SLU Ditch maps
April 2025
Metadata
Funding agency
EU Interreg. programme WAMBAF Tools, Vinnova, Swedish Forest Agency and SLU
Keywords
soil, soil moisture, ditches, drainage, map, geodata
Frequency of update
Irregularly
Subject area
Habitat type
Swedish environmental objectives
SLU Ditch Maps are high-resolution maps created using artificial intelligence (AI). The maps include about 85 percent of all ditches, compared to the 9 percent included in previous maps.
The ditch maps have many applications, such as in forest planning and the restoration of peatlands.
The SLU Ditch maps are developed and produced by William Lidberg and Anneli Ågren at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU in Umeå. They are based on map data from Lantmäteriet and training data from the Swedish Forest Agency and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).
Download data
The maps can be downloaded from the Swedish Forest Agency's FTP server: FTP - nedladdning av geodata (In Swedish).