The MSP Challenge makes use of open source data sets, as specified below for each edition, mainly EMODnet (www.emodnet.eu)), Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service, as well as governmental agencies that participated in the regions' corresponding projects.
The North Sea edition of the MSP Challenge Simulation Platform was developed under the umbrella of the NorthSEE project (2016-2019), (Interreg North Sea Region program of the EU-RDF); the Baltic Sea edition was developed under the umbrella of the Baltic LINes project (2016-2019), (Interreg Baltic Sea Region program of the EU-RDF); and the Clyde Edition was co-funded by the Scottish Government, Marine Scotland and the Scottish Coastal Forum through SIMCelt (2015-2018), (EU Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries).
North sea edition
| Layer name | Main category | Sub category | Source | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.naturalearthdata.com (for whole region). | 2017/01 |
| Topography | Management | Governance | https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/satellite-derived-products/eu-dem/eu-dem-v1.1 | 2018/04 |
| Rivers | Management | Governance | http://www.naturalearthdata.com | 2018/05 |
| Cities | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser | 2016/10 |
| Country Info | Management | Governance | Wikipedia, other layers & common knowledge | 2019/02 |
| EEZ | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser | 2016/10 |
| Territorial Waters Lines | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser | 2016/10 |
| Military Areas | Management | Governance | From old game, and then updated from http://www.noordzeeloket.nl (for whole region) | 2018/03 |
| ICES Rectangles | Management | Governance | http://gis.ices.dk/sf/index.html?widget=StatRec | 2018/04 |
| Fossil Fuel Availability | Management | Natural resources | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Sand & Gravel Availability | Management | Natural resources | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Eutrophication Status | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Currents speed | Management | Environmental conditions | http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/access-to-products/?option=com_csw&view=details&product_id=NORTHWESTSHELF_REANALYSIS_PHY_004_009 - mean speed in 2016 at 0m height | 2017/10 |
| Wind Speed | Management | Environmental conditions | http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/access-to-products/?option=com_csw&view=details&product_id=WIND_GLO_WIND_L4_REP_OBSERVATIONS_012_003 - mean speed in 2016 at 10m height | 2017/10 |
| Wave Height | Management | Environmental conditions | http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/access-to-products/?option=com_csw&view=details&product_id=SEALEVEL_EUR_PHY_L4_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_008_060) - significant height of the sea | 2018/09 |
| Bathymetry | Management | Environmental conditions | http://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu | 2019/11 |
| Sediments | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Aquaculture | Activities | Aquaculture | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Ports | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Anchorages | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game + shipping data from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University (BE and NL EEZ only) | 2018/05 |
| Wreckages | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Sand & Gravel Extraction | Activities | Shipping | Old version of game, updated from https://www.noordzeeloket.nl/en/management/noordzeeatlas/ (2004) for the Netherlands (hand-drawn) | 2018/04 |
| Dumping areas | Activities | Shipping | EMODnet + Update from https://www.noordzeeloket.nl/en/management/noordzeeatlas/ | 2018/03 |
| IMO Routes | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University | 2018/05 |
| National Shipping Lanes | Activities | Shipping | http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ne_10m_roads/ne_10m_roads | 2017/10 |
| Shipping intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - all ship types together | NA (simulated) |
| Ferry intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - ferry ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Passenger intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - passenger ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Tanker intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - tanker ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Maintenance intensity | Activities | Shipping activity | Shipping simulation (SEL) - maintenance ship traffic only | NA (simulated) |
| Cargo 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) |
| No shipping zones | Activities | Shipping | Adapted from shapefiles received from NorthSEE partner World Maritime University | 2018/05 |
| Precautionary Areas | Activities | Shipping | None (empty by default) | NA |
| Oil & Gas Installations | Activities | Energy | http://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/04 |
| Oil & Gas Licensed Areas | Activities | Energy | http://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu | 2018/02 |
| Tidal Farms | Activities | Energy | Old version of game | 2018/02 |
| Wave Farms | Activities | Energy | Old version of game | 2018/02 |
| Wind Farms | Activities | Energy | Adapted from https://odims.ospar.org/odims_data_files/ and merged with existing wind parks from NL: https://www.noordzeeloket.nl/en/up-date-atlas/ | 2017/10 |
| Electricity Cables (non-editable) | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Adapted from http://www.kis-orca.eu/map | 2018/02 |
| Energy Cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Data from Electricity Cables (non-editable) layer, rough estimations, and energy model requirements | NA (estimated) |
| Pipelines | Activities | Cables and pipelines | https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/search-results.php?dataname=Pipelines | 2018/04 |
| Cable Corridors | Activities | Cables and pipelines | None (empty by default) | NA |
| 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) |
| Telecom cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands | 2017/05 |
| Unused cables | Activities | Cables and pipelines | Data provided by NorthSEE partner Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands | 2017/05 |
| 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 |
| Recreational Interest | Activities | Recreational | Old version of game | NA, pre 2016 |
| Lighthouses | Activities | Recreational | https://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/search-results.php?dataname=Lighthouses | 2018/04 |
| 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 |
| No Industrial Trawl Fishing | Ecology | Protected Areas | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| No Bottom Trawl Fishing | Ecology | Protected Areas | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| No Nets Fishing | Ecology | Protected Areas | 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) |
| Noise | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Surface disturbance | Ecology | Pressure | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Windfarm indifferent seabird | Ecology | Birds and mammals | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Windfarm avoiding seabird | Ecology | Birds and mammals | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Cetacean | Ecology | Birds and mammals | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Seal | Ecology | Birds and mammals | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Cod | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Demersal fish | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Flatfish | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Mackerel | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Herring | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Sandeel | Ecology | Fish | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Benthic invertebrates | Ecology | Macrobenthos | Ecosystem simulation (MEL & EwE) | NA (simulated) |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Marine Mammals | 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) |
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 |
| Shipping intensity | Activities | Shipping | In game data comes from SEL (Shipping model) | NA |
| 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 active demersal | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection passive demersal | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection Pelagic | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Fish | EwE | NA |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Mammals | EwE | NA |
| Several species, according to regional relevance | Ecology | Macrobenthos | 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 active demersal | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection passive demersal | Ecology | Pressure | Pressure calculation (MEL) | NA |
| Protection Pelagic | 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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