EMODnet Human Activities, Ocean Energy Test Sites
The database on Ocean Energy Test Tites in the EU was created in 2016 by AZTI for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several sources from all across the EU. It is updated every year, and is available for viewing and download on EMODnet - Human Activities web portal (www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu). The database contains polygons representing Ocean Energy test sites in the following countries: Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Where available, each polygon has the following attributes: test site code, name, location, country, sea basin, sea, distance to coast (metres), resource type (Tidal, Wave, Wave/Wind), starting year, ending year, lease status, site status, capacity (kW), depth (metres), area (square km), grid connection, number of berths, developer, position info (it indicates if the attribute value is original from the source or has been estimated) and the studies conducted for the Environmental Assessment (EIA). In 2021 the status of the test sites has been been updated.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2021-07-28
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-07-28
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-04-19
- Identifier
- EMODnet_HA_Ocean_Energy_TestSites_20210728
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Energy resources
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- Use limitation
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Re-use of content for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the sources (both EMODnet - Human Activities, and primary sources) are acknowledged. EMODnet - Human Activities accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the re-use of content accessible on its website.
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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No limitation
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Metadata language
- English
- Topic category
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- Utilities communication
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- Begin date
- 1999-01-01
- End date
- 2055-12-31
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Reference system identifier
- ISO 19108 calendar
- Distribution format
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unknown
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- Transfer size
- 0
- OnLine resource
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EMODnet Human Activities
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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EMODnet Human Activities aims to facilitate access to existing marine data on activities carried out in EU waters, by building a single entry point for geographic information on human uses of the ocean.
- OnLine resource
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EMODnet_HA_OceanEnergy_TestSites_20210728.zip
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WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
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ZIP (File Geodatabase / Shapefile)
- OnLine resource
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oenergytests
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OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map
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Ocean Energy - Test Sites
- OnLine resource
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emodnet:oenergytests
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OGC:WFS
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Ocean Energy - Test Sites
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-04-12
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2009-12-15
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-08-12
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
- Statement
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Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by AZTI. The harmonisation process consisted of identifying a set of attributes common to all the 4 different datasets, thus creating a single data model. To do so, it was necessary to define a homogenous set of variables for each attribute. Therefore, raw data attributes may use a different terminology, although the information contained remains basically the same. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted.
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