Upper Austrian Fishing Rights and Regulations via INSPIRE

INSPIRE-compliant data details the legal framework for fisheries in Upper Austria. The dataset covers fishing rights allocation, species classification of waters, and entries in the public fisheries register. It is provided by the Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping fishing right allocations based on the public fisheries register mentioned in the description
• Analyzing regulations for fish stocking and overfishing control measures described in the act
• Studying the legal framework for fishing legitimacy, including fishing card and license provisions

Strengths

• Data is provided via the INSPIRE standard, suggesting structured geospatial interoperability.
• The legal scope is defined, covering rights allocation, species classification, and a public register.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Legal and administrative data published via the INSPIRE directive.

Geography

Upper Austria, Austria