Date (Revision)

2026-01-23

Date (Publication)

2013-12-20

Citation identifier

BE.NGI-IGN / e0fdc885-8851-482e-80c9-6a0ba3709761

Purpose

Top10Vector contains the data which are used in the first place to make topographic maps at the scales of 1:10 000 and 1:20 000. However, shifting data or other kinds of generalisation for these cartographic applications are avoided during the production of these vector data, as they constitute a geographic reference inventory of the Belgian territory and as such they can be used for a wide range of applications. Whenever it was possible, external thematic identification codes have been linked to Top10Vector in order to facilitate the links with other datasets.

Status

Completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute	Jeanne Annendyck	products@ngi.be	Custodian

Maintenance and update frequency

Quarterly

Maintenance note

The update cycle frequency the NGI aims at is 1 year for the road network,3 years for the constructions and 6 for all the other themes.

Data.gov.be themes

• Science and technology

Belgian Federal Thesaurus

• Basic data and cartography

Spatial scope

• National

GEMET - Concept themes, version 4.01

• vegetation
• road network
• land occupation
• relief (land)
• built environment
• hydrographic network
• soil use
• river water
• federal government
• high voltage line

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Hydrography
• Land cover
• Transport networks

Keywords

• HVD_cat_hydrography, HVD_cat_land_use, HVD_cat_land_cover, HVD_cat_transport networks, HVD_cat_buildings, HVD_cat_energy_resources

Use limitation

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No limitations on public access

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spatial representation type

Vector

Denominator

10000

Language

English

Character set

8859 Part 15

Topic category

• Imagery base maps earth cover

Description

Belgium

Distribution format

Name	Version
GeoPackage	1.3.0
Esri Shapefile	10.2

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Dataset

Top10Vector

Statement

For this data set, the NGI aims at an update cycle of 1 year for the road network, 3 years for the constructions and 6 years for all the other themes, The update processes vary according to the theme. The road network and the constructions are updated by means of photogrammetric restitution and field surveys. The geometry of these data is updated in stereoscopy (3D), using recent aerial color photographs. Moreover, some topological rules which apply to this dataset are checked. Next, these data are passed on to the field survey service which will update the attribute data. The update of all the other themes is done by interpretation on orthophotographs and field surveys.First, the geometry and the attribute data are updated in monoscopy (2D), using recent orthophotographs. Next, these data are checked on the field and completed. The NGI collaborates with other organizations for the update of certain themes (re-use of existing data). In order to respect the update cycles whenever it is possible, we sometimes work with subcontractors.

Metadata

File identifier

e0fdc885-8851-482e-80c9-6a0ba3709761 XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2026-07-08T09:24:32

Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Geographic Institute	Floor Van Damme	metadata@ngi.be	Point of contact

Other language

Language	Character encoding
French
Dutch; Flemish
German
English	UTF8