National Designated Areas (NatDA)

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This API provides access to National Designated Areas (NatDA) data for Malta, formerly known as the Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA). It is one of the agreed Eionet priority data flows, coordinated at European level by the European Environment Agency (EEA) with support from the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, and compiled through an annual data collection process. The dataset covers nationally designated protected areas, including their spatial boundaries and designation types. It is maintained for Malta by the Planning Authority and is used to support national and European reporting on biodiversity conservation and protected-area coverage.The NatDA formerly known as the Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA) is more commonly known as Nationally designated areas, and is one of the agreed Eionet priority data flows maintained by EEA with support from the European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity. It is a result of an annual da…

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Data schema (3 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
geometryGeometry	geometry	Spatial geometry outlining the boundary of the designated area.Spatial geometry outlining the boundary of the designated area.
inspireIdInspire id	IdentifierPropertyType	Unique INSPIRE identifier assigned to the spatial object.Unique INSPIRE identifier assigned to the spatial object.
siteProtectionClassificationSite protection classification	ReferenceType	Reference to the protection classification level of the site.Reference to the protection classification level of the site.

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Record 1siteName: {"GeographicalName":{"language":true,"sp · inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"555700374","na

{
  "siteName": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": true,
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "Il-Buskett",
          "script": true
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "sourceOfName": true,
      "pronunciation": true
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "555700374",
      "namespace": "EIONET.ENVIRONMENT.PS.CDDA.MT",
      "versionId": "22"
    }
  },
  "siteDesignation": {
    "DesignationType": {
      "designation": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/IUCNDesignationValue/ProtectedLandscapeOrSeascape"
      },
      "designationScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/DesignationSchemeValue/IUCN"
      },
      "legalFoundationDate": true,
      "legalFoundationDocument": true
    }
  },
  "siteProtectionClassification": {
    "nil": true
  }
}

Record 2siteName: {"GeographicalName":{"language":true,"sp · inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"14819","namesp

{
  "siteName": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": true,
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "Wied ix-Xlendi, Wied il-Lunzjata u l-inħawi tagħhom, fil-limiti ta' Kerċem, il-Munxar, Fontana u r-Rabat (Għawdex)",
          "script": true
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "sourceOfName": true,
      "pronunciation": true
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "14819",
      "namespace": "EIONET.ENVIRONMENT.PS.CDDA.MT",
      "versionId": "22"
    }
  },
  "siteDesignation": {
    "DesignationType": {
      "designation": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/IUCNDesignationValue/habitatSpeciesManagementArea"
      },
      "designationScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/DesignationSchemeValue/IUCN"
      },
      "legalFoundationDate": true,
      "legalFoundationDocument": true
    }
  },
  "siteProtectionClassification": {
    "nil": true
  }
}

Record 3siteName: {"GeographicalName":{"language":true,"sp · inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"11704","namesp

{
  "siteName": {
    "GeographicalName": {
      "language": true,
      "spelling": {
        "SpellingOfName": {
          "text": "Il-madwar ta' l-Għadira, fil-Bajja tal-Mellieħa",
          "script": true
        }
      },
      "nameStatus": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "nativeness": {
        "nil": true
      },
      "sourceOfName": true,
      "pronunciation": true
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "11704",
      "namespace": "EIONET.ENVIRONMENT.PS.CDDA.MT",
      "versionId": "22"
    }
  },
  "siteDesignation": {
    "DesignationType": {
      "designation": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/IUCNDesignationValue/habitatSpeciesManagementArea"
      },
      "designationScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/DesignationSchemeValue/IUCN"
      },
      "legalFoundationDate": true,
      "legalFoundationDocument": true
    }
  },
  "siteProtectionClassification": {
    "nil": true
  }
}

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