IBA: Sediment Accumulation in Dutch Waterways, 2016-2021

From 2016 to 2021, seven Dutch water boards conducted the Insight in Baggeraanwas (IBA) study to determine sediment accumulation rates in waterways. The dataset includes raw and processed data from approximately 135 measurement locations, featuring manual and single-beam measurements, photographs, and field forms. The data was published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC0-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment accumulation rates based on repeated manual and single-beam measurements.
• Analyzing the influence of environmental factors on sludge growth based on field form data.
• Visualizing spatial sediment distribution patterns based on geospatial coordinate data.
• Validating remote sensing or hydrological models against detailed, multi-year field measurements.

Strengths

• Data from approximately 135 measurement locations provides spatial breadth.
• Repeated measurements over a 5-year period (2016-2021) enable longitudinal analysis.
• Includes multiple data types: geospatial point clouds, profile lines, photographs, and field forms.

Limitations

• Data may not be completely uniform across sources, as noted in the description.
• 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 (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Field measurements (manual and single-beam) conducted by seven Dutch water boards.

Time Range

2016-2021

Geography

Waterways managed by the participating Dutch water boards.