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 and places, sensitivities and requirements
8.information on terms of use in the leisure sector
- Rules of conduct as structured information from defined building blocks
- Various leisure activities (hiking, cycling, horse riding, climbing, cross-country skiing, …)
- Permission (commands, prohibitions)
- Conditions
- Temporal (e.g. time of day, season)
- Spatial
- Special conditions (e.g. weather or environmental factors)
- Regulations / legal documents as proof of the rules presented
Data model of the rules of conduct
Illustration of the data structure of the behavioral rules and the building blocks of which they are composed