ForestPaths: European tree genus map

This dataset provides an early access version of the European tree genus map at 10 m resolution for the year 2020, derived from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite data. The map distinguishes eight classes (Larix, Picea, Pinus, Fagus, Quercus, other needleleaf, other broadleaf, and no trees) and is distributed as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) over a 100 km grid in EPSG:3035 (ETRS89 / LAEA Europe). 

The map was generated using a CatBoost model trained on forest plot inventories, citizen science observations, orthophoto interpretation, and LUCAS data, with additional features from DEM and climate datasets. Labels were filtered and aggregated to genus level to reduce noise.