Online catalogue of coal waste heaps

Fire Risk Assessment and Monitoring of Post-Mining Spoil Heaps in Europe

Thermally inactive
Coal heap (contains coal remains)
8.82 ha
54.0 m height
unknown - 1970 Period
Layers

Heap status
Inactive
Reclamation
Fully reclaimed

Thermal activity status
Thermally inactive

Berke, W. (2010). Over All the Spoil Heaps: The Definitive Guide to Ruhr Spoil Heaps. Essen: Klartext. District Government of Cologne. Digital Terrain Model (DGM1m) [online]. https://www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de/geobasis-nrw/produkte-und-dienste/hoehenmodelle/digitale-gelaendemodelle/digitales-gelaendemodell
Information data quality: Medium – Historical documents without recent verification, secondary literature, satellite imagery analysis, expert estimates, third-party databases, older measurements
Geometric data accuracy: High – GPS/GNSS field survey (RTK/PPK), drone survey, LiDAR scanning, cadastral survey, total station