Online catalogue of coal waste heaps

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

Spoil heap at Ruhrufer

Thermally inactive
Coal heap (contains coal remains)
8.15 ha
31.3 m height
Layers

Heap status
Inactive
Reclamation
Fully reclaimed

Thermal activity status
Thermally inactive

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 Online source. Available at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Halden_im_Ruhrgebiet
Information data quality: Low – Rough estimates, unverified online sources, oral testimonies, data extrapolated from neighboring sites, incomplete information, unknown sources
Geometric data accuracy: High – GPS/GNSS field survey (RTK/PPK), drone survey, LiDAR scanning, cadastral survey, total station