Historical Heather Land Complexes in Drenthe, Netherlands (2010)

Flat elements of the cultural-historical main structure for the province of Drenthe concerning selected heather land complexes. The data was published in 2010 by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The selected heathlands are all clearly related to esdorpen complexes.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical heathland distribution based on the described cultural-historical structure.
• Analyzing the relationship between heathlands and esdorpen complexes as mentioned in the description.
• Studying landscape change for conservation planning based on the selected heather land complexes.

Strengths

• Data originates from a government ministry, suggesting an authoritative source.
• Focuses on specific, named heathland complexes (e.g., Dwingelderheide, Balloerveld).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely compiled from cultural-historical and geographical surveys.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2010.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands, focusing on specific heathland complexes.