Water Cover Duration 2016-present (raster 100 m), Europe, annually
This metadata covers the Water Cover Duration (WCD) product which is one of the products of the pan-European High-Resolution Water Snow and Ice portfolio (HR-WSI), which are provided at high spatial resolution from the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 constellations data from September 1, 2016 onwards. The High Resolution Water Layer portfolio consists of the Water Layer (WL), the Water Presence Index (WPI), the Water confidence layer (WCL) and the Rolling archive (WLRA). The WCD is generated on a yearly basis, starting in 2017 (01.09 to 30.08 each year), and is published in October. It provides an estimated number of days during which the area was covered by water for each pixel within the entire EEA-38+UK region. The product is derived from data obtained from the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites, as well as from the Sentinel-2 Water and Ice Cover (WIC S2) product. The product has a spatial resolution of 10m x 10m and 100 m x 100 m, is delivered in LAEA and WGS84/UTM projection and is updated on an annual basis. This methodology results in a high-quality WCD information layer. The WCD product represents one of the two water products within the overall WSI product portfolio, which includes not only water but also snow and ice data.
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IdentificationAbout this resource
- Alternate Identifier
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e15594a4-9f6a-4c6b-8152-0cbcd0195b4c
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-05
- Title
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Water Cover Duration 2016-present (raster 100 m), Europe, annually
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Water Cover Duration 2016-present (raster 100 m)
- Abstract
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This metadata covers the Water Cover Duration (WCD) product which is one of the products of the pan-European High-Resolution Water Snow and Ice portfolio (HR-WSI), which are provided at high spatial resolution from the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 constellations data from September 1, 2016 onwards. The High Resolution Water Layer portfolio consists of the Water Layer (WL), the Water Presence Index (WPI), the Water confidence layer (WCL) and the Rolling archive (WLRA). The WCD is generated on a yearly basis, starting in 2017 (01.09 to 30.08 each year), and is published in October. It provides an estimated number of days during which the area was covered by water for each pixel within the entire EEA-38+UK region. The product is derived from data obtained from the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites, as well as from the Sentinel-2 Water and Ice Cover (WIC S2) product. The product has a spatial resolution of 10m x 10m and 100 m x 100 m, is delivered in LAEA and WGS84/UTM projection and is updated on an annual basis. This methodology results in a high-quality WCD information layer. The WCD product represents one of the two water products within the overall WSI product portfolio, which includes not only water but also snow and ice data.
- Dataset Language
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English
- Dataset Creator
- Metadata Provider
- Dataset Contact
- Dataset Contact
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- Keywords (GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0)
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Land cover
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- Keywords (GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0)
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Hydrography
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- Keywords (Continents, countries, sea regions of the world)
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EEA38 (from 2020)
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United Kingdom
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- Keywords (GEMET)
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Snow
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Ice
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Water
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Land cover
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Climate change impact
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Landscape alteration
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Environmental policy
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Monitoring
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- Keywords (Spatial scope)
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European
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- Keywords (EEA topics)
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Environmental inequalities
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Water
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Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
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Europe
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
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-32.00
- East Bounding Coordinate
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46.00
- North Bounding Coordinate
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72.00
- South Bounding Coordinate
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27.00
Bounding Altitudes
- Minimum
- Maximum
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Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
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2016-09-01
- End Date
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2017-08-31
resourceLicensesLicense Information
- Intellectual Rights
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The Copernicus component is governed by Regulation (EU) No 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU. Within the Copernicus component, a portfolio of land monitoring activities has been delegated by the European Union to the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the DG Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Resource License
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No limitations to public access
- Acknowledgements
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (requires authentication)
Distribution
Online
- A brief description of the the content of online URL.
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EEA geospatial data catalogue
Project
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Personnel
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Individual Name
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Methods
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Method Step
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Input data are the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data as well as High Resolution Water Snow and Ice - Water/Ice cover products (WIC S2), generated during the period covered by the WCD product.
- Citation
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Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (2025).Water Cover Duration 2016-present (raster 100 m), Europe, annualy. European Environment Agency https://doi.org/10.2909/f2dab19c-57d5-4b26-9c1b-9dababff1f2a.
Software
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1.0
Data Tables
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Physical
Data Format
Externally Defined Format
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GeoTIFF
