Geruza honek lurralde bateko lurraren erabilera neurtzen eta ikusten laguntzen digu. Lurraren erabilera bost familia nagusietan banatzen da: azalera artifizialak, nekazal zonaldeak, baso eta esparru sasi-naturalak, hezeguneak eta ur azalerak.
Lurraren erabileraren datuak CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) Land Cover proiektutik eratortzen dira. Ekimenaren helburua Europako Batasun mailako datu basea osatzean datza gaiaren inguruan. Europako Ingurugiro Agentziak (AEMA) zuzentzen du proiektua. Euskal Herriko Atlasaren kasuan, datuak, CORINE Land Cover 2006tik jaso dira.
1. Artificial surfaces
1.1. Urban fabric
1.1.1. Continuous urban fabric
1.1.2. Discontinuous urban fabric
1.2. Industrial, commercial and transport units
1.2.1. Industrial or commercial units
1.2.2. Road and rail networks and associated land
1.2.3. Port areas
1.2.4. Airports
1.3. Mine, dump and construction sites
1.3.1. Mineral extraction sites
1.3.2. Dump sites
1.3.3. Construction sites
1.4. Artificial, non-agricultural vegetated areas
1.4.1. Green urban areas
1.4.2. Sport and leisure facilities
2. Agricultural areas
2.1. Arable land
2.1.1. Non-irrigated arable land
2.1.2. Permanently irrigated land
2.1.3. Rice fields
2.2. Permanent crops
2.2.1. Vineyards
2.2.2. Fruit trees and berry plantations
2.2.3. Olive groves
2.3. Pastures
2.3.1. Pastures
2.4. Heterogeneous agricultural areas
2.4.1. Annual crops associated with permanent crops
2.4.2. Complex cultivation patterns
2.4.3. Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant areas of natural vegetation
