Spatial Database of Pondscapes

The spatial distribution of the pondscapes in Europe were obtained from global and local databases and presented in deliverable D3.2 (report on spatial distribution of pondscapes in Europe). However, the information was too coarse and necessary features of the ponds could not be retrieved from the available local databases. Therefore, available datasets from each participant country were collected and a common database was created. This database consists of spatial information such as latitude and longitude of the ponds in geographic coordinates, name, code, land cover, intensity, hydro period, surface area, perimeter, maximum depth, mean depth, altitude, measurement year, created year, information about work packages and installed sensor information. Geocoded and detailed GIS layers showing all ponds were created and it will be used as ground truth for mapping and validating hydro period information. A web application has been developed to display spatial distribution and available information of ponds from the individual countries. The application allows users to dynamically visualize the ponds and download pond’s available data, hydro period information and pond database spatially: https://ponderful.hidrosaf.com/.