Overview Stability Mapping for Built-Up Areas in Sweden

MSB supports Swedish municipalities with geospatial data identifying built-up areas with unsatisfactory soil stability. The mapping, conducted since 2001, classifies areas by stability status and investigation urgency. Lantmäteriet provides the data under a CC0-1.0 license, last updated in April 2023.

Use Cases

• Risk inventory for municipal planning based on stability classification categories.
• Prioritizing detailed geotechnical investigations based on urgency flags.
• Reviewing historical stability measures and reinforcements based on areas flagged for re-assessment.
• Supporting master plan development based on identified stable and unstable zones.

Strengths

• Data is provided under a permissive CC0-1.0 license.
• Mapping includes classifications for investigation urgency and historical measures.
• Geospatial data is available in WMS format for visualization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2023-04-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Lantmäteriet

Collection Method

Mapping conducted by MSB in limited built-up areas where conditions for soil movement exist.

Time Range

Mappings conducted after 2001.

Freshness

Last updated 2023-04-05 00:00:00

Geography

Built-up areas in Sweden.