State Development Plan Hessen: Uncut Low-Traffic Areas Larger Than 50 km²

A geospatial dataset from the State Development Plan for Hesse, Germany, defining uncut low-traffic areas larger than 50 square kilometers. The data is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy) and is accessible via a WMS (Web Map Service) format. The dataset's last update is scheduled for March 31, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial distribution of low-traffic zones for conservation planning based on the regional development plan definitions.
• Modeling potential impacts of infrastructure projects on large, contiguous low-traffic areas based on the 50 km² threshold.
• Supporting regional policy decisions on land use and development based on the supra-regionally important planning measures described.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie.
• The dataset has a defined future update date of 2026-03-31.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Collection Method

Derived from the State Development Plan (LEP) for Hesse.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Hesse, Germany