Groningen Landscape Protection Zones from Provincial Environmental Ordinance

Geospatial data delineates landscape areas with recognisable expansive land parcelling in the Province of Groningen, as defined for protection under its Environmental Ordinance. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and is available in JPEG and WFS/WMS formats under a CC-PDM-1.0 license. The character of the protected landscape is described as being determined by water, landscaping, and the course of roads.

Use Cases

• Map protected landscape zones for regulatory compliance based on the described Environmental Ordinance.
• Analyze the relationship between water features, roads, and protected areas as mentioned in the description.
• Integrate landscape boundaries into regional planning systems using the provided WFS/WMS services.

Strengths

• Data is derived from an official provincial Environmental Ordinance, suggesting regulatory authority.
• Available in multiple formats, including interoperable WFS/WMS services for GIS integration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• 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

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands