New Basel-Stadt Land Cover Dataset Released with 49,414 Records

October 5, 2025

The "Bodenbedeckungen" dataset, published on February 1, 1996, provides a detailed survey of land cover in Basel-Stadt, categorizing areas into types such as buildings and bodies of water, with 49,414 records represented by polygons.

One new dataset has been published and is described in detail below.

Title: Bodenbedeckungen

Description: The dataset contains a comprehensive survey of land cover in the canton of Basel-Stadt. Each area is assigned to a land cover category (e.g., buildings, bodies of water, paved, wooded, humus-covered) and is represented by polygons.

Publication date: 1996-02-01

Record count: 49,414

Access link: Open Dataset

Publisher: Grundbuch- und Vermessungsamt

Data source: OGD Datensätze
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🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.