Habitat Maps AERIUS: Natura 2000 Site Habitat and Live Site Maps

Habitat type and live site maps for Natura 2000 sites, drawn up based on present values and obligations from the Birds and Habitats Directives. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and forms the basis for the AERIUS calculation program. The last update date is unknown.

Use Cases

• Assessing habitat conservation status based on mapped habitat types.
• Supporting environmental impact calculations for the AERIUS program based on live site maps.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of protected habitats under the Natura 2000 network.
• Informing policy decisions by integrating designation decisions and directive obligations into spatial data.

Strengths

• Maps are based on legal designation decisions and obligations from the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.
• Serves as the foundational spatial data for the official AERIUS calculation program.
• Published under the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 license, allowing broad reuse.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Combination of maps drawn up for Natura 2000 sites based on present values and EU directive obligations.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Natura 2000 sites (European Union)