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Sistema de Información sobre Ocupación del Suelo en España (SIOSE) is the Land Cover and Land Use Information System, his aim is to satisfy the needs and requirements of the Central Government and Autonomous Communities in connection with Land Cover and Land Use. It’s a national homogeneous system in continuous evaluation, where task of data capture and data processing have been optimized, integrating Land Cover and Land Use Information data base references of Autonomous Communities and General Administration, following INSIPRE principles about efficient information management.

Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) National Geographic Institute of Spain is the National Reference Centre in Land Cover and Use (EIONET´s National Reference Centre for Land Cover & Spatial Analysis, by mandate of the National Focal Point, the Spanish Environment Ministry); according to this mandate, IGN must coordinate the information in Spain related to Land Cover and Use.

SIOSE is part of Plan Nacional de Observación del Territorio (PNOT) National Land Monitoring Plan of Spain, which coordinates and manages the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and the Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica (CNIG) National Geographic Information Centre.