Share of water surfaces

Land cover corresponds to what covers the land, what is found in it: a wood, a culture, a house, a public building. These are the biophysical characteristics of the soil (European Commission, 2000). It must be distinguished from its use, which specifies the function or use of a type of occupation. Thus, land use that would be ‘lawn’ could correspond to several uses such as a residential garden or pasture. Similarly, a type of land use may cover several biophysical categories: a residential area consists of grasslands, buildings, sealed surfaces, etc. This group of indicators concerns the use of land constructed as shown in the land register data of the FPS Finance: — Share of artificial area and secondary indicators (16 land use categories) — Residential area per inhabitant A note describes more specifically the basic data and their contribution to characterising land use in Wallonia: download “[\ 2] (\ 1)” On the basis of the situation at 01/01/2018, the surface area values of the Walloon municipalities used to calculate the indicators are the new areas provided by the FPS Finance/Cadastre. The areas come from the CadGIS system of the Federal Public Service for Finance (tax situation on 1 January), which draws up the division of administrative limits (authentic source) using the most recent measurement techniques. This breakdown gives a more accurate picture of the actual area of the administrative units. The areas of certain municipalities can therefore be revised over time (until 2025), which affects the indicator in relative shares. “[\ 2] (\ 1)”