In the following table are reported the specifications for the Soil Sealing Degree product.
Table: Soil Sealing Degree product specifications
| Content |
| Soil Sealing Degree |
| Geographic coverage |
| 20 km buffer landward from the coastline of Mediterranean basin |
| Input data sources |
| Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 time series and other ancillary data |
| Methodology of classification |
| Deep and machine learning classification using features extracted from Sentinel-1 and 2 data, in particular: biophysical properties, Pantex data as well as coherence and speckle divergence information |
| Spatial resolution and coverage |
| Pixel resolution 10m, grid to fully conform to the Sentinel-2 images |
| Minimum Width of linear features |
| NA |
| Coordinate Reference System |
| European ETRS89 LAEA projection |
| Accuracy, Constraints |
| 90% overall and 85% in both producer and user accuracy |
| Accuracy assessment approach |
| Stratified random sampling |
| Methodology of aggregation |
| NA |
| Frequency |
| 1 per year from 2018 to 2022 |
| Availability |
| Raster data downloadable from the project website. The data will also be available from a dedicated online dashboard for visualization and geo analytic analysis. |
| Delivery/Output format |
| Geotiff raster data format |
| Data type |
| Unsigned 8-bit |
| Raster coding |
| 0: non-sealed areas 1-100: sealed area, degree of soil sealing values 254: unclassifiable (clouds, shadows etc.) 255: outside AOI |
| Product Scale (image/mapping products) |
| 1:10000 |
| Metadata |
| XML metadata files according to INSPIRE standards |
| Quality Control Process Applied |