# Administrative areas of Netherlands, 2022

This metadata covers the dataset of the administrative areas in the Netherlands that consists of municipal, provincial and national areas. The original dataset is published in the Public Service on the Map (PDOK) platform in the Netherlands which ensures the access to the basic geo-registries and other core geo-datasets in the Netherlands. 
About PDOK: Public Services on the Map (PDOK) is a platform for unlocking geodatasets from Dutch government. This covers current and reliable data for both the public and private sectors. PDOK makes digital geo-information available as data services and files. The PDOK services are based on open data and are therefore freely available to everyone.
https://www.pdok.nl/over-pdok

The dataset of the administrative areas of the Netherlands, version 2022, is used as the reference dataset of NUTS (statistical units) and LAU (local administrative units) for the reporting under the Environmental Noise Directive in the reporting cycle 2020 - 2025.https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/4c8ebbd9-8cbf-4e0c-8a76-26c110c585fe


[More information](https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/4c8ebbd9-8cbf-4e0c-8a76-26c110c585fe)
    