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Coastal defense and flood protection [Draft]

The dataset contains coastal defence and flood protection data that was made available by HELCOM Contracting Parties in response to a data call. Data were collected by the HELCOM Secretariat in 2022. Data were reported by Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland and Sweden.

For Latvia, the dataset was classified as no data available. Estonia and Sweden requested the use of HOLAS 2 data. HOLAS 2 data was also used to complement data from Poland and Denmark.

Attribute specification and units with predefined values specified from the data call Name: name of the structure for polygon format Zone: Location of the site for line format Type: Type of structure (sea walls, breakwaters, groynes, flood protection, gabions, stone protection, dike, other) Year: Year of construction, especially if built between 2016-2021 Status: Status of the structure harmonized with the values from a predefined list (operational, under construction, application submitted, planned, approved, other), and following a precautionary approach that attributed the value operational for values that were out of the predefined list Dimension: Spatial dimensions of the structure in m2 Notes: notes regarding the reported data and HOLAS 2 data indication. Status_original: original status declared by the Contracting Parties

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Additional Info

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Original title Coastal defense point HOLAS 3 Baltic sea
Original abstract
Topic category
  • coastal_defence
Sub category
Resource language English
Domain area
Owner HELCOM
Provider HELCOM
Data portal helcom
Presentation form Map (map represented in raster or vector form)
Spatial representation Vector - point
Coordinate reference system epsg:3035 - ETRS89 / LAEA Europe
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    Temporal extent 2022-11-01
    2025-10-31
    Spatial extent
    Data accessibility
    Validation level Official data
    Additional information
    Metadata completeness
    Notes

    Additional info - MSP - Environment

    Species, habitats, ecosystems, pressures

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          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 Coastal infrastructures - Coastal defence works

                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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                      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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                            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)