Most of the data used in the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform is geodata, data associated with a geographical location. Exception to this was the data used to set-up the starting conditions for the shipping simulations in the 3 different editions developed. For the North Sea and Clyde Marine Region we used data from marinetraffic.com and verified the results against the shipping intensity showed in havbase.no. For the Baltic edition we used data provided by partners in the Baltic LINes project.
The geodata sources are specified per region below.
Geodata
The MSP Challenge makes use of open source of geodata sets, mainly EMODnet (www.emodnet.eu)), Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, as well as governmental agencies that participated in the regions' corresponding projects, as specified below for each edition.
All data layers have been simplified and processed in order to be integrated in the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform.
The projection used in the platform is the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (ETRS89 datum).
North sea edition
| Layer name | Main category | Sub category | Source | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Management | Governance | Adapted from marineregions.org | 2016/10 |
| Country Info | Management | Governance | Wikipedia, other layers & common knowledge | 2019/02 |
| Rivers | Management | Governance | Adapted from naturalearthdata.com | 2018/05 |
| Territorial Waters Lines | Management | Governance | Adapted from marineregions.org/ | 2016/10 |
| EEZ | Management | Governance | Adapted from marineregions.org | 2016/10 |
| ICES Rectangles | Management | Governance | ICES ( International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) | 2018/04 |
| Military Areas | Management | Governance | Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands, data from February 2014 | 2020/02 |
| Wind Speed | Management | Environmental conditions | Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu (mean speed at 10m height in 2016) | 2017/10 |
| Wave Height | Management | Environmental conditions | Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu (significant height of the sea) | 2018/09 |
| Currents speed | Management | Environmental conditions | Adapted from marine.copernicus.eu - mean speed in 2016 at 0m height | 2017/10 |
| Bathymetry | Management | Environmental conditions | Adapted from emodnet-bathymetry.eu | 2019/11 |
| Eutrophication Status | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game* | NA |
| Sediments | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game* | NA |
| Fossil Fuel Availability | Management | Natural resources | Old version of game* | NA |
| Sand & Gravel Availability | Management | Natural resources | Old version of game* | NA |
| Telecom cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands | 2017/05 |
| Unused cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Adapted from data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands | 2017/05 |
| Energy Cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Data from Electricity Cables (non-editable) layer, rough estimations, and energy model requirements | NA |
| Cable Corridors | Activities | Cables and pipelines | None (empty by default) | NA |
| Energy Cables (non-editable) | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Old version of game* with update for the Netherlands with data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands | 2018/02 |
| Pipelines | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/04 |
| Wind Farms | Activities | Energy | Adapted from ospar.org and merged with existing wind parks from NL obtained from the noordzeeloket.nl | 2017/10 |
| Wave Farms | Activities | Energy | Old version of game* | 2018/02 |
| Tidal Farms | Activities | Energy | Old version of game* | 2018/02 |
| Wind Farms - Areas of Search | Activities | Energy | NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government) | 2018/09 |
| Wave Farms - Areas of Search | Activities | Energy | NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government) | 2018/09 |
| Tidal Farms - Areas of Search | Activities | Energy | NorthSEE partners (Energy working group led by Marine Scotland - the Scottish Government) | 2018/09 |
| Landing Stations | Activities | Energy | No source - Stations/Sockets are drawn in based on rough estimations or energy model requirements | NA (estimated) |
| Converter Stations | Activities | Energy | No source - Converters/Transformers are drawn in based on rough estimations or energy model requirements | NA (estimated) |
| Oil & Gas Installations | Activities | Energy | emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/04 |
| Oil & Gas Licensed Areas | Activities | Energy | emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/02 |
| Recreational Interest | Activities | Recreational | Old version of game* | NA |
| Lighthouses | Activities | Recreational | Adapted from emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/04 |
| Dumping areas | Activities | Shipping | EMODnet in combination with data from the noordzeeatlas.nl | 2018/03 |
| Sand & Gravel Extraction | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game* in combination with data from noordzeeatlas.nl | 2018/04 |
| IMO Routes | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University | 2018/05 |
| National Shipping Lanes | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from naturalearthdata.com | 2017/10 |
| Ports | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game* | NA |
| No shipping zones | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University | 2018/05 |
| Wreckages | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game* | NA |
| Anchorages | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game* + shipping data from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University (BE and NL EEZ only) | 2018/05 |
| Aquaculture | Activities | Aquaculture | Old version of game* | NA |
| Shipping Intensity cargo (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/ | 2019/11 |
| Shipping intensity tanker (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/ | 2019/11 |
| Shipping intensity passenger (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/ | 2019/11 |
| Shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together | NA (simulated) |
| Ferry shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - ferry ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Tanker shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Passenger shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Maintenance shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - maintenance ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Cargo shipping intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - cargo ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Shipping risk | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together | NA (simulated) |
| Precautionary Areas | Activities | Shipping | None (empty by default) | NA |
| Bottom Trawl Catch | Activities | Fishing | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Drift and Fixed Nets Catch | Activities | Fishing | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Industrial and Pelagic Trawl Catch | Activities | Fishing | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Marine Protected Areas | Ecology | Protected Areas | https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/official-mpa-map/official-mpa-map-ver-3 | 2016/12 |
| Natura 2000 | Ecology | Protected Areas | https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/official-mpa-map/official-mpa-map-ver-3 | 2016/12 |
| Protection against fishing | Ecology | Protected Areas | (Several fleets) Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Artificial substrate | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Bottom disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Surface disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Noise | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Birds and mammals | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Fish | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Macrobenthos | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Shannon Diversity Indicator | Ecology | Biodiversity Indicator | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Large Fish Indicator | Ecology | Biodiversity Indicator | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
* data used in the previous version of the game, unknown source, data from before 2016.
Baltic sea edition
| Layer name | Main category | Sub category | Source | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Management | Governance | adapted from http://www.naturalearthdata.com | Jan/17 |
| Populated places | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com (for whole region) | Oct/16 |
| EEZ | Management | Governance | http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser (for whole region) | Oct/16 |
| Territorial Waters | Management | Governance | http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser (for whole region) | Oct/16 |
| Bathymetry | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom | Dec/16 |
| Sediment Type | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom | Oct/17 |
| water temperature (at Sea bottom) | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom | May/18 |
| Salinity | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom (raster) | Jun/18 |
| Eutrophication Status | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom, (period of 2007-2011) | Oct/17 |
| Ice Cover (Winter, summer) | Management | Environmental conditions | Helcom, (period of 2005-2009) | Oct/17 |
| wind resource density | Management | Environmental conditions | Ri.Se Scenarios | Oct/18 |
| wave resource density | Management | Environmental conditions | Ri.Se Scenarios | Oct/18 |
| Military Areas | Management | Restricted areas | Open street maps | Jun/16 |
| Elevation | (background) | (background) | Helcom | Aug/17 |
| Bathing sites | Activities | Recreation | Helcom | Dec/16 |
| Recreational fishing | Activities | Recreation | Helcom | Jun/16 |
| Finfish Mariculture | Activities | Aquaculture | Helcom | Oct/17 |
| Shellfish Mariculture | Activities | Aquaculture | Helcom | Sep/17 |
| Renewable Energy Sources - Operational | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Feb/17 |
| Potential Wind Farms (RI.SE) | Activities | Energy | RI.SE | Oct/18 |
| Oil platforms | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Oct/17 |
| Refinning Stations | Activities | Energy | Helcom (refinaries) | 2016 |
| Pipelines | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Updated in May 2018 (data from 2015) |
| Electricity Cables (from wind farms) | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Dec/18 |
| Transformers | Activities | Energy | Derived from the land grid | Dec/18 |
| Transmission lines (land grid) | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Dec/18 |
| Other Cables | Activities | Energy | Helcom | Dec/18 |
| Potencial cables (RI.SE) | Activities | Energy | Ri.SE | Oct/18 |
| Dredging sites areas | Activities | Shipping | Helcom | Helcom date: 2018-01-15. updated in the game on 19/11/2018. |
| Depositing sites areas | Activities | Shipping | Helcom, removed areas under 0.250km2 | Helcom update a year ago, updated for the game on 19/11/2018 |
| Sand and Gravel extraction | Activities | Shipping | Helcom | Helcom date: 2018-01-15.added in the game on 19/11/2018. |
| Ports | Activities | Shipping | Helcom | Jan/17 |
| NO shipping zones | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from Baltic Lines partner with draft plans of partners | Dec/18 |
| IMO routes | Activities | Shipping | Helcom, updated on 28/06/2018 | Dec/18 |
| National shipping lanes | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from Baltic Lines partner with draft plans of partners | Dec/18 |
| Fairways | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from Baltic Lines partner with draft plans of partners | Dec/18 |
| Passenger shipping density (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | Helcom (data from 2016) | Jan/2020 |
| Tanker shipping density (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | Helcom (data from 2016) | Jan/2020 |
| Container shipping density (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | Helcom (data from 2016) | Jan/2020 |
| Cargo shipping density (static layer) | Activities | Shipping | Helcom (data from 2016) | Jan/2020 |
| Shipping intensity (dynamic layer)) | Activities | Shipping | In game data comes from SEL (Shipping model) | NA |
| Shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together | NA (simulated) |
| Ferry shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - ferry ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Passenger shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Tanker shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Maintenance shipping intensity (dynamic layer) | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - maintenance ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Cargo shipping intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - cargo ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Shipping risk | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together | NA (simulated) |
| Marine Protected Areas | Ecology | Protected Areas | Helcom | Dec/17 |
| Natura 2000 sites | Ecology | Protected Areas | https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-9 | Jan/19 (data from Mar/2019) |
| Unesco Sites | Ecology | Protected Areas | Helcom | Dec/17 |
| Baltic Sea Fisheries closure | Ecology | Protected Areas | Helcom | Oct/17 |
| Cod Fisheries closure | Ecology | Protected Areas | Helcom | Oct/17 |
| Breeding areas for birds | Ecology | Sensitive areas | Helcom (raster) | Oct/17 |
| Wintering areas for birds | Ecology | Sensitive areas | Helcom (raster) | Oct/17 |
| Cod Spawning areas | Ecology | Sensitive areas | Helcom (raster) | Oct/17 |
| Bottom disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Artificial substrate | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Noise | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Surface disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection against fishing | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Fish | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | EwE | NA |
| Mammals | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | EwE | NA |
| Macrobenthos | Ecology | Several species, according to regional relevance | EwE | NA |
Clyde marine region
| Layer name | Main category | Sub category | Source | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councils | Management | Governance | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Marine Regions | Management | Governance | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Planning Regions | Management | Governance | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Populated Places | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com | Jun/17 |
| Roads | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com | |
| Railroads | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com | |
| Airports | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com | |
| Territorial Waters | Management | Governance | N.A. | N.A. |
| Fossil Fuel Availability | Management | Natural Resources | N.A. | N.A. |
| Sand and Gravel Availability | Management | Natural Resources | N.A. | N.A. |
| Topography | N.A. | N.A. | https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/satellite-derived-products/eu-dem/eu-dem-v1.1 | Dec/17 |
| Bathymetry | Management | Environmental conditions | Emodnet | May/17 |
| Water Quality | Management | Environmental conditions | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Sediment Type | Management | Environmental conditions | Emodnet | NA |
| Dredging locations | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Disposal Sites | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Anchorages | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Ports | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Transport routes | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Cultural Heritage (wreckages) | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Harbour areas | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Shipping Intensity passengers | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | |
| Shipping Intensity Cargo | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | |
| Shipping Intensity Tankers | Activities | Shipping | Marine Scotland (Drew) | |
| Cables | Activities | Energy | Emodnet (only telecom cables) | Dec/17 |
| Water temperature | Management | Environmental conditions | Not enough variance or coverage | |
| Salinity | Management | Environmental conditions | Not enough variance or coverage | |
| Current intensity | Management | Environmental conditions | Country/region dependent | |
| Wind intensity | Management | Environmental conditions | newables-atlas.info, see tab for terms and conditions | |
| Wave Power | Management | Environmental conditions | ||
| Marinas | Activities | Recreation | RYA | Dec/17 |
| RYA Clubs and Training Centres | Activities | Recreation | RYA (via MS) | Dec/17 |
| Scuba | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Rowing | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Canoeing | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Feb/18 |
| Windsurfing | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Walking | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Jan/18 |
| Birds Watching | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Sea angling from shore | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Sea angling from boat | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland Survey (Drew) | Mar/18 |
| General Boating areas | Activities | Recreation | RYA | Dec/17 |
| Recreational Boats shipping intensity | Activities | Recreation | Marine Scotland RYA Survey (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Fish Farm | Activities | Aquaculture | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Fishery Site | Activities | Aquaculture | Marine Scotland (Drew) | |
| Shellfish Farm | Activities | Aquaculture | Marine Scotland (Drew) | Dec/17 |
| Demersal trawl catch | Activities | Fishing | EwE | NA |
| Seine catch | Activities | Fishing | EwE | NA |
| Nephrops trawl catch | Activities | Fishing | EwE | NA |
| Scallops fleet catch | Activities | Fishing | EwE | NA |
| Electicity Sockets | Activities | Energy | ||
| Junction boxes | Activities | Energy | ||
| Nephrops Static | Activities | Fishing | NA anymore since we are integrating the EwE model | |
| Nephrops Mobile | Activities | Fishing | NA anymore since we are integrating the EwE model | |
| Scallops | Activities | Fishing | NA anymore since we are integrating the EwE model | |
| Demersal Mobile | Activities | Fishing | NA anymore since we are integrating the EwE model | |
| Pelagic Herring | Activities | Fishing | NA anymore since we are integrating the EwE model | |
| Natura2000 Areas | Ecology | Protected Areas | Drew (merged SPAs and SACs) | Dec/17 |
| Marine Protected Area | Ecology | Protected Areas | Drew (might have to review types according to the fleets used in EwE | Dec/17 |
| Bottom disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Artificial substrate | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Noise | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Surface disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection against fishing | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Fish and benthos | EwE | NA |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Birds and Mammals | EwE | NA |
| Telecom Sockets | Activities | Telecommunications | Emodnet | |
| Artificial substrate | Dynamic layers | Pressure | Calculated by MSP | |
| Bottom disturbance | Dynamic layers | Pressure | Calculated by MSP | |
| Noise | Dynamic layers | Pressure | Calculated by MSP | |
| Protected areas | Dynamic layers | Pressure | Calculated by MSP | |
| Surface disturbance | Dynamic layers | Pressure | Calculated by MSP | |
| Construction | Dynamic layers | Temporary Restricted zones | Calculated by MSP | |
| Coastal habitats | Ecology | Habitats | Search for info | |
| Marine habitats | Ecology | Habitats | Ask EII if they can provide this | |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Birds | EwE | |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Fish | EwE | |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Macrobenthos | EwE | |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Marine Mamals | EwE | |
| spawning/nursery areas | Ecology | Sensitive Areas | ||
| Vulnerable areas | Ecology | Sensitive Areas |
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