Provincial Environment Regulation 2018: Archaeological Preservation Zones in Drenthe

A 2018 map layer from the Provincial Environment Regulation for Drenthe, adopted on 3 October 2018. The data, provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, likely delineates areas where archaeological remains must be preserved in situ. It is available in WFS, PNG, and WMS formats.

Use Cases

• Identify areas requiring archaeological preservation based on the regulatory map layer.
• Plan construction projects to avoid protected archaeological sites based on the described zoning.
• Conduct spatial analysis of heritage protection policies based on the defined 'feather area'.
• Integrate regulatory boundaries into Geographic Information Systems for environmental assessments.

Strengths

• Based on a specific legal regulation adopted on 3 October 2018.
• Published by a government ministry (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties).
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (WFS, PNG, WMS).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official regulatory maps (map D4).

Time Range

Regulation adopted 3 October 2018.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands.