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Research sites

The layer represents the distribution and main characteristics of research and experimentation sites on the Italian seas and coasts.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Original title
Original abstract
Topic category
  • scientific_research
Sub category Areas and sites for research
Resource language English
Domain area
  • italian_seas
Owner CNR-ISMAR
Provider CNR-ISMAR
Data portal SID Il portale del mare
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - point
Coordinate reference system
    Web services
      Derives from
      Derived datasets
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      Temporal extent
      Spatial extent
      Data accessibility The dataset is visible and openly accessible through the official Italian MSP portal "SID - Il portale del mare" (https://www.sid.mit.gov.it ). Users have to click the button "Accedi" under the section "Consulta i Piani di gestione dello Spazio Marittimo".
      Validation level Research
      Additional information At the national level, 96 research and monitoring sites were surveyed, subdivided as follows for the 3 maritime areas: Adriatic 34, Ionian-Central Mediterranean 18, Tyrrhenian-Western Mediterranean 44. The census was coordinated by CNR-ISMAR, benefited from the contribution of other CNR Institutes (i.e. CNR-IRBIM, CNR-IAS, CNR-INM), and involved, through the Italian Oceanographic Commission (COI), all the main Research Institutes and Universities operating on the sea (i.e. ISPRA, CONISMA, SZN, OGS, INGV, IIM, ENEA). The stations include both monitoring stations and research and experimentation sites, and collect numerous parameters including physical, chemical, biological/ecological and structural parameters. The types of instrumentation vary from simple stations with measurements of wave levels or current velocities, to more complex instrumentation consisting of buoys and multi-sensor observatories at different depths, up to full-fledged oceanographic platforms. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
      Metadata completeness Complete
      Notes

      Additional info - MSP - Environment

      Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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      MSFD Classes
      MSFD Descriptors/Criteria
      Non MSFD Classes
      WFD

      Additional info - MSP - Oceanographic and CC

      Physics, biochemistry, EOV, ECV

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      Variables

      Additional info - MSP - Conservation

      Protected areas, OECM, IBA, EBSA, CCH, IMMA, ...

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      Types
      Zonation

      Additional info - MSP - Maritime activities

      Aquaculture, fishing, transport, energy, ...

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      Activity types

      Additional info - MSP - Coastal & Land use and planning

      Land use, land cover, planning (strategic, coordination, operational)

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      Types

      Additional info - MSP - Socio-economic

      Living and non-living resources, shipping, tourism, energy, ...

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      Activity types
      Value types
      Categories

      Additional info - MSP - Ecosystem Services

      Provisioning, regulation & maintenance, cultural

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      CICES classes

      Additional info - MSP - Legal, Governance & Planning

      Strategic, legislation, planning, administrative, enforcement

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      Themes
      Functions
      Who is in charge?

      Additional info - MSP - Relevance

      Relevance of the dataset / resource in supporting the MSP process at different spatial scales and temporal frames

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      Relevance (spatial and temporal)