Nature Target Types for Drenthe Ecological Main Structure, 2002

Desired nature target types for existing and new nature areas in the Dutch province of Drenthe, as defined in its area visions. The data represents a target picture for the realization period until 2018 of the province's Ecological Main Structure and was corrected as of July 2002. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a public domain license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical ecological planning targets based on the described area visions.
• Mapping potential nature development zones based on the described nature target types.
• Assessing regional biodiversity goals for the Ecological Main Structure based on the described target picture.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific policy framework, the Ecological Main Structure, with a defined realization period until 2018.
• Target types are spatially referenced to 10 specific area visions within Drenthe, providing regional specificity.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from the area visions of the Province of Drenthe.

Time Range

Target picture for realization until 2018, data corrected July 2002.

Freshness

Data reflects the situation as of 2002.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands, covering 10 specified sub-regions.