Improving Data Quality of Programme of Measures for the Water Framework Directive in Saxony

Abstract

A web application is presented to support the responsible authorities in the management of measures for the WFD (Water Framework Directive) in Saxony. The web application enables the maintenance of WFD measures data by different authorities in a common database. The central data management supports the tasks of implementing the WFD of the LfULG for the fulfilment of the EU reporting obligations. A key requirement deals with the improvement of data quality implemented by comprehensive consistency and completeness checks, input rules and support functions for geometry creation. The spatial data are verified for consistency with the attribute data during data acquisition.