The Mineral Information System (DIS) was developed by Deltares and TNO on the initiative of Rijkswaterstaat. DIS is a model that provides insight into at what depths sand can be found, whether there are peat and clay layers in the soil and how much silt is present in the sand. DIS also gives an indication of where coarse sand lies and where fine grained sand can be found. DIS is a policy and decision-supporting regional model, enabling sustainable development of the North Sea and coastal area.
Work on the DIS began in 2010, and the latest version of DIS 2.1 was delivered in 2018. Since 2018, DIS 3.0 has been developed, an improved version of DIS 2.1 that better takes into account geological complexity. In 2020, the Zeeland model area was delivered as DIS 3.0. In 2023 DIS 3.0 Zeeland has been updated (DIS 3.1 - Zeeland) using new voxelmodelling techniques that simultaneously have been implemented in the model area South Holland (DIS 3.1 – Zuid-Holland). The 3.0 version of the Zeeland model area is no longer available. For the coming years, the North Holland coast and the area north of the Wadden Islands are scheduled for modelling.
Reports
Notitie DIS 3.1 Zeeland Update Voxelmodellering (2023) (Dutch)
Notitie DIS 3.1. Zuid-Holland Lagenmodellering en Voxelmodellering (2023) (Dutch)
Notitie DIS 3.0 Zeeland Voxelmodellering (2020 (Dutch)
Notitie DIS 3.0 Zeeland Lagenmodellering (2020) (Dutch)
Update DIS 2.1 (2018) (Dutch)
De update van het delfstoffeninformatie systeem voor het NCP (2014) (Dutch)
Zandwinstrategie: naar een beslissingsondersteunend systeem voor mariene zandwinning (2012) (Dutch)
Uitbreiding van het delfstoffeninformatie systeem voor het NCP (2010) (Dutch)
Model files
-DIS 2.1
-DIS 3.1 – Zuid-Holland
Lagenmodel Zuid-Holland (2023)
Voxelmodel Zuid-Holland (2023)
Winbaarheidsgrids Zuid-Holland (2023)
Metadata bestand
-DIS 3.1 – Zeeland
Voxelmodel Zeeland (2023)
Winbaarheidsgrids Zeeland (2023)
Metadata bestand
-DIS 3.1 – Zeeland – Zuid-Holland
Gecombineerd Lagenmodel Zeeland – Zuid-Holland (2023)
Gecombineerde Winbaarheidsgrids Zeeland - Zuid-Holland (2023)
Links
Hoeveel zand kunnen we winnen uit de Noordzee? - Helpdesk water (Dutch)
Zandvoorraad in beeld - Geologische Dienst Nederland (Dutch)
Deltares wiki (Dutch)
Conditions of use
The use of DIS is subject to the terms and conditions below. By downloading and using DIS, you declare that you have read and agree to these terms and conditions.
DIS has been designed with the utmost care. However, the DIS was developed to gain insight into regional sand resources and is not suitable on a smaller scale, such as the level of individual sand extraction areas. No rights can be derived from the information contained in DIS and use of DIS is at your own risk.
DIS may only be used for lawful purposes, in a way that may in no way (i) harm Rijkswaterstaat, Deltares and TNO or (ii) infringe the rights and enjoyment of use of third parties.
Rijkswaterstaat, Deltares and TNO accept no liability - on any account whatsoever - for any form of damage (including property damage, property damage resulting from material damage and pure property damage) arising in any way from the operation of and/or the use of (information from) DIS.
The copyright and database rights and other intellectual property rights on or through this website (including all texts, graphic material and logos) are held by and reserved by Rijkswaterstaat and/or Deltares and/or TNO. Re-use of the information presented on this website is only permitted with acknowledgement of the source.