacic (Producer, Processor) DLR/EOC Land Surface Dynamics

Properties:

Items:

Forest Structure Germany - Above-Ground Biomass Density - 2017-2022

This map shows the Above-ground biomass density (AGBD) in Germany for the years 2017 to 2022.

Title: STAC
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1
Collection: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_AGBD_P1Y
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Title: Forest Structure - Germany, 2017-2022 WMS Layers
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/land/wms
Layer: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_AGBD_P1Y
Capabilities: GetCapabilities (XML)
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Forest Structure Germany - Canopy Cover - 2017-2022

This map shows the canopy cover in Germany for the years 2017 to 2022.

Title: STAC
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1
Collection: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_COVER_P1Y
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Title: Forest Structure - Germany, 2017-2022 WMS Layers
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/land/wms
Layer: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_COVER_P1Y
Capabilities: GetCapabilities (XML)
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Forest Structure Germany - Canopy Height - 2017-2022

This map shows the canopy height in Germany for the years 2017 to 2022.

Title: STAC
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1
Collection: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_RH95_P1Y
Request: Collection (JSON)
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Title: Forest Structure - Germany, 2017-2022 WMS Layers
Endpoint: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/land/wms
Layer: FOREST_STRUCTURE_DE_RH95_P1Y
Capabilities: GetCapabilities (XML)
Preview: GetMap (Openlayers)