Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
The MSP Data Study, undertaken on behalf of DG MARE between February and December
2016, presents an overview of what data and knowledge are needed by Member States
for MSP decision making, taking into account different scales and different points in the
MSP cycle. It examines current and future MSP data and knowledge issues from various
perspectives (i.e. from Member States, Sea Basin(s) as well as projects and other
relevant initiatives) in order to identify:
What data is available for MSP purposes and what data is actually used for MSP;
Commonalities in MSP projects and Member State experiences;
The potential for EMODnet sea basin portals to help coordination of MSP at a
regional level and options for realising marine spatial data infrastructures to
implement MSP;
Potential revisions to be made concerning INSPIRE specifications for MSP
purposes.
The study finds that across all European Sea Basins, countries are encountering similar
issues with respect to MSP data needs. Differences are found in the scope of activities
and sea uses between Member States and Sea Basins and the type of planning that is
being carried out. Common data gaps include socio-economic data for different uses and
socio-cultural information. By and large, data and information gaps are not so much
about what data is missing but more about how to aggregate and interpret data in order
to acquire the information needed by a planner. Challenges for Member States lie in
developing second generation plans which require more analytical information and
strategic evidence. Underlying this is the need for spatial evaluation tools for
assessment, impact and conflict analysis purposes. Transnational MSP data needs are
different to national MSP data needs. While the scope and level of detail of data needed
is typically much simpler, ensuring its coherence and harmonisation across boundaries
remains a challenge. Pan-European initiatives, such as the EMODnet data portals and Sea
Basin Checkpoints have the potential to support transboundary MSP data exchange
needs by providing access to a range of harmonised data sets across European Sea
Basins and testing the availability and adequacy of existing data sets to meet commercial
and policy challenges.
Description:
Written by: Assistance Mechanism for the Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning
December – 2016
Description:
Published
Keywords:
EASME - Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
;
Data collection
;
Marine spatial planning
;
EU Member States
;
Data management
;
Information management
;
ASFA_2015::D::Data acquisition
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Report
,
Refereed
Format:
129pp.
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