Redistribution of map of the water surfaces of the Flemish Region (status 2018-03-01)

This is a redistribution of the dataset 'Watervlakken - versie 1.0’ (Water surfaces - version 1.0), originally published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) and distributed by 'Informatie Vlaanderen' under a CC-BY compatible license. It is redistributed for reproducible, analytical workflows on Flemish Natura 2000 habitats and regionally important biotopes.

The digital map of standing water surfaces (version 1.0) is a new georeferenced digital file of standing surface waters in Flanders (Flemish region). The file, built by combining existing topographic map layers, ortho-photos and a detailed digital terrain model of Flanders (version 2), comprises 86 026 polygons with sizes ranging from 1.45 square metres to 2.4 square kilometres and can be considered the most complete representation of standing surface waters currently available for the Flemish region. It can be used for a wide range of applications in research, policy preparation and implementation in which knowledge about the distribution and characteristics of standing waters is important. Also, this data source provides a unique reference base for further data management regarding these water bodies.

The data source is produced, owned and administered by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO, Department of Environment of the Flemish government).