Geographical Names INSPIRE of Catalonia: Administrative and Physical Features

Geographical names for administrative units, relief elements, hydrography, transport networks, and points of interest in Catalonia. The dataset conforms to the technical specifications of the INSPIRE directive for geographical names and is provided by the Executive Board of the Geographic Information Infrastructure of Spain (CODIIGE).

Use Cases

• Map creation and cartographic labeling based on standardized geographical names.
• Geocoding and address validation based on administrative unit and transport network data.
• Environmental analysis based on hydrography and relief element features.
• Spatial query and analysis for points of interest and other geographical features.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the standardized INSPIRE Geographical Names technical specifications.
• Covers multiple feature types including administrative units, hydrography, and transport networks.

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

Executive Board of the Geographic Information Infrastructure of Spain (CODIIGE) for managing and controlling Spanish SDI (IDEE)

Geography

Catalonia