D3.2 European Base Layer

ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e144083

Gabriela Popova^‡, Michael Beckmann^§, Lena Friedrich^|, Miene-Marie Gastinger^|, Anne Paulus^|, Tomáš Václavík^¶, Chunhui Li^#, Guy Ziv^#, Paul Evans^¤

‡ Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria§ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany| Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany¶ Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic# University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom¤ UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom

Corresponding author: Gabriela Popova ( g.popova@pensoft.net )

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Citation: Popova G, Beckmann M, Friedrich L, Gastinger M-M, Paulus A, Václavík T, Li C, Ziv G, Evans P (2024) D3.2 European Base Layer. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e144083

Abstract

The European Base Layer, described in this deliverable, is a harmonised geospatial database spanning across Europe. It builds upon the infrastructure created for the Case Study Base Layer (D3.1) and includes geospatial information on climatic and soil conditions, biodiversity, land use/land cover (including crop types) data. It serves as a base for all modeling activities in BESTMAP’s WP5 including biophysical ecosystem service (ES) models. Thereby, the European Base Layer will be crucial for mapping Farming System Archetypes (FSAs) and for building a common agent-based modeling (ABM) framework across Europe. This report accompanies the data in Deliverable D3.2 and describes the compilation, harmonization, meta-data structure, secure storage and access of case study Base Layer data using the BESTMAP instance of the UFZ GeoNetwork.

Keywords

ecosystem services, mapping, farming, climate, soil, biodiversity