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Top10Vector

Top10Vector is Belgium's series of topographic vector data. The data set contains 37 feature classes, which are divided into eight themes (road network, railroad network, power grid, constructions, land use and vegetation, local relief and particular zones), all of which correspond to a so-pecific data set and can be obtained separately via the corresponding hyperlink.

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Date (Revision)
2024-06-07
Date (Publication)
2013-12-20
Identifier
BE.NGI-IGN / c6c8fc2c-2103-488e-9dc5-39085c5064ae
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 data sets.
Status
Completed
Custodian
  National Geographic Institute
Kortenberglaan 115 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
http://www.ngi.be
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
  • Land cover
  • Hydrography
  • 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
Metadata language
English
Character set
8859 Part 15
Topic category
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
Description
Belgium
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Unique resource identifier
EPSG:4326
Codespace
EPSG
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3812
Codespace
EPSG
Distribution format
  • ESRI file geodatabase ( 9.3 )

  • ESRI Shapefile ( 1.0 )

OnLine resource
View service ( OGC:WMS )

View service

OnLine resource
Downloadable data ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

Downloadable data

OnLine resource
https://ac.ngi.be/remoteclient-open/ngi-standard-open/Specifications/Vectordata/Top10Vector_ProductSpecification_EN.pdf ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

technical specifications of the product

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Dataset
Top10Vector

Domain consistency

Name of measure
INSPIRE Conformity

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
The dataset’s compliance with the technical requirements as defined by the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 has not been checked
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.
File identifier
e0fdc885-8851-482e-80c9-6a0ba3709761 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-25T10:03:22
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  National Geographic Institute - Floor Van Damme
Kortenberglaan 115 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
http://www.ngi.be
 
 

Overviews

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Spatial extent

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Keywords

Belgian Federal Thesaurus
Basic data and cartography
Data.gov.be themes
Science and technology
GEMET - Concept themes, version 4.01
built environment federal government high voltage line hydrographic network land occupation relief (land) river water road network soil use vegetation
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Hydrography Land cover Transport networks
Spatial scope
National

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