Environment

OpenLandMap Offers Free and Open-Access Global Land Data

The data include high-resolution spatial layers for environmental research, monitoring, and geospatial analysis.

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Users can access spatial layers through interactive visualizations and open-source tools.
Source: OpenLandMap

OpenLandMap is a collaborative initiative providing open-access global land data services, offering high-resolution spatial layers (ranging from 1 km to 30 m or finer). Hosted by OpenGeoHub, GILAB.rs, and partners, it aims to become an OpenStreetMap-style platform for land data.

Users can access spatial layers through interactive visualizations and open-source tools, with a focus on improving data FAIRness (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable). The goal is to develop an analysis-ready, cloud-optimized data cube, ensuring data is complete, consistent, current, and correct.

Key features:

  • Open data licensing (CC BY-SA and ODbL) allowing unrestricted use and adaptation
  • Global environmental layers categorized under themes such as land cover, population distribution, climate, biodiversity, and infrastructure
  • Strict quality criteria ensuring metadata, documentation, and technical specifications meet global standards
  • Future development includes medium-resolution land monitoring products for sustainable management and environmental research

By continuously expanding datasets and enhancing accessibility, OpenLandMap supports scientific research, environmental monitoring, and geospatial analysis worldwide. 

For more details, visit OpenLandMap.org.