Zoning Airport: Environmental Policy Map for Drenthe, 2014

A 2014 version of the zoning map for airports in the Dutch province of Drenthe, adopted by the Provincial Council on 2 July 2014. The dataset, provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, outlines policy for assessing aviation activities against legal standards and environmental regulations. It includes considerations for Natura 2000 areas and quiet zones.

Use Cases

• Analyze land-use restrictions for aviation activities based on the described zoning regulations.
• Assess environmental impact of new airport developments based on the policy standards for Natura 2000 and quiet areas.
• Map regulatory boundaries for civil and military airports based on the geospatial data in the ZIP file.

Strengths

• Policy scope is clearly defined, covering all aviation activities and airports except Groningen Airport Eelde.
• Explicitly references assessment against the 2010 'Policy Paper on Aviation Drenthe' and regulations for Natura 2000.

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

Adopted as a policy instrument by the Provincial Staten van Drenthe.

Time Range

2014

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands