Water Damage Area History Under the WTS Disaster Compensation Scheme

A geospatial dataset mapping water damage areas eligible for compensation under the Wet Tegemoetkoming Schade (WTS) scheme for disasters and major accidents. The data is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and includes a calculated 200-meter zone along the Drentse Aa river. The dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 (CC-PDM-1.0).

Use Cases

• Modeling flood risk zones based on historical water damage areas.
• Analyzing disaster compensation eligibility under the WTS scheme.
• Mapping the spatial extent of water damage along the Drentse Aa river.
• Assessing the impact of major accidents on water systems.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK).
• Includes a specific, calculated 200-meter zone along the Drentse Aa river.
• Released under a permissive public domain license (CC-PDM-1.0).

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

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records of the WTS (Wet Tegemoetkoming Schade) scheme.

Time Range

Historical coverage, but specific time range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Includes areas in the Netherlands, with specific mention of the Drentse Aa river.