INSPIRE-WFS: German Landscape Model for Transport, Water, and Administrative Units

A Digital Landscape Model for Germany transformed for INSPIRE themes. The data covers the themes Transport Networks, Hydrography (Networks and Physical Water), Administrative Units, and Protected Sites. It is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie via a WFS service.

Use Cases

• Modeling transport network connectivity based on the described Transport Networks theme.
• Analyzing water body networks and physical water features based on the Hydrography theme.
• Mapping jurisdictional boundaries for analysis based on the Administrative Units theme.
• Identifying and analyzing conservation areas based on the Protected Sites theme.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the official German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy.
• Covers multiple standardized INSPIRE data themes for interoperability.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Collection Method

Transformed from the official ATKIS Digital Landscape Model 1:250,000 (DLM250).

Geography

Germany