Geoinformation as a basis for the sustainable use of the subsurface An approach from Lower Saxony (Northern Germany) Jörg Elbracht, Hans Joachim Heineke & Udo Müller Geologic Survey of Lower Saxony Dep. Soilscience, Geodatabase and Hydrogeology
Lower Saxony DK Baltic Sea North Sea NL Lower Saxony PL Lower Saxony - ~ 48,000 km 2 - ~ 8 Mio. habitants Land use -Agriculture 60 % -Forest 20 % -Settlement 12% fundamental structure of geoinformation-systems was coordinated between 16 federal states
Geoinformation: Legal framework - Soil protection: - German Soil Protection Act (BBodSchG): running soil-informationsystems by german states - Water protection: - Lower Saxony s Water Management Act: collecting, evaluating and publishing data (groundwater-quantity and -quality) by Water Survey - Mineral-ressources: - German Mining Act: e.g. duty of disclosure about drillings - more legal framework: - European Water Framework Directive - State planning policy (NROG) - Nature conservation (NNatG) - Fertilizer decree SchuVo - Liquid manure decree
Sustainable use of the subsurface needs Geoinformation environmental protection regional planning?? agriculture? Geological Survey? Constructing industry? private users drinking-/ groundwater management?? mineral ressouces
GeoInformation by NIBIS environmental protection regional planning!! constructing agriculture! industry! NIBIS! private users drinking-/ groundwater management!! mineral ressouces
- Point data e.g. NIBIS Niedersächsisches Boden Informations System Lower Saxony s Soil Information System - approx. 330.000 drill-logs (> 2.000.000 incl. soil-profiles) - approx. 50.000 observation wells - Area database (polygons) - maps in different scales - cross sections - 3D-data - geologic 3D-modells - Methode base e.g. - geothermics - geology (floodvulnerable areas) - soilscience
NIBIS : Example Point Data Lower Saxonys Drilling Database (German Mining Law) - Local Water Authorities information drilling- and geophysical data - Lower Saxonys Water Management Department - LBEG Drilling Database
NIBIS : Example Area Database I Maps with different themes Mineral ressources Soil science Geology Hydrogeology Geothermal energy Engineering geology Climate/Climate Change and different scales 1:500.000 statewide planning/evaluation 1:200.000 statewide planning/evaluation 1: 50.000 planning/evaluation at regional and district level 1: 25.000 planning/evaluation at regional and district level 1: planning at plot level 5.000 historical maps planning/evaluation at regional and district level
NIBIS : Example Area Database for statewide planning/evaluation Terms of using nearsurface geothermal energy scale 1 : 500.000 valid testing the effects not valid
NIBIS : Example Area Database for planning at regional and district level Position of groundwater surface scale 1 : 50.000 input data for e.g. - planning protection areas - evaluation of remediation - overhead irrigation planning - nature protection
NIBIS : Example Method base I Soil Science technical evaluation for various purposes and at various scales for administration, industry, farmers > 120 modules e.g. - nitrate leaching - leaching of heavy metals Evaluation: Nitrate leaching - leaching of organics - groundwater recharge capacity - potential erosion (wind/water) - yield potential - potential of compaction
NIBIS : Example Method base II Soil Science
NIBIS : Example Method base III Geothermal Energy Input-data LBEG Input-data user - geology - adress - geothermal features - typ and size of building (heat extraction values) - hydrogeology - borehole data Informations about ground heat collectors and borehole heat exchangers - dimension - cost estimate
NIBIS : Example 3D-Models - 3D-data geologic/hydrogeologic 3D-Models (gocad) - virtual boreholes - cross-sections - 3D-pdf - 3D-viewer
NIBIS Mapserver I www.lbeg.niedersachsen.de
NIBIS Mapserver II Web Map Services (WMS) for all mapserver-themes e.g. Soilscience data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsbk&request=getcapabilities Geologic data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsgk&request=getcapabilities Engineering-geologic data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsing&request=getcapabilities Hydrogeologic data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmshydro&request=getcapabilities Hydrocarbon-data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsoel&request=getcapabilities Mineral ressources-data: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsroh&request=getcapabilities Geothermal Energy: http://memas01.lbeg.de/lucidamap/ogc/srv/wms/wms.srv.asp?pkgid=wmsgeoth&request=getcapabilities
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