Impact Observatory
Impact Observatory produces an annual 10m, nine-class global land-use and land-cover map from Sentinel-2, built with Microsoft and Esri. The series now spans 2017 to 2025 and is distributed through Esri Living Atlas and Sentinel Hub Collections.
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Impact Observatory runs a deep-learning land-classification model over Sentinel-2 imagery to generate a nine-class LULC map at 10m, with assessed average accuracy above 75 percent.
The annual time series, co-produced with Microsoft and Esri, now covers eight consecutive years from 2017 through 2025 and is refreshed each year.
It is published as web services in Esri ArcGIS Living Atlas and as a Sentinel Hub collection, so the baseline layers are viewable and usable without rebuilding the classifier.
A ready land-cover baseline for additionality, change context and stratification, delivered as a data layer rather than a platform.
Recent developments
- 2026Esri and Impact Observatory released the 2025 land-cover map, extending the annual series to 2017 through 2025.
Using Impact Observatory in a project
The provider’s own site holds its current capabilities, access terms and documentation. Read them before selecting the tool or planning an integration.