veldpatroon
Veldpatroon is a Dutch term that translates to “field pattern” in English. It denotes the spatial arrangement of agricultural fields, plots, and land boundaries within a landscape, including the shape and size of fields and the boundary elements that separate them, such as hedgerows, ditches, walls, fences, and roads.
Field patterns vary from long, narrow strips to regular rectangles to more irregular blocks. They result from
In the Netherlands and parts of Western Europe, veldpatronen often reflect processes of drainage modernization and
Researchers study veldpatronen using historical maps, cadastral records, aerial photography, LiDAR, and field surveys to map
Classification of veldpatroon can focus on geometry (strip, rectangular, irregular), boundary type (hedgerow, ditch, wall), and