Redistribution of the shapefile with the watercourses of the Flemish Hydrographic Atlas (status 2020-08-07)

This is a redistribution of a subdataset of the data source 'Vlaamse Hydrografische Atlas - Waterlopen, 7 augustus 2020’ (Flemish Hydrographic Atlas - Watercourses, 7th of August 2020), originally published by the Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij - afdeling Operationeel Waterbeheer (VMM, Flemisch Environmental Agency - division Operational Water Management) 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 subdataset is a shapefile of lines that represent water courses in the Flemish region, identical to the shapefile Vhag in the original data source. The shapefile contains the centre axes of both navigable and non-navigable (classified) water courses, supplemented by some non-classified and non-navigable water courses. These water courses are part of the Flemish Hydrographic Atlas. The shapefile is maintained in a partnership of the Flemish provinces and Flemish regional institutions, with the division Operational Water Management of the VMM acting as the central manager.

The data source is produced, owned and administered by the Flemish Environmental Agency - division Operational Water Management (VMM, Department of Environment of the Flemish government).