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Environmental spatial data: what is happening where?

Article Published 12 Sep 2014 Last modified 11 May 2021

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Photo: © Gülcin Karadeniz / EEA

When taken as a single variable, population density, transport infrastructure, soil types, land use and terrain characteristics, might tell only a part of the story. What links them together and allows us to get a better understanding of what is happening where? How does spatial data help improve Europe's environmental policies? We asked these questions to Stefan Jensen, who leads a group working on implementing the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) – with a focus on spatial reference data – at the European Environment Agency.