Redistribution of the map: digitized forest cover of Flanders on the Vandermaelen maps (1846-1854), update 2021

This polygon layer depicts the forest cover on the Vandermaelen maps (recorded in the period 1846-1854). This dataset is suitable as a supplement to the forest age map or for specific research, such as locating deforestation. Its use for detailed studies is discouraged, unless for exploratory research, as the Vandermaelen maps exhibit positional inaccuracies.