As explained on the Configurations page, any MSP Challenge edition is configurable to fit your own requirements. The best way to do this is by editing the basic configuration file of a particular edition.
The North Sea edition has a basic configuration with the following main parameters:
- Start date January 2018, end date January 2050
- So each of the standard four eras covers eight years:
- Era 1: Jan 2018 - Jan 2026
- Era 2: Jan 2026 - Jan 2034
- Era 3: Jan 2034 - Jan 2042
- Era 4: Jan 2042 - Jan 2050
- Eight countries with each two or three objectives:
- Orange (the Netherlands)
- Yellow (Germany)
- Blue (Denmark)
- Purple (Norway)
- Green (Scotland)
- Red (England)
- Pink (Belgium)
- (France)
- Dataset as stipulated on the Data sources page. See the North sea edition table.
- Three background simulations:
- Ecopath-with-Ecosim ecosystem simulation, and predefined ecosystem pressures (noise, artificial substrate, surface disturbance, bottom disturbance, fishing efforts and protection from fishing activities) generated from different human activities.
- Shipping simulation, monthly ship traffic entering, leaving or within the Norht Sea region.
- Energy simulation, existing offshore renewable energy areas, electricity cables and landing stations (landfall points) in the different countries. These simulate the curent energy flow of the existing infrastructure.
- Restrictions and errors:
- Errors when planning different physically-obstructing human activities on the same area, e.g. a wind farm on a shipping lane, or vice versa.
- Warnings when planning human activities with defined ecosystem pressures in an MPA or Natura2000 site, or vice versa.
Data sources
| Layer name | Main category | Sub category | Source | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.naturalearthdata.com (for whole region). | 2017/01 |
| Country Info | Management | Governance | Wikipedia, other layers & common knowledge | 2019/02 |
| Cities | Management | Governance | Adapted from http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iceser | 2016/10 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Provided by Rijkswaterstaat, data from February 2014 | 2020/02 |
| ICES Rectangles | Management | Governance | http://gis.ices.dk/sf/index.html?widget=StatRec | 2018/04 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eutrophication Status | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game* | NA, pre 2016 |
| Bathymetry | Management | Environmental conditions | http://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu | 2019/11 |
| Sediments | Management | Environmental conditions | Old version of game* | NA, pre 2016 |
| Sand & Gravel Availability | Management | Natural resources | Old version of game* | NA, pre 2016 |
| Fossil Fuel Availability | Management | Natural resources | 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 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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.
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