INSPIRE RP Road Network ALKIS: Road Service Area for Germany

Germany's road network data from the Authoritative Real Estate Cadastre Information System (ALKIS), provided as a Web Map Service (WMS). The dataset is maintained by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and is scheduled for an update on March 23, 2026. It serves as a representation service for road service areas under the INSPIRE directive.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps of road infrastructure based on the WMS service area data.
• Perform spatial analysis of road network coverage and service areas.
• Integrate authoritative road network data into larger geospatial information systems (GIS).

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative ALKIS cadastre system in Germany.
• Scheduled for a future update on March 23, 2026, indicating planned maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Germany