Distribution of FFH habitat types in North Rhine-Westphalia

The data set Distribution of FFH habitat types in North Rhine-Westphalia contains regional spatial data for the distribution of habitat types in the meaning of the INSPIRE Annex III topic “Habitats and Biotopes (HB)”. The data show the distribution in a 10x10km grid (UTM) as “analytical units”. The data are valid for the last reporting period in accordance with Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (2013-2019). The object metadata for the UTM grid cell (analytical unit, object geometry) contains information on inspireId, coding scheme (ReferenceHabitatType-SchemeValue) e.g. Habitat Directive, Code (ReferenceHabitatType-CodeValue) e.g. “7110”. The data shows distribution of FFH habitat types in Germany. Special features: These are only raster cells. The data is freely accessible. The data shall be collected as a basis for the FFH reporting obligation under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive and digitised for these purposes. The data must be made public on the Internet in North Rhine-Westphalia on the basis of § 3 of the Land Nature Protection Act.