Import/Catalogue/Naturbase
Naturbase is a database from the Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) containing information about protection areas (national park, nature reserves and others), habitats and recreation areas.
Contents
Permission to use data
Permission to use the data is clear from the license, as well as verified in e-mail with case number 09/9980–1. The e-mail is in Norwegian and archived in the Norwegian mailing list [1].
The Naturbase dataset Naturvernområder is released under Norsk lisens for offentlige data (NLOD) v1.0: [2]; [3]
For the Naturbase dataset Naturvernområder, Miljødirektoratet requests the following attribution: Kilde: Direktoratet for naturforvaltning. For the other datasets, Miljødirektoratet requests the following attribution: Kilde: Miljødirektoratet.
Downloading data
Prepared OSM files
A tagged OSM file with the full dataset retrieved 2018-03-11 may be downloaded here: Google Disk folder (69 MB)
No simplification has been done. Please use one standard simplification factor 0.2 if needed, so that adjacent areas will fit. Original attributes in capital letters should be removed before uploading to OSM.
Downloading from the Naturbase WMS client
Data are available for download from the Naturbase WMS client. The download icon is in the toolbar to the right, and one of the Naturbase layers must be selected for download to work. All data are available in Shape format, using UTM projections. For best result, use the appropiate UTM zone for the region you are downloading.
You must fill in your name to download data, as well as the purpose of the download. Please state that you are downloading for use in OpenStreetMap when downloading datasets.
Downloading from the map catalogue
Data are also available for download from the map catalogue (without using the WMS client): [4]
WMS
All data are also available as WMS services from the official Naturbase site. WMS link is given as "Server URL" and a WMS client is available from the links marked "Innsynsløsninger".
The WMS for the protected areas is predefined in JOSM. Please look for "Miljødirektoratet Protected areas" in the Imagery menu. This is a quick way of checking whether a protected area is missing from OSM.
Datasets
| Dataset | Description | Import status |
| Arter | ||
| Foreslåtte naturvernområder | Proposed protection | |
| Helhetlige kulturlandskap | Valuable cultural landscapes | |
| Naturtyper | ||
| Naturvernområder | Protected areas (polygon) and objects (points) | |
| Statlig sikra friluftslivsområder | ||
| Utvalgte naturtyper |
Tagging
Source
For the Naturbase dataset Naturvernområder, changsets should be tagged with attribution=Direktoratet for naturforvaltning as well as source=Naturbase.
For other datasets from Naturbase, changesets should be tagged with attribution=Miljødirektoratet as well as source=Naturbase.
Naturbase properties
Naturbase properties should have a naturbase: prefix.
Naturbase IDs are called iid, and should be stored as naturbase:iid=*.
Protected areas
See naturvern and kulturminner for tagging scheme. The table below describes how Naturbase attributes have been transformed into OSM tags in the prepared OSM files.
| Naturbase attribute | OSM tagging | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| iucn=1,2,5 | leisure=nature_reserve
boundary=protected_area |
Nature reserves and other areas where animals or birds are protected (will render on Carto). |
| iucn=3 | boundary=national_park | National parks. |
| iucn=4,6,7,8 | boundary=protected_area | Other protected areas (will not render on Carto). |
| iucn | protect_class | iucn=1 -> protect_class=1; else protect_class=iucn - 1 |
| offisieltNavn | name | Official name given på the law, e.g. "Jotunheimen nasjonalpark". |
| navn | short_name | Geographical name of the area, e.g. "Jotunheimen" |
| vernedato | start_date | Date of protection established. |
| forvaltningsmyndighet | operator | The agency or organization with delegated authority to manage the protected area, e.g. "Nasjonalparkstyret for Jotunheimen og Utladalen" |
| lokalId | naturbase:iid | Identification of the protected area, related to the passed law, e.g. "VV00001869".
Multiple areas may have the same iid if they belong to one group of protected areas which were given the protection by the same law passed. |
| verneform | naturbase:verneform | Naturbase code denoting type of protection, e.g. "LVOD" for landscape protection area with animal protection. Useful for verifying protect_class, for deciding naming convention and for making changes if OSM tagging is altered in the future. |
| faktaark | url | Link to fact sheet for each naturbase:iid, e.g. http://faktaark.naturbase.no/?id=VV00001869 |
| verneforskrift | related_law | Link to lovdata for specific law for each protected area, e.g. https://lovdata.no/forskrift/2014-11-14-1398 |
Protected areas with one naturbase:iid may be a collection of multiple individual areas. They are put in a relation with type=boundary and appropriate outer and inner tags. The tags in the above table are held by the relation, with boundary=protected_area as the only tag on the member areas. An area may be both the enclave and exclave of different relations. Please note that a relation needs to be added to the national parks for them to render on Carto (because boundary only renders when tagged as a relation).
If the individual areas which constitute one naturbase:iid have different protection classes then they need to be mapped as separate areas with separate tagging instead of belonging to one common relation. The name of the area may need to be altered to reflect the different protection classes, e.g. one area named "NN naturreservat" and the other area "NN dyrelivsfredning" instead of "NN naturreservat med dyrelivsfredning" on both areas. Most cases have already been handled in the prepared OSM files. If in doubt, the related law defines each area including name.
Access restrictions are defined in the law or by the protection document. Many nature reserves have restrictions for biking, so bicycle=dismount may be appropriate. Bird sanctuaries typically have access restrictions between 15 April and 15 July, which may be tagged as access:conditional=no @ (Apr 15 - Jul 15).
Some large protected areas have buffer or grading zones, e.g. "Steinsbuskaret trekksone" or "Hisdal kalvingssone". These zones are not available from Naturbase. Please do not remove the boundaries of a protected area if it has been superseded by a new and larger area, as the old boundaries tend to be transformed into zones within the new larger area with more granular regulation.
Other datasets from Miljødirektoratet
Miljødirektoratet has released several other datasets from other sources than Naturbase. They are available for download from the map catalogue: [5]
See also
More information at:
