5d89d371-a52a-476b-92de-a423f6d2c15d English Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR socioeconomia@cetmar.org 2026-03-03T11:50:28.205544Z ISO19115 2003/Cor.1:2006 EMODnet Human Activities, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) 2021-01-22 2025-12-03 2021-01-22 EMODnet_HA_MSP_20251203 The dataset on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the EU was created in 2021 by CETMAR for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several sources. It is released as soon a new plan is adopted or updated by an EU member state and it is available for viewing and download on EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). The dataset contains polygons, points and lines representing Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. The MSP dataset is made up of 3 types of spatial features: MSP Spatial Plan, MSP Zoning Element and MSP Supplementary Regulation. Also there is a non spatial feature called MSP Official Documentation. The distance to coast (EEA coastline shapefile) has been calculated using the UTM WGS84 Zone projected coordinate system where data fall in. The MSP datasets shown on the EMODnet portal do not represent agreed maritime boundaries and are therefore without prejudice to the sovereign rights of the relevant States. Any datasets shown cannot be used as a claim by a State for its continental shelf or exclusive economic zone extents and sovereign rights. Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR socioeconomia@cetmar.org Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment info@environment.belgium.be Danish Maritime Authority (Secretariat for maritime spatial planning) sfs@dma.dk, tsk@dma.dk, dabj@dma.dk and havplan@dma.dka.dk Ministry of Finance (Planning Department) (Rahandusministeerium) lembe.reiman@fin.ee Ministry of The Environment and Regionals councils (Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Southwest Finland, Satakunta, Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia and Lapland) mari.pohja-mykra@varsinais-suomi.fi Åland Provincial Government stefan.husa@regeringen.ax and mikael.wennstrom@regeringen.ax Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) kai.truempler@bsh.de Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport segreteria.dgvptm@mit.gov.it Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of The Republic of Latvia kristine.kedo@varam.gov.lv and martins.grels@varam.gov.lv Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (Noordzeeloket) info@informatiehuismarien.nl and barbara.schoute@rws.nl Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Maritime offices of Gdynia, Slupsk and Szczecin umgdy@umgdy.gov.pl Government of Spain - Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge bzn-oem@miteco.es and infomar@cedex.es Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management per.olsson@havochvatten.se, joacim.johannesson@havochvatten.se and havochvatten@havochvatten.se Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania paulius.kliucininkas@am.lt https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/5d89d371-a52a-476b-92de-a423f6d2c15d/attachments/msp3.jpg Land use GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 coastal zone planning land use planning national planning policy planning GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.4 2020-02-13 100000 English -21.90 28.21 24.59 65.90 2021-01-22 No limitations on public access Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This data was downloaded from the EMODnet Portal (https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/). The data originator is CETMAR. https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities WWW:LINK EMODnet Human Activities 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. The portal makes available information such as geographical position, spatial extent of a series of activities related to the sea, their temporal variation, time when data was provided, and attributes to indicate the intensity of each activity. The data are aggregated and presented so as to preserve personal privacy and commercially-sensitive information. The data also include a time interval so that historic as well as current activities can be included. https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? OGC:WMS mspspatialplan MSP Spatial Plan Areas https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map mspzoningpoly MSP Zoning Areas https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map mspzoningline MSP Zoning Lines https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wms? OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map mspzoninglocs MSP Zoning Locations https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? OGC:WFS emodnet:mspspatialplan MSP Spatial Plan Areas https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? OGC:WFS emodnet:mspzoningpoly MSP Zoning Areas https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? OGC:WFS emodnet:mspzoningline MSP Zoning Lines https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs? OGC:WFS emodnet:mspzoninglocs MSP Zoning Locations https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/5d89d371-a52a-476b-92de-a423f6d2c15d/attachments/EMODnet_HA_MSP_20251203.zip WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download EMODnet_HA_MSP_20251203.zip ZIP (File Geodatabase / Shapefile) Esri geodatabase Esri shapefile COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata 2008-12-04 See the referenced specification Corrigendum to INSPIRE Metadata Regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 328, page 83 2009-12-15 See the referenced specification Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 See the referenced specification Data were retrieved from different countries, i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by CETMAR. This harmonization process consists of adapting all the MSP plans developed by the EU member states in a common data model, which was created from the INSPIRE conceptual model of Planned Land Use as described in https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/publications/proposal-making-harmonized-msp-plan-data-available-across-europe-0_en. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted. Generally speaking data are to be considered very reliable, because they come from national sources officially in charge for their collection.