Bundesweite Landnutzungsdaten am Thünen-Institut : Sachstand und Perspektiven

Data on the status of and changes in land use, i.e. on the use of soils and land areas by humans, represent a central basis for fact-based policy advice and research as well as various monitoring and evaluation tasks at the Thünen Institute. Accordingly, the Thünen Institute has broad expertise in the collection, management, processing and analysis of land use data for Germany. Against the background of current and future requirements as well as the dynamic development with regard to the type and quantity of data on land use, this working paper maps the status quo of the relevant work at the Thünen Institute and develops guidelines for an overall concept for land use data management. The focus is on the use of open land and forest areas in Germany. However, data in the land use area of settlement and transport are also considered. First, the needs and requirements that have developed for the processing of land use data at Thünen Institute in recent years are presented. This is followed in Chapter 2 by a description of the data held and processed at the Thünen Institute. Chapter 3 describes the available technical and human resources as well as the existing organisational structures. Chapter 4 describes the current tasks and the upcoming challenges. Finally, a perspective for further work with land use data at the Thünen Institute is described and outlined in a roadmap.