Gross Primary Production (GPPx) maps
GPPx is a “geo-centric” indicator of site productivity potential in European forests. It is based on an algorithm that systematically combines measurements from the Sentinel-2 HR-VPP annual product bundle (Smets et al. 2024) with the PathFinder forest aboveground biomass map (Miettinen et al. 2025), local climatic information (CHELSA v2.1) and an ecosystem light use efficiency model founded on optimality principles (i.e. the P-model; Wang et al. 2017; Stocker et al. 2020) to isolate and remove the obfuscating effects of forest structure (management- and age-related) on site productivity. GPPx may be considered analogous to […]
Forest attribute maps
The PathFinder forest attribute map collection includes maps for 18 forest attributes for the year 2020 in 10 m spatial resolution and European-wide coverage. The attributes include Growing stock volume (Vol), Above ground biomass (AGB), Conifer proportion (P_Con), Quadratic mean diameter (DBH), Basal area (BA), Height (H), Gross annual increment (GAI), Net annual increment (NAI) […]
Forest attribute estimates
The forest inventory dataset provides polygon-level estimates of forest attributes for the PathFinder study regions in geopackage format. Estimates are derived from National Forest Inventory (NFI) data contributed by consortium member countries and are generated using the nFIESTA estimation framework, further developed and extended within the PathFinder project. The dataset represents estimates for the reference […]
Deadwood map
The deadwood map is a spatially explicit projection of deadwood stocks in Mg/ha in 10 m spatial resolution and European-wide coverage. The maps were derived using National Forest Inventory data stored in nFIESTA repository. We used the deadwood stocks as the response and, as predictors, the quadratic diameter of trees on each plot, living aboveground […]
CLUMondo forecasts 2020-2100
The CLUMondo map collection provides spatially explicit projections of diverse land systems across Europe from 2020 to 2100 at a 5-year temporal resolution and a 1km spatial resolution. The initial land system classification is derived from Sandström et al. (2023). Within these land systems, five forest management intensity classes are distinguished based on Scherpenhuijzen et […]