Adapt geodata and metadata for geodata services in the water network area
If you notice that the digital watercourse network does not correspond to the local conditions, you can report this. This takes the form of an adjustment, addition or deletion of data (geodata or metadata) for a body of water at the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation. This data is then updated in the digital watercourse network. The watercourse network is a database of watercourses within the state of Lower Saxony. Please make sure that you have all the information required for the entry. This includes the following information Coordinates of the watercourse section, name of the watercourse, watercourse identification number, connection to the digital watercourse network and, if applicable, the location sketch and query about regular draining of the watercourse. Missing information can be found online in the Lower Saxony environmental map. Your advertisement is free of charge.
- If you have geodata or metadata for geodata services in the water network area, you can report this to the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency.
- You can also apply for this information in writing; the necessary documents can be found on the website of the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency.
- All current and relevant information is available on the Lower Saxony Environmental Map website.
- An online service is also available for this purpose. After submitting your application online, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt.
- The competent authority will check whether the requirements for the provision of geodata and metadata for geodata services in the water network sector are met.
- You will receive a notification of rejection or, if applicable, a confirmation of receipt or notification from the authority.
- In principle, geodata must have a direct or indirect reference to a specific location or geographical area.
- As a rule, they must fulfill the following requirements:
1. relate to the state of Lower Saxony,
2. be available in electronic form
3. be made available and
4. fit the topic of water bodies.
- Location sketch of the watercourse (optional)
- Power of attorney (optional)
Fee: free of charge
There is no deadline.
There is no statutory processing period. Processing can take up to several months.
- § Section 3 of the Lower Saxony Spatial Data Infrastructure Act in conjunction with No. 8 of the Annex to Section 3 (1) No. 5 of the Lower Saxony Spatial Data Infrastructure Act
- § Section 5 (1) of the Lower Saxony Spatial Data Infrastructure Act
- § Section 7 (1) of the Lower Saxony Spatial Data Infrastructure Act
If you wish to have the water body for which you are providing information included in the list of dry water bodies, you must also report it as regularly dry.
Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation
18.11.2022
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
