High spatial resolution dataset of downscaled LUH2 land use scenarios for Belgium (10 m and 100 m)

This dataset comprises high-resolution land use data downscaled from LUH2 scenarios for Belgium at both 10 m and 100 m resolutions. These datasets were generated based on research conducted by Rashidi et al. in 2023 and published in the Land Journal. We employed the GLOBIO land allocation routine to downscale fractional land use data, originally at a 0.25° resolution (approximately 25 km), into discrete land use maps at 10 m and 100 m resolutions. This process utilized three distinct reference land cover maps: ESA WorldCover at 10 m resolution, ESA WorldCover upscaled to 100 m resolution, and CORINE land cover at 100 m resolution. During the downsizing process, we considered three SSP-RCP scenarios to model land use trends for both the present and the year 2050 on a national scale in Belgium. Key components of the model included regional land use demand, an assessment of grid cells' suitability for various land use types, and a reference land cover map. It's important to note that the classification system used in the reference maps differs from that of LUH2. To ensure comparability for land use simulations, we conducted a reclassification process following the methodologies outlined by Pérez-Hoyos et al. (2012), Dong et al. (2018), and Liao et al. (2020). This reclassification consolidated land use classes, except for water, into seven general categories: 1) urban, 2) cropland, 3) pasture, 4) forestry, 5) secondary vegetation, 6) undefined, and 7) natural. The raw data consists of three folders corresponding to the three reference maps, each containing four TIFF files (.tif), one for each scenario type