Potential Agricultural Plots for Manure Infrastructure in Groningen Province

A geospatial dataset from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations delineates areas with potential field plots for foil fertiliser basins, manure bags, and manure silos. This stock is defined by the Environmental Ordinance of the Province of Groningen. The data is available in JPEG and web service (WMS/WFS) formats under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify land suitable for manure storage infrastructure based on provincial environmental regulations.
• Analyze spatial constraints for agricultural operations based on designated potential plot areas.
• Support environmental impact assessments for farm expansions based on the availability of approved manure infrastructure sites.
• Inform municipal zoning and permitting decisions based on the provincial ordinance's defined areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an authoritative government ministry (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties).
• Provides a legally defined spatial framework based on a specific provincial ordinance.
• Available in standard geospatial web service formats (WMS, WFS) for integration with GIS tools.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely derived from provincial land-use and environmental planning regulations.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands