A geospatial dataset from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations defining primary watercourses. The data describes elongated terrain features containing permanent or periodic water flow, with length significantly greater than width. It includes regional nomenclature such as 'wetering', 'ditch', and 'canal', and recommends classification into primary, secondary, and tertiary systems.
Use Cases
- Mapping and classifying watercourse networks based on the described system of primary, secondary, and tertiary ranking.
- Analyzing regional hydrological terminology and feature characteristics based on the listed regional names like 'wetering' and 'priel'.
- Modeling surface water flow and drainage systems based on the definition of natural and artificial elongated terrain features.
- Integrating watercourse data with other geospatial layers for environmental impact assessments.
Strengths
- Data is provided under a CC0-1.0 public domain dedication, allowing for unrestricted use.
- Available in multiple standard geospatial formats including KML, ESRI SHAPE, CSV, and JSON for interoperability.
- Includes detailed conceptual definitions and regional nomenclature for watercourse features.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale projects.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- 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
- Origin definition is cited as 'Aquo', suggesting it is derived from a standardized Dutch water information system.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated date is unknown.
- Geography
- Likely covers the Netherlands, given the source organization and use of Dutch regional terms.