Forest functions in Saxony – Forest with special plant protection function – Areas 1 ha

The data set contains forest areas (1 ha) with special plant protection function in the Free State of Saxony. Forest with special plant protection function serves to protect traffic routes such as roads and railway bodies, as well as the safety of traffic and the protection of other construction facilities and agricultural land from erosion by water and wind, drying out and damaging drainage of surface water, rockfall, quarrying and landslides. The data is used for the forest function map 1:25,000 of Saxony. Further information can be found in the brochure on forest function mapping published by the state enterprise Sachsenforst.