Provincial Waterways of Drenthe: Classification and Vision Maps from 2014

The version of the 'Waterway of Upper Local Interest' plan adopted by the Provincial Council of Drenthe on 2 July 2014. This dataset likely contains geospatial information defining waterways that can be safely navigated under normal conditions by designated ships. It is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze waterway safety and navigability based on the classification criteria mentioned in the description.
• Plan infrastructure development based on the desired layout of shipping channels.
• Integrate waterway data into regional environmental and socio-economic planning, as referenced in maps for vision, robust systems, and surface water.

Strengths

• Includes a specific adoption date (2 July 2014) providing a clear policy snapshot.
• Originates from an authoritative government source (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations).
• Released under a public domain dedication license (CC-PDM-1.0), allowing broad reuse.

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; the data reflects a 2014 policy vision and may not be current.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely an official policy document and associated geospatial files adopted by a provincial council.

Time Range

Adopted on 2 July 2014.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown; data reflects a 2014 adoption.

Geography

Focus is on the Dutch province of Drenthe.