Groningen Environmental Ordinance Channels and Neighbourhoods for Landscape Protection

An Environmental Ordinance dataset from the Province of Groningen, created by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. It contains rules and spatial definitions for protecting characteristic districts, canals, watercourses, and subdivision patterns. The data likely defines areas where water, landscaping, and roads shape the regional character.

Use Cases

• Map protected districts and canals for regulatory compliance based on the described environmental rules.
• Analyze the relationship between watercourses, roads, and landscape character as mentioned in the description.
• Support spatial planning decisions by identifying areas with characteristic subdivision patterns.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a formal provincial Environmental Ordinance, suggesting regulatory authority.
• Covers multiple landscape-defining elements: water, landscaping, and roads.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale 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 digitized from the Environmental Ordinance of the Province of Groningen.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands