Agricultural Nature Management Subsidy Areas for Dry Passage Habitat, 2016-2017

European data from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations defines areas eligible for agricultural nature management subsidies. The dataset specifically maps the 'dry passage' habitat type and was valid for subsidy applications from March 29, 2016, to April 11, 2017. It is published under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of subsidized agricultural land based on the 'dry passage' habitat classification.
• Monitor compliance with nature management subsidy schemes based on the defined geographic areas.
• Assess changes in eligible land area for conservation subsidies based on the specified validity period.

Strengths

• Clear temporal validity period from March 29, 2016, to April 11, 2017.
• Published by a national ministry (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties), suggesting an official source.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (WFS, PNG, WMS) for different use cases.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative delineation for subsidy programs.

Time Range

Valid from 2016-03-29 to 2017-04-11

Freshness

Data was valid for a specific period ending in 2017; current status is unknown.

Geography

Likely the Netherlands or a European region under the ministry's jurisdiction.