WFS - Biotope Type and Land Use Mapping (BTLNK): Saxon Database at 1:50,000 Scale

A Saxon-wide database of biotope types and land use from 2005, mapped at a scale of 1:50,000. The data includes area, line, and point geometries and is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie via a Web Feature Service (WFS). Loading the full geometry dataset via WFS may not be possible with applications that cannot limit the data provision to a required section.

Use Cases

• Land use change analysis based on the biotope and land use classification.
• Habitat connectivity modeling based on the area, line, and point geometries.
• Regional environmental planning based on the Saxon-wide coverage at 1:50,000 scale.
• Integrating biotope data into GIS applications for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Data is mapped at a consistent 1:50,000 scale.
• Includes multiple geometry types (area, line, point).
• Provides Saxon-wide coverage.

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

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

From 2005

Geography

Saxony, Germany