Nature Network Netherlands (NNN): Ecological Connections Map for Drenthe

Drenthe's provincial government updated the Nature Network Netherlands map on 2 July 2019, incorporating it into the Provincial Environment Regulation. The dataset, provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, includes ecological connections as part of the NNN. File formats include ZIP and PNG, indicating the presence of map images and likely geospatial data.

Use Cases

• Analyzing habitat connectivity and fragmentation based on the described ecological connections.
• Mapping protected natural areas for conservation planning based on the Nature Network map.
• Supporting provincial environmental regulation compliance and land-use zoning.
• Modeling wildlife corridors using the geospatial data of the ecological network.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal instrument: the Provincial Environment Regulation.
• Includes ecological connection data, a key feature for conservation analysis.
• Published under a permissive public domain license (CC-PDM-1.0).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely an official cartographic update by the provincial authorities of Drenthe.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 2 July 2019.

Freshness

Snapshot from a 2019 update; currentness relative to today is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands, as part of the national Nature Network.