Historical Soil Contamination Inventory for Areas Outside South Holland

A geospatial inventory of locations with potential soil contamination, created by merging three historical Dutch records: Bio-s (filled ditches), Bio-b (industrial sites), and BSB (soil remediation at active sites). The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC-PDM-1.0 license. Points within the province of South Holland have additional linked data from the Globis system.

Use Cases

• Mapping potential soil pollution sources based on historical industrial and waste disposal sites.
• Assessing regional environmental risks by analyzing the distribution of recorded contamination points.
• Supporting land-use planning and remediation efforts with geospatial data on historical soil issues.

Strengths

• Integrates three distinct historical data sources (Bio-s, Bio-b, BSB) into a single inventory.
• Points in the South Holland province are linked to additional data from the Globis system.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (WMS, WFS, JSON) for interoperability.

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

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Merged from three historical records: Bio-s, Bio-b, and BSB.

Time Range

Historical (specific range unknown)

Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

Netherlands, specifically excluding the municipalities of Rotterdam and The Hague, with limited data for areas outside South Holland.