The CopernicusLAC EO Service activities include the development of innovative services for disaster risk reduction (DRR) based on Copernicus Sentinel satellite data. These services will be integrated into the future CopernicusLAC Panama Centre, which will provide users in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) access to the information, services, and processing capabilities established by the Centre in the region.
The services within the exposure theme will utilise Copernicus Sentinel data, artificial intelligence, and dasymetric techniques to analyse and quantify the value of assets – such as buildings, infrastructure, populations, crops, and livestock – exposed to hazards. These services will provide evidence-based data to support assessments of site or property value per square metre, informing stakeholders in risk management and resource allocation decisions.
Economic value mapping
This service is designed to estimate the economic value of different sectors within an area by creating a comprehensive land use and land cover map. It integrates the financial value of assets per pixel from Copernicus Sentinel-2, expressed in USD per square metre.
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Population Density – WSF Population
The World Settlement Footprint (WSF) Population service delivers high-resolution population density estimates based on settlement extent, building height, and impervious surface data.
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Ancillary Layer 1 – WSF Tracker (Settlement Tracker)
The WSF Tracker is a 10-metre resolution dataset which maps settlement growth in Latin America and the Caribbean at six-month intervals since July 2016.
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Ancillary Layer 2 – WSF 3D (Build-Up Height)
WSF 3D provides building height estimates for urban areas at 10-metre resolution, both as raster and vector layers.
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Ancillary Layer 3 – WSF Imperviousness (Surface Imperviousness)
WSF Imperviousness estimates the percentage of surface area covered by impervious materials such as concrete or asphalt in settlement zones.
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