This dataset contains administrative boundaries at country level. This dataset contains 2 feature classes (regions and boundaries) per scale level and there are 6 different scale levels (100K, 1M, 3M, 10M, 20M and 60M). In addition to those 12 feature classes, there is an additional scale-independent feature class for the labels. This dataset has been extracted from the GISCO database [CNTR_2020] maintained by Eurostat (European Commission). The extent of the feature classes covers the entire world. The countries dataset is used mainly for mapping purposes. This dataset is created by aligning the EBM 2020 dataset (Reference date 31.12.2018) of EuroGeographics (for EuroGeographics members), with the GISCO 2016 country data. All countries that are fully available in EBM (EU, EFTA, Cooperating Countries, Andorra, Belarus, Greenland, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine) are used as the master dataset whose boundaries are not amended. The dataset is available for public use at 1M, 3M, 10M, 20M, 60M, while the full dataset at 100K is restricted. The public dataset for 2020 will be soon available for download on https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units/countries. IMPORTANT NOTE: This metadata shall only be used internally by the EEA. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata information provided by Eurostat (European Commission) and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the original metadata information provided by ESTAT (COUNTRIES_2020.xml) is provided together with the dataset as well as a copy from the information available on this dataset on the GISCO wiki (CNTR2020_GISCOWiki.pdf extracted on 23.04.2020).

EuroBoundaryMap provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100 000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes. Feature catalogue: a) Administrative areas (Area controlled by an administrative authority; basic component of administrative units [EBM_A]) b) Administrative units (Unit of administration where a national authority has and/or exercises jurisdictional rights, for local, regional and national governance [AdministrativeUnit_x]) c) Administrative boundaries (Line of demarcation between administrative areas [AdministrativeBoundary]) d) Label points (..) e) Residence of Authority (Centre for national or local administration [ResidenceOfAuthority]) f) NUTS regions (Territorial unit for statistics defined in the framework of the Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 January 2011 [NUTS_x]) g) LAU regions (Territorial unit for statistics defined by the National Statistical Institute [LAU_x]) h) Names of administrative units [EBM_NAM] i) Designations of administrative hierarchical levels [EBM_ISN] j) Relation to LAU and NUTS classification (Relationship between the SHN codes of administrative units on lowest national administrative level and corresponding statistical codes. [EBM_NUTS]) k) Languages and character sets (Description of languages used in EBM [EBM_CHR]) l) Co-administered units (Relationship between administrative unit and its co-administering administrative units on the same hierarchical level [EBM_coAdministered]) The product EBM v10 is a full update of all countries. More details are available in EBM_v10_Specification.pdf

EuroBoundaryMap provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100 000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes. The product EBM v11 is a full update of all countries. More details are available in EBM_v11_Specification.pdf

The dataset represents the administrative boundaries of the 39 EEA countries at various aggregation level: Country (NUTS0), NUTS1, NUTS2, and NUTS3 regions. The dataset is created in raster format with a spatial resolution of 100m grid size. Spatial extent of the dataset is adjusted to the latest Corine Land Cover product [Corine Land Cover 2012 (raster 100m) - version 18, Sep. 2016]. Administrative boundaries were derived from the EUROSTAT GISCO dataset [European Commission, Eurostat (ESTAT), GISCO -Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2016 (NUTS), Mar. 2018], EuroGeographics product [EuroBoundaryMap (full European coverage) - version 12, Jan. 2018], and coastal areas were derived from the Economic Exclusive Zone dataset [version 10.0 available in marineregions.org]. This dataset is created as a reference layer for performing spatial analysis and calculating statistics at country level for the European territory as needed by accounting activities such as Land and Ecosystem Accounting (LEAC).

EuroBoundaryMap provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes. This metadata refers to the version 12 of EBM, which is a full update of all the countries. For more information about the data product specifications and changes with respect to the previous version of this dataset (EBM v11), please refer to the documents EBM_v12_Specification.pdf, EBM_v12_TechnicalGuide.pdf and EBM_v12_Changes.pdf provided with the dataset (Documents.zip) This dataset is only to be used internally in the EEA, for the purposes and under the conditions stated under the "Resource Constraints" elements of this metadata file and on the document "LicenseConditions.pdf" provided with this dataset. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata file provided by EuroGeographics and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset ("Metadata_EBM_v12.xml" within the "Descriptions_Metadata.zip")

This dataset represents the administrative boundaries of the 38 EEA countries and the United Kingdom at various aggregation levels using the NUTS classification (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics): country (NUTS0), NUTS1, NUTS2, and NUTS3 regions. The dataset has been created in raster format with a spatial resolution of 100m grid size. This dataset has been created as a reference layer for performing spatial analysis and calculating statistics at country level for the European territory as needed by accounting activities such as Land and Ecosystem Accounting (LEAC). The dataset has been derived from the EuroBoundaryMap 2020 (EBM 2020) from EuroGeographics, while coastal areas were derived from the Economic Exclusive Zone dataset version 11 (from the Flanders Marine Institute IMIS). The Eurostat GISCO database has also been used to validate/check eventual gaps in EBM 2020.

EuroBoundaryMap (EBM) provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes. This metadata refers to the version 2019 of EBM, which is a full update of all the countries. The dataset is provided both in a full Europe dataset (Data_FullEurope) and divided by countries (Data_Countries) in GDB and SHP formats, compressed (ZIP) and not compressed. EBM 2019 contains the matching with the NUTS regulations No 2016/2066 (NUTS 2016) and refers to the administrative situation as it was in each country on 1 January 2018 (reference date). The EBM Full Europe database is containing Kosovo (KS) as an independent country, but the individual dataset of Serbia (RS) covers also Kosovo following Serbian legal position. For more information about the data product specifications and changes with respect to the previous version of this dataset (EBM v12), please refer to the documents EBM_2019_Specification.pdf, EBM_2019_TechnicalGuide.pdf and EBM_2019_Changes.pdf provided with the dataset under the folder "Documents" and "Descriptions_Metadata" under "Documentation" link. IMPORTANT NOTE: This dataset is only to be used internally in the EEA, for the purposes and under the conditions stated under the "Resource Constraints" elements of this metadata file and on the document "LicenseConditions.pdf" provided with this dataset under "Documentation" link. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata file provided by EuroGeographics and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset ("Metadata_EBM_2019.xml" within the "Descriptions_Metadata").

EuroBoundaryMap provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes. This metadata refers to the version 2020 of EBM, which is a complete new update of the EBM product based on the new NUTS2016 regulation. The basis for the update was the previous release EBM 2019. The dataset is provided both in a full Europe dataset (Data_FullEurope) and divided by countries (Data_Countries) in GDB format. EBM 2020 contains the matching with the NUTS regulations No 2016/2066 (NUTS 2016) and refers to the administrative situation as it was in each country on 31 January 2018 (reference date). Names of administrative units and levels are stored with Unicode character set as well as standard ASCII. Considering the user requirements, it can also be distinguished between land and water parts of administrative units within EuroBoundaryMap.Territorial sea areas are included for a number of countries as an optional feature. This comprises territorial waters assigned to administrative units on lowest national level as well as territorial waters, which are directly administered by the national government. The definition of the territorial sea strictly follows the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. All territorial sea areas are attributed as coastal waters. For more information about the data product specifications and changes with respect to the previous version of this dataset (EBM 2019), please refer to the documents EBM_2020_Specification.pdf and EBM_2020_Changes.pdf provided with the data set under the folder "Documents" and "Descriptions_Metadata" under "Documentation" link. The EBM Full Europe database ("EuroBoundaryMap_2020") does not contain either Kosovo (KS) as independent country or Serbia (RS) including Kosovo following Serbian legal position). "EuroBoundaryMap_2020_optionRS" includes only the individual data set of Serbia with Kosovo following Serbian legal position. "EuroBoundaryMap_2020_optionKS" includes only the individual data sets of Serbia and Kosovo, the latter as independent country. It is advised to use the code XK instead of KS for Kosovo. IMPORTANT NOTE: This data set is only to be used internally in the EEA, for the purposes and under the conditions stated under the "Resource Constraints" elements of this metadata file and on the document "LicenseConditions_EBM.pdf" provided with this dataset under "Documentation" link. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata file provided by EuroGeographics and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset ("Metadata_EBM_2020.xml" within the "Descriptions_Metadata") as well as the national metadata stored under each corresponding country folder in "Descriptions_Metadata" provided together with the dataset under the link "Documentation".

The 'GISCO NUTS 2021' data set represents the NUTS 2021 regulation and statistical regions by means of multipart polygon, polyline and point topology. The NUTS geographical information is completed by attribute tables and a set of cartographic help lines to better visualize multipart polygonal regions. The NUTS nomenclature is a hierarchical classification of statistical regions defined by Eurostat. The NUTS classification subdivides the EU economic territory into 3 statistical levels. The NUTS 2021 classification has been established through the Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1755, which entered into force on 8th August 2019 and applies from 1st January 2021. A non official NUTS-like classification has been defined for the EFTA countries and the candidate countries. At present, six scale ranges (100K, 1M, 3M, 10M and 20M, 60M) are maintained in the GISCO geodatabase. The polygon and boundary classes delineate the regions, while the points provide an anchor for each region. Associated tables contain basic information such as the name of the region. The public data set will be available at 1M, 3M, 10M, 20M, 60M, while the full data set at 100K is restricted. The data set covers EU Member States, EFTA countries, EU candidate countries and the UK. Following the departure of the UK from the European Union, the UK is no longer flagged as an EU Member State but retains its place in the NUTS and statistical regions data set. This metadata only refers to the full NUTS2021 dataset (polygons) at 100k (NUTS_RG_100K_2021), which is derived from the EuroBoundary Map 2020 (EBM2020) from Eurogeographics as well as GISCO NUTS 2016 (from Turkey). With the dataset it is also provided the table NUTS_AT_2021.dbf and an excel file NUTS2016-NUTS2021.xlsx with the list of changes between 2016 and 2021. IMPORTANT NOTE: Additional information, including the conditions of use and acknowledgement notice is included in the document provided with the dataset "GISCO NUTS 2021 Additional Information.pdf". Public access to this data set is restricted due to intellectual property rights. It shall only be used internally by the EEA, its ETCs and subcontractors working on behalf of the EEA. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata information provided by Eurostat (European Commission) and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. An introduction to the NUTS classification is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/overview.

EuroGlobalMap is a topographic dataset that covers the EU, Andorra, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Greenland, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Vatican at the scale 1:1 Million. It is produced in cooperation by the National Mapping Agencies of Europe, using official national databases. Thematic layers: Administrative Boundaries, Water network, Transport Network, Settlements and Named Locations. This metadata refers to the version 10 of EGM of full Europe. For more information about the data product specifications and changes with respect to the previous version of this dataset (EGM v9), please refer to the documents EGM_Specification_v10.pdf, EGM_UserGuide_v10.pdf and EGM_Changes_v10.pdf provided with the dataset (DOCUMENTS.zip). This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata file provided by EuroGeographics and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset ("EGM_v10_Metadata.xsl" within the "METADATA.zip")