Existing and initiated data sets

Information about existing and initiated data sets.

Existing data sets follow an applicable specification. Initiated datasets are datasets where a decision has been made that national specifications will be developed but where there is not yet a valid specification.

A initiated specification can have different statuses (different stages in the process of producing a current specification). Under Specifications and instructions, you can read more about the process of developing a specification and the various statuses of a specification.

Administrative and statistical divisions

Administrative and statistical divisions are all types of geographical divisions that are used for administrative and statistical purposes. There is no finalized national specification yet.

Building

The building information includes buildings with a construction bounded by the outer walls. A building is defined according to the Planning and Building Act, PBL, as a permanent structure consisting of a roof or of roofs and walls and which is permanently located on the ground or wholly or partly underground or is permanently located in a certain place in water and is intended to be designed so that people can stay in it. (PBL, Planning and Building Act 2010: 900 Chapter 1, Section 4). This is a dataset that has a current specification.

Detailed plan

Detailed plan information contains information about detailed plans in Sweden. The main purpose of a detailed plan is to regulate the use of land and water areas as well as buildings. A detailed plan refers to such a plan as is described in Chapter 4, Section 2 of the Planning and Building Act (2010:900) (PBL).

Cultural-historical remains

Cultural-historical remains are remains of human activities in ancient times and tell about our common history. Through the Historic Environment Act (1988:950), cultural-historical remains have automatic protection and may not be damaged or destroyed. They are found all over the country and information about them is an important basis for knowledge in many different contexts. This is an incipient data set that does not yet have a valid specification.

Geotechnical soil investigations

Geotechnical site investigations are conducted to determine soil, rock, and groundwater conditions. This is achieved by assessing the technical properties of soil and rock, and by collecting other relevant information within the specified investigation area.

The border for mountainous woodland

Geodata indicating the border of mountainous woodland. Parts of the Forestry Act only apply within the border of mountainous woodland. The border dictates, for example, whether a felling of forest must be notified, or a permit applied for with the Swedish Forestry Agency.

Planning description

A detailed development plan does not exist on its own; it also needs to be described. The document (in Swedish called “planbeskrivning”) describing the plan contains for example information regarding the planning situation, the purpose of the plan and how the plan is intended to be implemented.

Riksintressen

Riksintressen gäller geografiska områden som har utpekats därför att de innehåller nationellt viktiga värden och kvaliteter. Riksintressen ska behandlas och redovisas i den kommunala översiktsplaneringen så att det blir tydligt hur dessa förhåller sig till andra intressen men också för att avvägningar mellan oförenliga riksintressen ska kunna göras. Detta är en påbörjad datamängd som ännu inte har en gällande specifikation.

Ground control points

Ground control points are physically marked and coordinated points within a geodetic reference system. This is an ongoing dataset that does not yet have a valid specification.

Shore protection

In Sweden shore areas are protected. The aim of this is to keep the areas along shorelines accessible to the public and to preserve animal and plant life. This is an ongoing dataset that does not yet have a valid specification.

Comprehensive plan

Each municipality must have an up-to-date comprehensive plan, which covers the entire municipality. It should reflect the opinion of the political majority and be decided by the city council. The comprehensive plan is non-binding but should provide guidance for decisions on how land and water areas should be used and how the built environment should be used, developed, and preserved. This is an ongoing dataset that does not yet have a valid specification.

Elevation data

Elevation data, in this context, is a collective term for the datasets point cloud, GRID (digital elevation model) and break geometries. In this case point cloud is delimited to apply to point cloud data collected from airborne, mobile, and pedestrian laser scanning. These datasets are under development and have yet any valid specifications.

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