High-Quality Geodata Is Crucial for Shaping the Land Use Puzzle of a Green Future in Denmark

Abstract

With the agreement on Green Denmark, a political decision has been made to significantly restructure Denmark's land use. Fifteen percent of agricultural land is to be converted into wetlands or forests, but exactly which areas will undergo this transformation has yet to be determined. We face a large and complex task in identifying the areas for conversion, and in this context, KL (Local Government Denmark) has launched a project focusing on how geodata and GIS mapping can be used to solve this extensive land-use puzzle.