GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: Bern Landscape Change Explorer Ecosystem Condition and Potential Results. 2. Author InformationA. Principal Investigator Contact InformationName: Isabel Nicholson ThomasInstitution: Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)Address: HIL H 52.1, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 CH-8093 Zürich, SwitzerlandEmail: inthomas@ethz.ch B. Additional researcher Contact InformationName: Benjamin BlackInstitution: Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Address: HIL H 52.1, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 CH-8093 Zürich, SwitzerlandEmail: bblack@ethz.ch C. Additional researcher Contact InformationName: Manuel KurmannInstitution: Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Address: HIL H 52.1, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 CH-8093 Zürich, SwitzerlandEmail: mankurma@ethz.ch 3. Date of data collection: 2025-06-01 > 2026-01-1 4. Geographic location of data: Switzerland SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International 2. Recommended citation for this dataset: Nicholson Thomas, I., Black, B., & Kurmann, M. (2026). Bern Landscape Change Explorer Ecosystem Condition and Potential Results (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. ETH Zurich. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18327368 DESCRIPTION/REPRODUCIBILITX: - This dataset contains rasters of ecosystem condition and potential for the Bern Landscape Change Explorer project.- All rasters are projected in the CH1903+ / LV95 coordinate reference system and share the same extent and resolution (1 hectare).- For detailed descriptions of the data generation process, raster value interpretation and suggested colour scheme, please refer to the accompanying metadata files:- BeschreibungMetadatenOekosystemzustand_Potenzial.pdf- MetadataDescriptionEcosystemCondition_Potential.pdf- DescriptionMetadonneesEtatEcosysteme_Potentiel.pdf This dataset contains raster data on ecosystem condition (EC) as well as on the potential for conditiondependent improvements in selected ecosystem services. The data on ecosystem condition comprise twocomplementary contents: the ecosystem condition index with continuous index values and the clusterclassification with categorical cluster IDs. Both contents are available for forest, grassland andpastures, and arable land. In addition, the dataset contains a merged overview across all three landuse types. The ecosystem condition index is stored in files with the prefix ec_index_. ec_index_forest describesthe ecosystem condition for forest areas, ec_index_grass for grassland and pastures, and ec_index_acrefor arable land. ec_index_all combines the three land-use-specific indices into an overall view. Theindex values are not directly comparable between different land use types, as they were calculatedwithin the respective land use. The cluster classification is stored in files with the prefix cluster_EC_. cluster_EC_forest describescluster classes for forest areas, cluster_EC_grass for grassland and pastures, and cluster_EC_acre forarable land. The clusters group together areas with similar characteristic profiles. The cluster IDsare categorical designations and do not imply any order from good to bad. The potential datasets are named after ecosystem services and end in _gap. CAR_gap describes thepotential for carbon storage, FF_gap for food and feed production, HAB_gap for habitat quality,POL_gap for pollination, and REC_gap for recreation potential. The pixel values indicate thedifference between theoretical and effective provision, i.e., the additional amount that could beachieved with an improved ecosystem condition.Included files: BeschreibungMetadatenOekosystemzustand_Potenzial.pdfMetadataDescriptionEcosystemCondition_Potential.pdfDescriptionMetadonneesEtatEcosysteme_Potentiel.pdfReadme_EC.txtReadme_Potential.txtec_index_all.tifec_index_forest.tifec_index_grass.tifec_index_acre.tifcluster_EC_forest.tifcluster_EC_grass.tifcluster_EC_acre.tifCAR_gap.tifFF_gap.tifHAB_gap.tifPOL_gap.tifREC_gap.tifec_index_all.pngec_index_forest.pngec_index_grass.pngec_index_acre.pngcluster_EC_all.pngcluster_EC_forest.pngcluster_EC_grass.pngcluster_EC_acre.pngCAR_gap.pngFF_gap.pngHAB_gap.pngPOL_gap.pngREC_gap.png