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Requirement details

UID 213
Name Digital Elevation Model
Description Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with a homogenous geographic coverage of all EEA39 countries; coverage requirement: Europe
Dissemination View and Download Service
Quality Control Procedure Automatic
Group Digital Elevation Model
Status -
Uncertainty
N/A
N/A
N/A
Update Frequency
10 years
5 years
1 year
Timeliness
7 days
1 day
1 hour
Scale
1:50000
1:20000
1:10000
Horizontal resolution
25 m
10 m
5 m
Vertical resolution
7 m
3 m
1 m
Essential variables
State Valid
Created on June 10, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
Last updated on Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.

Products

Product UID Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
41 High Resolution Layer - Tree Cover Density Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Costs, Data policy, Resolution Digital Elevation Model for image pre-processing (in particular topographic normalization). June 26, 2018, 2:37 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
36 Image Mosaics (VHR) Reasonable Product generation Essential Availability, Costs, Resolution used for orthorectification Oct. 10, 2018, 12:18 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
313 Image Mosaics (HR) Reasonable Product generation Essential Availability, Costs, Resolution used for orthorectification and topographic normalization Oct. 10, 2018, 12:16 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
302 High Resolution Layer - Water & Wetness Firm Product generation Essential Resolution Digital Elevation Model for image pre-processing Oct. 11, 2018, 3:43 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
296 Urban Atlas Building Height Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Resolution, Update Frequency Digital Elevation Model for delineation of building height Nov. 9, 2018, 3:43 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
403 Snow & Ice Monitoring: Fractional Snow Cover Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution May 7, 2020, 9:58 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
402 Coastal Zones Change Layer Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Availability, Coverage, Resolution May 3, 2020, 5:36 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
404 Snow & Ice Monitoring: River and Lake Ice Extent Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution May 7, 2020, 9:58 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
47 Coastal Zones Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Availability, Coverage, Resolution May 3, 2020, 5:35 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
298 Natura2000 Change Layer Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution, Update Frequency Support for Interpretation concerning height-sensitive vegetation (such as grasslands on alps or tree line in mountaneous regions Oct. 19, 2018, 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
35 Natura 2000 Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution, Update Frequency Support for Interpretation concerning height-sensitive vegetation (such as grasslands on alps or tree line in mountaneous regions) Oct. 19, 2018, 12:29 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
319 High Resolution Layer - Dominant Leaf Type Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Coverage, Data policy, Resolution Digital Elevation Model for image pre-processing (especially topographic normalization) Oct. 19, 2018, 1:47 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
401 Corine Land Cover Plus Backbone - Attributed and Classified Landscape Objects Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution Used for object attribution and for supporting the Softbone generation as well as for the classification as some difficult classes such as shrubs May 14, 2020, 9:02 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
400 Corine Land Cover Plus Backbone - Land Cover Raster Product Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution Required for image pre-processing and the derivation of topographic features as input for the classification May 14, 2020, 9:02 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
318 High Resolution Layer - Water & Wetness Probability Index Firm Product generation Essential Resolution Digital Elevation Model for image pre-processing Oct. 15, 2018, 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
33 Riparian Zones Delineation Firm Product generation Essential Accuracy Required for the calculation of the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) June 10, 2018, 9:47 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
49 EU-HYDRO Firm Product generation Essential Resolution Required for the calculation of the drainage network with catchments and drainage lines. Resolution of EU-DEM (30m), which was used for the calculation, is actually too low. Oct. 11, 2018, 2:02 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
841 High Resolution Layer - Crop types Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Costs, Data policy, Resolution DEM is used to derive altitude and slope at the pixel level, for which resampling to the Sentinel-2 10m grid is performed. May 23, 2024, 8:45 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
855 High Resolution Layer - Grassland Mowing Dates Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Costs, Data policy, Resolution Nov. 27, 2025, 10:56 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
856 High Resolution Layer - Grassland Mowing Events Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Costs, Data policy, Resolution Nov. 27, 2025, 10:57 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
858 High Resolution Layer - Cropping Patterns Firm Calibration and validation Essential Accuracy, Costs, Data policy, Resolution Nov. 27, 2025, 10:58 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.

Data

Data UID Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
42 EU-DEM Partially Used for topographic normalization; accuracy is unsufficient, therefore not fully compliant. June 10, 2018, 9:45 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
349 Elevation30 (Digital Surface Model) Partially Available at 30m resolution. Subject to commercial terms and pricing. Oct. 10, 2018, 11:01 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
348 Euro-Maps 3D Partially Available at 10m and 5m resolution. Subject to commercial terms and pricing. Oct. 10, 2018, 11:05 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
491 EEA-10 [Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) - 10m] Partially Access restricted May 14, 2020, 8:59 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
488 GLO-30 [Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) - 30m] Partially Resolution not sufficient May 14, 2020, 8:55 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
121 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model (SRTM DEM) - 90 m None Horizontal resolution is lower than the target, vertical accuracy is lower than target, therefore not compliant. Oct. 10, 2018, 10:47 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
383 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model (SRTM DEM) - 30 m Partially The coverage is not complete, especially north of 60°N. The vertical accuracy is lower than the target. March 19, 2021, 8:27 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
466 Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) World 3D - AW3D Partially Payment required June 15, 2021, 9:50 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
296 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER GDEM) Partially Vertical accuracy is lower than target, therefore not fully compliant. Oct. 10, 2018, 10:45 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
465 Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) World 3D 30m - AW3D30 Partially Resolution lower than target June 15, 2021, 10:04 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
602 INSPIRE Annex II: Elevation Partially The level of compliance of the Dataset must be verified case by case. The dataset accuracy could be lower than target. Some datasets are free for emergency purpose (CEMS). If datasets are available offline, a request form must be filled and sent for authorization before being granted data access. Coverage could be not complete. Dec. 18, 2020, 8:02 a.m. Dec. 4, 2025, 5:11 p.m.