A STAC-native platform providing open access to parcel boundaries, vegetation indices, land-use rasters, and satellite imagery for Dutch nature areas.
NatureDataCube is built on the STAC standard, enabling interoperability with any STAC-compatible client, library, or tool.
Fully compliant SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog API. Browse collections and items, search by bbox, datetime, and CQL2 filters.
Query by bounding box, GeoJSON geometry, and temporal range across all collections in a single request.
Efficient cursor-based pagination for large collections via the STAC Token Pagination Extension.
Works out-of-the-box with QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, pystac, STAC Browser, and any other STAC-compatible tool.
Access nature area geodata and vegetation indices for the Netherlands through a single STAC-native API.
Long-Term Ecological Research nature areas. Parcel boundaries with area metadata for 34 Dutch LTER sites.
lter-sitesSubsidiestelsel Natuur en Landschap parcels. ~264,000 nature management parcels across the Netherlands.
snl-parcelsNormalized Difference Vegetation Index rasters for ecological sites and nature management parcels.
ndvi-lter / ndvi-snlLand-use classification raster for the Netherlands at 5 m resolution.
LGN 2024Vegetation-index raster layers from Groenmonitor for monitoring Dutch vegetation patterns.
Groenmonitor / NDVITrue-colour raster imagery from Groenmonitor for visual inspection of Dutch vegetation patterns.
Groenmonitor / RGBNatureDataCube exposes standard STAC endpoints. Use any STAC client or query directly with HTTP — no custom SDK required.
Secure API access with API key authentication. Register for a free token and pass it as a Bearer header.
Filter items by any property using Common Query Language 2 (CQL2) — filter by source, area, datetime, and more.
Search across all collections using a bounding box and date range in a single POST /search request.
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"]
}Register for your free API token and start querying Dutch nature area geodata and vegetation indices.
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