Framework agreement Habitat and habitat type maps 2027-2030

This concerns the creation of and advice on habitat type maps and nitrogen-sensitive habitat type maps for Natura 2000 areas for which the Province of Gelderland is the initiator, in the period 2027-2030. The maps will be based on existing data (especially vegetation mapping in combination with aerial photographs), supplemented where necessary with field checks to be carried out. The focus of the work is on the habitat type maps. This involves creating T1 and T2 maps. These are updates of the available T0 and T1 maps. It also involves support in answering questions about habitat type maps, particularly in relation to permitting and management plan processes. The agreement primarily concerns office work (processing existing data), supplemented by field checks. The habitat type maps will be delivered as GIS files with accompanying documentation. Nitrogen-sensitive habitat type maps involve delineating and updating nitrogen-sensitive habitat types. This also involves both office work and field checks. The results will be delivered as GIS files with accompanying explanatory reports, and will be processed by the Province of Gelderland into habitat maps for AERIUS. Currently, method development for mapping nitrogen-sensitive habitat types is underway as part of the national VHR-Monitoring Improvement Program (VVM). The outcomes of this will partly determine the implementation and scope of the work on habitat type maps.