ÖFK 2020 (Eco-Castle): Ecologically Important Areas in Germany

The ÖFK 2020 (Eco-Castle) is a list of ecologically important areas in Germany, maintained by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie. It includes areas purchased or leased for nature conservation, compensation and replacement areas, landscape conservation areas, and eco-account areas. The data is recorded based on the digital land map, with different surface types displayed in different colors.

Use Cases

• Mapping nature conservation zones based on the listed ecological area types.
• Analyzing land-use for compensation and replacement areas as per building regulations.
• Visualizing landscape conservation areas for rural development planning.
• Integrating eco-account areas into environmental impact studies.

Strengths

• Data is recorded on the basis of the official digital land map.
• Distinguishes between multiple types of ecologically important areas, such as compensation areas and eco-account areas.

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

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Collection Method

Recorded on the basis of the digital land map.

Time Range

2020

Geography

Germany