Welcome at the homepage of the Dutch land use database (LGN).The LGN database is raster database with 25*25m resolution, it is covering the entire Dutch territory and presents the land use in 39 classes. From 1986 the database is frequently updated with a 3-5 years interval. It is based on a combination of geodata and satellite images. The LGN database is a product of the Centre for Geo-Information which is part of the Wageningen University and Research Centre.
The most recent version of the database is the LGN5 database. The paper “Land Use Mapping and Monitoring in The Netherlands (LGN5)” presented in the EARSeL Workshop of the Special Interest Group on Land Cover and Land Use in Bonn (September 28th-30th, 2006) contains a concise description of the LGN5 database.
The purpose of this page is to provide you information about the LGN database. In the introduction a short overview is presented on the developments of LGN in the period 1986 – 2005. A brief description of the LGN5 database and the class definitions is presented. Under applications a brief description is given on the use of LGN in the field of water management, spatial planning and environmental management. More documentation over LGN can be find under literature.