The new digital platform integrates maps, LIDAR imagery, fuel models, and climate data using open standards. It enables improved territorial analysis, forest planning, and fire prevention.
The Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) is leading the creation of the Forest Data Space, a pioneering digital infrastructure in Spain, designed to facilitate the secure, interoperable, and efficient sharing of forest data among public entities, research centres, and stakeholders in the sector. The platform will make it possible for geographic and environmental data—from cartography and raster data to analytical models and climate time series—to be accessed, combined, and reused safely, with traceability and standardised protocols.
The Forest Data Space will enhance decision-making and foster innovation in the management of forest ecosystems. The platform integrates maps, raster data, LIDAR imagery, analytical models, and climate time series with best practices and open standards, in line with Gaia-X, a European initiative that ensures interoperability and digital sovereignty in forest data management. This collaborative ecosystem will strengthen coordination between institutions and accelerate the implementation of practical solutions in forest planning, conservation, and risk reduction.
The initiative lays the foundation for turning observations, measurements, and scientific results into a shared and reusable asset. In this way, public policies, applied research, and emergency management can be based on reliable, accessible and certified data.
The Forest Data Space is a one-year project, part of the national call for funding to create Sectoral Data Spaces, in line with the European data strategy, and is supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Civil Service through Next Generation EU funds.
Last modified: 29 September 2025
