Waldinfo.NRW | Forest information system of NRW, Germany

Waldinfo.NRW | Forest information system of NRW, Germany

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Waldinformationssystem NRW
Information platform on forests in NRW incl. interactive digital maps on forest cover, ecology, geology, types of use and calamities.

The internet portal Waldinfo.NRW offers comprehensive public information on the forests in North Rhine-Westphalia, their diverse functions and sustainable management. This primarily includes digital maps on various aspects of forests, forest management and the use of forests by the public. The topics covered by the various maps range from forest cover and forest ecology, forest management and forest nature conservation to recreational use, danger prevention and forest administration. The information provided is intended in particular to support forest owners in the adaptation of forest management to climate change. This also includes forest regeneration on the current large damaged areas. The selection of maps and the design of the user interface provide user-friendly access to the specialist information. The portal also refers to selected important specialist publications of the State Forestry Administration and further websites of the State Administration. The internet portal Waldinfo.NRW is an important component of the NRW Forest Information System and the NRW Forest Climate Adaptation Strategy. The digital offer of public forest information also corresponds to the Open Data process in North Rhine-Westphalia (Open.NRW).

Región de origen
2861876
Potencial de movilización
High, through public, user-friendly, easily accessible information about the site conditions of forest areas in NRW. For forest owners or forestry contractors, fact-based forest management or planning of harvesting operations are supported.
Tipo de madera afectada
All types of wood
Potencial de sostenibilidad
Data-based local, site-specific and individual support for sustainable forest management.
Impacto en el medio ambiente y la biodiversidad

The included map-based information on soil conditions, meteorological data, climate scenarios have been interlinked with the Reforestation Concept and the Forest Management Concept of the state NRW. Increasing biodiversity and forest resilience by introducing mixed, multi-cohort forest stands is at the core of these concepts which are based on specific, locally site-adapted "forest development types". The platform is public, available also on mobile devices and user friendly. The usability is constantly tested and improved.

Facilidad de aplicación
The difficulty lies in the (public) availability of the different databases and the cooperation of the services behind them.
Conocimientos específicos necesarios
Integration of geoinformation, geological and meteorological services, forest management & development, ecology
Potencial de explotación

Cost-free public service

Prerequisitos clave

The platform is based on the Open Data NRW strategy and draws significantly on the broad availability of geological data provided by the Geological Service North-Rhine Westphalia. The promotion of geoinformation data and their public availability in NRW has a longstanding tradition. In addition, the collboration of these public stakeholders (IT NRW, Geological Service NRW, State Enterprise Forest and Timber NRW) has been actively developed over many years.

Dominio
Inventario, evaluación, seguimiento
Reto abordado
1. Mejorar la resistencia y la adaptación de los bosques al cambio climático
Tipo de solución
Plataformas de datos, centros de datos, datos abiertos
Solución digital
SI
Innovación
SI
País de origen
Alemania
Región de origen
2861876
Escala de aplicación
Regional/sub-nacional
Año de inicio y fin
-
Datos de contacto
Propietario o autor
Ministerium für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft, Natur- und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Reportador
Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW
Marie-Charlotte Hoffmann, Elke Hübner-Tennhoff
References and Resources
Proyecto bajo el que se ha creado esta ficha
Rosewood 4.0