Copernicus is the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme, looking at our planet and its environment to benefit all European citizens. It offers information services that draw from satellite Earth Observation and in-situ (non-space) data. The European Commission manages the Programme. It is implemented in partnership with the Member States, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), EU Agencies and Mercator Océan. Vast amounts of global data from satellites and ground-based, airborne, and seaborne measurement systems provide information to help service providers, public authorities, and other international organisations improve European citizens' quality of life and beyond. The information services provided are free and openly accessible to users. But why is it called Copernicus you may ask? By choosing Copernicus's name, we are paying homage to a great European scientist and observer: Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus' theory of the heliocentric universe made a pioneering contribution to modern science. Copernicus opened man to an infinite universe, previously limited by the rotation of the planets and the sun around the Earth, and created an understanding of a world without borders. Humanity was able to benefit from his insight. This set in motion a spirit of discovery through scientific research, which allowed us to understand better the world we live in. These value-adding activities are streamlined through six thematic streams of Copernicus services: - Atmosphere CAMS - Marine CMEMS - Land CLMS - Climate Change C3S - Security - Emergency EMS

Gagnasett sem sýnir yfirlitsupplýsingar um helstu svæði þar sem landgræðsla er stunduð og Land og skógur kemur að á einn eða annan hátt. Undanskilin eru þó svæði í verkefninu Bændur græða landið.

Vegagerðin annast rekstur landsvitakerfisins og hefur umsjón og eftirlit með uppbyggingu hafnarvita og innsiglingarmerkja. Landsvitar eru til leiðbeiningar á almennum siglingaleiðum og eru í eigu og umsjá ríkisins en hafnarvitar, sem vísa leið inn til hafnar eða eru innan hafnsögu hafnar, eru í eigu og umsjá sveitarfélaga. Landsvitakerfið samanstendur af 104 ljósvitum, 11 siglingaduflum og 16 radarsvörum sem er komið fyrir þar sem landslagi er þannig háttað að erfitt er að ná fram endurvarpi á ratsjá skipa. Hafnarvitakerfið er byggt upp af tæplega 20 ljósvitum, um 90 innsiglingarljósum á garðsendum og bryggjum, rúmlega 80 leiðarljósalínum og tæplega 50 baujum er vísa leið í innsiglingum að höfnum. Viðhald og eftirlit Vegagerðarinnar með vitum landsins skiptist í stórum dráttum í eftirlit með ljósabúnaði og viðhald á vitabyggingum.

Svæða-, staðar- og farvegaskipting fyrir ofanflóð í samræmi við ofanflóðaskráningarkerfi Veðurstofu Íslands. Um er að ræða stigskiptingu (hierarchy) þar sem landinu er skipt niður í staði, hverjum stað svo niður í svæði og innan svæða eru svo afmarkaðir algengir farvegir ofanflóða.

Þekja (layer) j100v_austurland_millilog_1utg_li:: Gjóskulög á Austfjörðum. [Tuff layers in Eastern Iceland.] Línur sýna staðsetningu stærstu gjóskulagana á Austfjörðum. Gjóskulögin eru fengin úr ýmsum kortum og kortlagningu Birgis V. Óskarssonar. Gögn eru flokkuð eftir ÍST120:2012 staðlinum, nema þrjá fitjueigindir: myndunKodi = Heiti myndunarinnar (skammstöfun) myndunIS = Heiti myndunarinnar (á íslenskuc) myndunEN = Heiti myndunarinnart (á ensku) [Lines show the location of largest tuff deposits in Eastern Iceland. The tuff layers are derived from older maps and the mapping of Birgir V. Óskarsson. The data follows the ÍST120:2012 data standard with the three additional feature attributes: myndunKodi = Lithostratigraphic unit (abbreviation) myndunIS = Lithostratigraphic unit (in Icelandic) myndunEN = Lithostratigraphic unit (in English)]

Gögnin sýna svæði þar sem rjúpnaveiði er óheimil allt árið um kring.

Vinsamlega hafið samband við Fiskistofu vegna nánari upplýsinga.

Lagið sýnir helstu vatnaskil á Reykjanesskaga. Gögn eru frá VÍ og eru uppfærð eftir þörfum.

Útlínur dregnar eftir uppréttum loftmyndum frá Loftmyndum ehf. og einnig eftir Landsat 8 gervihnattamyndum á nokkrum stöðum.

Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2012 and CLC change 2006-2012 are two of the datasets produced within the frame of the Initial Operations of the Copernicus programme (the European Earth monitoring programme previously known as GMES) on land monitoring.Corine Land Cover (CLC) provides consistent information on land cover and land cover changes across Europe. This inventory was initiated in 1985 (reference year 1990) and established a time series of land cover information with updates in 2000, 2006 and 2012 being the last one. CLC products are based on photointerpretation of satellite images by national teams of participating countries - the EEA member and cooperating countries – following a standard methodology and nomenclature with the following base parameters: 44 classes in the hierarchical three level Corine nomenclature; minimum mapping unit (MMU) for status layers is 25 hectares; minimum width of linear elements is 100 metres; minimum mapping unit (MMU) for Land Cover Changes (LCC) for the change layers is 5 hectares. The resulting national land cover inventories are further integrated into a seamless land cover map of Europe. Land cover and land use (LCLU) information is important not only for land change research, but also more broadly for the monitoring of environmental change, policy support, the creation of environmental indicators and reporting. CLC datasets provide important datasets supporting the implementation of key priority areas of the Environment Action Programmes of the European Union as protecting ecosystems, halting the loss of biological diversity, tracking the impacts of climate change, assessing developments in agriculture and implementing the EU Water Framework Directive, among others.More about the Corine Land Cover (CLC) and Copernicus land monitoring data in general can be found at http://land.copernicus.eu/.