Preliminary version requiring further additions and improvements
Capability profile · A
Land use and land cover
In developmentInformational preview
Reviewed at · Statuses reflect this review and may change.
1. What this capability does
Compare declared land use with observed land cover and changes over time.
2. Why it is needed
Territorial decisions require explicit boundaries, scale and provenance.
3. Which decisions it can support
Identify areas requiring field checks and verify land-use changes.
4. Which data are available
BNS statistics and Copernicus catalogues exist; a validated local change series is not published.
5. Which data are still needed
Cloud-screened imagery, comparable periods, boundaries, harmonized classes and field validation samples.
6. Who can provide the data
BNS, ANIF, Copernicus and GIS specialists with authorized data access.
7. Methods and scientific limitations
Classification and change detection with accuracy assessment; differences between maps can include classification errors.
8. Which outputs it can produce
Change maps, areas by class and a validation report.
9. Readiness and conditions of use
Informational preview. The analytical service is not published; this page explains its purpose and data requirements.
Sources and access conditions
Links identify the sources. Source accessibility does not prove integration; official observations, estimates and forecasts must remain distinct. Source titles and metadata are shown as documented.
Published national land-use aggregate; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-01-01.
Availability
ACCESSIBLE_NOT_CONNECTED — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Land equipped for irrigation is not proof of operational irrigation, water allocation or irrigated crop area. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
37 territorial rows including Bender and Stînga Nistrului, plus national total; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-01-01.
Availability
ACCESSIBLE_NOT_CONNECTED — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Administrative area is not current land-condition measurement. Left-bank data provenance/freshness needs provider confirmation. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
Global grid including Moldova; all ADM1 summaries require boundary overlay and a completeness test.
Availability
REQUIRES_PERMISSION — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Optical clouds/shadows and retrieval artefacts; retain quality masks. NDVI is not crop yield, disease diagnosis or direct nutrient measurement. Inspect processing baseline and radiometric offsets before computing indices. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
Global grid including Moldova; all ADM1 summaries require boundary overlay and a completeness test.
Availability
REQUIRES_PERMISSION — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Class confusion and unclassifiable pixels. Catalogue shows both 'Validated' and residual 'validation ongoing' wording; inspect linked validation report. 2021–2026 availability is a stated series plan, not evidence of delivered years. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
Download the public catalogue with dated statuses, descriptions and sources. The SHA-256 digest identifies the exact file displayed; it does not scientifically validate the data.
