STAC-Native API — Now in Development

Geodata for Dutch Nature Areas

A STAC-native platform providing open access to vegetation indices, parcel boundaries, and environmental data for LTER sites, SNL parcels, and N2000 zones.

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STAC

API Standard

Coverage

CC BY-NC-SA

Open License

Features

Built on Open Standards

NatureDataCube is built on the STAC standard, enabling interoperability with any STAC-compatible client, library, or tool.

STAC API

Fully compliant SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog API. Browse collections and items, search by bbox, datetime, and CQL2 filters.

Geospatial Search

Query by bounding box, GeoJSON geometry, and temporal range across all collections in a single request.

Token Pagination

Efficient cursor-based pagination for large collections via the STAC Token Pagination Extension.

Client Compatibility

Works out-of-the-box with QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, pystac, rstac, and any other STAC-compatible tool.

Data Catalog

STAC Collections

Access nature area geodata and vegetation indices for the Netherlands through a single STAC-native API.

LTER Sites

Long-Term Ecological Research nature areas. Parcel boundaries with area metadata for 34 Dutch LTER sites.

lter-sites

SNL Parcels

Subsidiestelsel Natuur en Landschap parcels. ~264,000 nature management parcels across the Netherlands.

snl-parcels

NDVI — LTER

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index rasters for LTER sites, served via WMS/WCS from GeoServer.

ndvi-lter

NDVI — SNL

Vegetation index rasters for SNL nature management parcels derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.

ndvi-snl

Meteo Daily

KNMI daily weather station data including temperature, precipitation, and wind speed from 1990 onwards.

meteo-daily

N2000 Zones (planned)

Natura 2000 protected habitat zones. Future collection extending coverage to European protected areas.

n2000-zones

For Developers

Easy Integration

NatureDataCube exposes standard STAC endpoints. Use any STAC client or query directly with HTTP — no custom SDK required.

Token Authentication

Secure API access with API key authentication. Register for a free token and pass it as a Bearer header.

CQL2 Filtering

Filter items by any property using Common Query Language 2 (CQL2) — filter by source, area, datetime, and more.

Bbox & Datetime Search

Search across all collections using a bounding box and date range in a single POST /search request.

GeoServer Raster Assets

STAC Items link directly to WMS/WCS endpoints on GeoServer for NDVI raster access and download.

# List all collections
GET /api/collections
Authorization: Bearer <your-token>

# Browse LTER site items
GET /api/collections/lter-sites/items
    ?limit=100

# Cross-collection search by bbox + datetime
POST /api/search
{
  "bbox": [4.5, 51.8, 5.5, 52.5],
  "datetime": "2025-01-01/2025-12-31",
  "collections": ["lter-sites", "ndvi-lter"]
}