The EU EMODNET-Hydrography pilot project

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The EU EMODNET-Hydrographypilot project
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EMODNET-Hydrography objectives

• EU (DG MARE) service contracts for creating
  pilot components of EMODNET
• EMODNET To migrate fragmented and inaccessible
  marine data into interoperable, continuous and
  publicly available data streams for complete
  maritime basins
• Pilot components To define processes, best
  technology and approximate costs of a final
  EMODNET
• Hydrography portal one of the portals developed
  as part of the preparatory actions

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EMODNET-Hydrography partnership

• 10 partners MARIS, ATLIS (NL), IFREMER, SHOM
  (FR), NERC/NOCS (UK), GSI (IE), IEO (ES) OGS
  (IT), HCMR (GR), UNEP-GRID Arendal (NO, int.
  Organization)
• 3 associated partners ISMAR-CNR (IT) IHPT
  (PT) LNEG (PT)

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EMODNET-Hydrography approach

• To involve institutes, authorities and HOs in
  providing hydrographic data sets for producing
  Digital Terrain Models with resolution of
  0.250.25 minute
• To use a metadata discovery service SeaDataNet
  CDI metadata standard
• To develop a high-end hydrographic portal
• Powerful spatial database for the DTMs
• WMS services (OGC)
• Access to the background data via the CDI
• 2nd project
• Assessment of the total available coverage by
  multibeam surveys
• Estimate of the total effort (time and money)
  required to map deep and shallow waters

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EMODNET-Hydrography CDI portal
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EMODNET-Hydrography data gathering
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EMODNET-Hydrography data gathering

• Lot 1 (Western Med., 2nd year)
• Ifremer (data)
• SHOM (data)
• IEO (DTM)
• Ismar (data)
• OGS (data)
• Lot 2 (Adriatic sea and East Med/Aegean sea, 1st
  year)
• HCMR (DTM)
• Ismar (data)
• Ifremer (data)
• SHOM (data)
• Additional contribution
• NIOZ (data)
• Unep (data)

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EMODNET-Hydrography data gathering
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EMODNET-Hydrography website

• www.emodnet-hydrography.eu

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EMODNET-Hydrography CDI portal
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EMODNET-Hydrography product portal
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EMODNET-Hydrography product portal

• Zoom in NW Mediterranean
• Identification of the most represented source at
  each cell by its Data Holding Center

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EMODNET-Hydrography website

• Coverage of imported DTMs and sample of CDIs

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EMODNET-Hydrography product portal
GEBCO
EMODNET 2010

• Comparison for Ligurian Sea

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EMODNET-Hydrography coming activities

• Gather more data sets in the new areas
• Present the 2nd release of the DTMs (Western
  Med.) to the Commission (7th June 2011)
• Present the 2nd release of the portal
• Gather more metadata of both surveys and
  composite DTMs
• Prepare the feedback

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• www.emodnet-hydrography.eu