dataset · Europe
CLMS VLCC Tree Cover Density (TCD) Europe 10m yearly V1 (COG)
The High Resolution Layer Tree Cover Density (TCD) dataset provides information on the proportional crown coverage per pixel at 10 meter spatial resolution and ranges from 0% (all non-tree covered areas) to 100%, whereby Tree Cover Density is defined as the "vertical projection of tree crowns to a horizontal earth’s surface\“. This dataset is provided annually starting with 2018 in 10 meter rasters (fully conformant with the EEA reference grid) in 100 x 100 km tiles covering the EEA38 countries.
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Licence: proprietary
Evidence quality: 48.6
Listed in cdse-stac public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- tree cover density (TCD): proportional crown cover per pixel, 0% to 100%
- Coverage docs-verified
- EEA38 countries (Europe), including French Overseas Territories (DOMs) · 2018 onwards (annual)
- Resolution docs-verified
- 10 m spatial; annual temporal
- Update frequency docs-verified
- annual
- Formats docs-verified
- GeoTIFF (cloud-optimized COG)
- Access docs-verified
- Proprietary licence under the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service Data Policy. Data is served via Copernicus Data Space (CDSE) S3 and HTTPS, which use OIDC authentication. CREODIAS S3 is requester-pays.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Canopy cover baseline for BNG habitat or woodland mapping across a site · Screening tree cover along a river corridor or slope for planning or ecological constraints · Canopy interception inputs for drainage or runoff assessments
- Audience llm-inferred
- ecologists · GIS analysts · planners · environmental consultants
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Proprietary licence: check the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service Data Policy before reuse or redistribution · Coverage is EEA38 countries only; the UK is not listed in the docs · Delivered as 100 x 100 km tiles, so sites crossing tile boundaries need mosaicking · Single band (tcd) only, with no species or height information · Access needs CDSE OIDC credentials or S3 keys; CREODIAS S3 is requester-pays
Evidence
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.