As a key part of the ZAPÁS research network the recently launched web map serice provides access to the satellite data sets and thematic products as well as the study area locations developed within the project. Going beyond the visualization of the geographical distribution of forest biomass related maps, such as growing stock volume, forest cover and disturbances (e.g. fire and clear cutting), the map portal provides a toolset for various data analyses methods.
In particular, the web-based geo-spatial analyses functionatities aim at fostering the joint exploitation of Russian and European Earth Observation data, where new cross-validation approaches are possible to analyse up- and down-scaling effects of integrated data sets and products and finally to improve their overall accuracies.