Regional Spatial Planning Programmes: Agricultural Priority Areas in Lower Austria

Agricultural Spatial Reference (ASR) areas designated as particularly important for agricultural production under Lower Austria's Regional Spatial Planning Programmes. The dataset aims to secure spatial prerequisites for sustainable agriculture and forestry to ensure food security. It is provided by Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze land-use policy impacts based on designated agricultural priority areas.
• Model spatial constraints for sustainable agricultural and forestry management based on permitted dedications.
• Plan infrastructure development while protecting agricultural land based on defined dedication types.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (KML, JSON, WFS, WMS, ESRI SHAPE) for interoperability.
• Clear legal and policy context is provided in the description, defining the purpose of the agricultural focus areas.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Geography

Lower Austria