School Locations and Information for Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Germany

A geospatial dataset of schools in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district of Germany, last updated on January 19, 2024. It includes school forms, contact information, and factual details, provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie via the GDI-Südhessen platform. The data is accessible through an OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) interface.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility and catchment areas based on the described school district information.
• Analyze the distribution of different school forms (e.g., primary, secondary) across the Main-Kinzig-Kreis region.
• Integrate school contact and location data into municipal or regional information systems for public service planning.

Strengths

• Data is provided via a standardized OGC WFS interface, which suggests machine-readable interoperability.
• Includes multiple data points per school such as contact information and school forms, as described.
• Last update timestamp (2024-01-19) is explicitly provided, indicating a known recency.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, provided via GDI-Südhessen (www.gdi-inspireumsetzer.de).

Collection Method

Likely collected and maintained by local or regional German authorities.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-01-19 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Main-Kinzig-Kreis district, Germany (likely within the state of Hesse).