LGRB-BW BRS: Hydrocarbon Mining Authorizations in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

LGRB-BW BRS is a dataset from the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) in Baden-Württemberg. It maps public-law mining licences for hydrocarbons, including petroleum, natural gas, and oil shale, for exploration and extraction. The data was last updated in July 2017 and is provided via a WMS service.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of hydrocarbon exploration permits based on the geospatial data.
• Analyze the legal status of hydrocarbon extraction rights based on the described concession types.
• Identify areas with historical mining rights based on the mention of old rights predating the 1980 Federal Mining Act.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB).
• Distinguishes between different types of mining licences (exploration and extraction) as described.

Limitations

• Last updated 2017-07-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• 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

State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB), Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Collection Method

Administrative records of granted mining licences.

Freshness

Last updated 2017-07-01 00:00:00

Geography

Baden-Württemberg, Germany