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42% of German protected areas have been digitized!
Together, we want to achieve 100% coverage in the most important protected area categories by 2026.
29. October 2025
Together, we want to achieve 100% coverage in the most important protected area categories by 2026.
New funding project: We are digitizing all 272 nature reserves for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Let’s work together to lay the foundations for nature conservation-compliant outdoor activities!
With Swiss Parks Network we have gained a strong partner in the international protected area landscape.
Major milestone in digital nature conservation: Luxembourg becomes an official member of Digitzse the Planet!
Digitization of 526 nature conservation areas in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhineland-Palatinate Nature and Environment Foundation is fully funding this project.
This is the second time we have been invited to EUROBIKE to present the development of our platform.
Progress in the digitization of protected areas in Germany.
Our Data Standard Structured official nature conservation information is essential for nature-friendly tour planning and navigation. This data provides Digitize the Planet into standardizedrmachine-readabler form and under an open license readyso that outdoor platforms can integrate them efficiently and provide users with targeted information. Standardization The data structure for the description of protected areasespecially the rules of behaviorrules has found its way into the specification of the Open Data Tourism Alliance (ODTA). This deals with the standardization of tourism content based on the schema.org standard and adapts it to the specific needs of tourism. How is data quality ensured? The quality of the data is ensured through cooperation with ministries, protected area administrations and nature conservation organizations. Regular training courses and workshops support the correct recording and maintenance of data. The continuous improvement of data quality helps to ensure that the data collected is correct, up-to-date and usable for digital applications. What does the specification include? 1.geodata Protected areas as multipolygons in the coordinate reference system EPSG:4326 (WGS84) 2 Categorization and relationships Categories for classifying the protected area (e.g. nature reserve, landscape conservation area, national park and biosphere reserves, etc.) Special species protection areas (e.g. game reserves) Zoning (such as core or buffer zone) Hierarchies and relationships 3. basic information on the protected areas Size, administrative allocation, responsible organization, homepage 4.metadata Year of foundation, IUCN category, references to other databases (WDPA, Wikidata, Openstreetmap) 5.descriptions Short and long description of the protected area in several languages 6.image material Photos from the protected areas with title, description, copyright information 7.protection purposes Flora / fauna / habitats from the Red List and the list of habitat types of the Habitats Directive Trivial names and scientific terms Descriptions and image material (cooperatively developed according to the wiki principle) Behavioral recommendations Information on sensitive times
