Forestry Test Areas in Brandenburg with GPS Locations

The Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde manages data from almost 1000 forestry experiments distributed throughout the state of Brandenburg. The dataset includes more than 3000 individual areas, with some records dating back to 1870 and over 1000 areas still under current observation. Digitalization of older area sketches occurred in 2013-2014, and new areas are geographically located using GPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term forest growth trends based on experimental areas dating back to 1870.
• Map the spatial distribution of forestry experiments across Brandenburg based on GPS coordinates.
• Study the impact of different forestry practices over time based on the observation history of over 1000 active areas.
• Validate remote sensing or ecological models using ground-truth data from established test plots.

Strengths

• Includes data from almost 1000 experiments with more than 3000 individual areas.
• Contains historical records spanning a long period, with some data dating back to 1870.
• Over 1000 areas are still under active observation, providing current data.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde

Collection Method

Managed in a database of long-term forestry test areas, with GPS location for new areas and digitalization of older sketches.

Time Range

Historical data partly since 1870, with ongoing observations.

Geography

State of Brandenburg, Germany