Kleiwin Areas: Potential Clay Extraction Sites in Groningen Province

Digitized areas in the province of Groningen, Netherlands, identified through research as potential clay extraction zones. The dataset was created by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties to support the updating of provincial policy on fundamentals. The temporal coverage and last update date are unknown.

Use Cases

• Map potential clay resources for regional planning based on the identified extraction areas.
• Analyze land-use conflicts by overlaying extraction zones with other environmental or protected areas.
• Support policy development for mineral resource management based on the provincial policy context mentioned in the description.
• Conduct spatial analysis of resource distribution within the province of Groningen.

Strengths

• Data is provided in standard geospatial formats (WFS, WMS) for integration with GIS software.
• Originates from a governmental authority (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaan en Koninkrijksrelaties), suggesting an official source.
• Has a clear, permissive public domain license (CC-PDM-1.0).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Digitized from research identifying potential clay extraction areas.

Time Range

Unknown

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands