Maritime Boundaries
This facility provides free access to GIS data on the European maritime boundaries. View maritime boundary data on an interactive map of Europe. Alternatively, download Esri compatible GIS files (Geodatabase or Shapefile). Datasets are also available via OGC compliant web feature service (WFS) or web map services (WMS). The metadata featured here can be downloaded as XML.





Metadata format: ISO 19139
EMODnet_HA_Maritime_boundaries_20210506
- ISO 19139 metadata content
- Resource Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Information
Resource Identification Information
- Abstract
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The database on maritime boundaries in the EU was created in 2014 by CETMAR for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by EEA (https://www.eea.europa.eu/) and Marine Regions (http://marineregions.org/). 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 polylines representing maritime boundaries (territorial waters, bi- or multi-lateral boundaries (e.g. in the North Sea) as well as contiguous and exclusive economic zones) in the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK and third countries related to them. Each polyline has the following attributes (where available): MBLSZOTPID, LocalId, Site Name, Legal Foundation Date, Legal Foundation Document, Country, nationalLe, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics and Type of Agreement. For the case of the Coastline database, the following attributes are included (where available): FID_Europe, Shape_Leng, Source, Shape_Le_1, Shape_Le_2.
- Citation
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- Title EMODnet_HA_Maritime_boundaries_20210506
- Publication date 2014-01-01
- Revision date 2021-05-06
- Creation date 2014-01-01
- Themes or categories of the resource boundaries
- Descriptive keywords
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- Keywords Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
- Thesaurus
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- Title GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- Revision date 2008-06-01
- Keywords Administrative boundary
- Thesaurus
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- Title GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2
- Publication date 2021-01-22
- Constraints
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- Limitations of use
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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.
- Legal constraints
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- Access constraints otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
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no limitation
- Dataset's scale
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- Scale denominator 100000
- Ground sample distance metres
- Organization's name Centro Tecnologico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR
- Contact information
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- Address
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- e-mail address socioeconomia@cetmar.org
- Organization's name Marine Regions
- Contact information
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- Address
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- e-mail address info@marineregions.org
Data Quality Information
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- Scope of quality information
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- Resource level dataset
- Lineage
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- Lineage statement
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Data show the maritime boundaries related to different countries, i.e. Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK and third countries related to them. Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by CETMAR. Information was collected from EEA (https://www.eea.europa.eu/) and Marine Regions (http://marineregions.org/) databases. For further information on validation and quality assurance, it is suggested that primary data sources are contacted.
- Data quality report - Domain consistency
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- Conformance test results
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- Test passed
- Nil reason template
- Result explanation See the referenced specification
- Product specification
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- Title 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
- Publication date 2008-12-04
- Conformance test results
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- Test passed
- Nil reason template
- Result explanation See the referenced specification
- Product specification
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- Title Corrigendum to INSPIRE Metadata Regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 328, page 83
- Publication date 2009-12-15
- Conformance test results
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- Test passed
- Nil reason template
- Result explanation See the referenced specification
- Product specification
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- Title 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
- Publication date 2010-12-08
Distribution Information
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- Format
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- Name unknown
- Version unknown
- Transfer options
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- Online resource
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- Online location http://www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/
Metadata Information
- Last update 2021-05-06
- Metadata contact - pointOfContact
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- Organization's name Centro Tecnologico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR
- Contact information
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- Address
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- e-mail address socioeconomia@cetmar.org
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