EMODnet Human Activities, Dredging
Short description
The dataset on dredging in the European waters was created in 2014 by AZTI for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet). It is the result of the aggregation and harmonization of datasets provided by several sources from all across the European countries. It is available for viewing and download on EMODnet web portal (Human Activities, https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities). The dataset contains points representing dredging sites in the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and United Kingdom. Where available, each point has the following attributes: Id (Identifier), Position Information (e.g.: Estimated, Original, Polygon centroid of dredging area, Polygon centroid of dredging polygon), Country, Sea basin, Sea, Extraction Area, Year (when data is for a time period, the first year of the period is indicated), Permitted Amount (m3), Permitted Amount (t), Extracted Amount (m3), Extracted Amount (t), Extraction Type (e.g.: Harbour dredging, Estuary dredging, Sea lane), Purpose (e.g.: Maintenance dredging, Capital dredging, Others), End Use (e.g.: Beach nourishment, Commercialization, Confined deposit, Construction material, Embankment, Filling material, Land deposit, Reuse, Sea disposal, Wetland restoration), Material type (e.g.: silt, sand, gravel), Notes, Link to Web Sources.In the 2023 update, extraction data until 2022 has been included.
Point of contact
AZTI
osolaun@azti.es
Resource constraints
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.
Spatial extent
['-25.6613959999999', '33.0201720000001', '28.047825', '70.6639010000001']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Identifier
Keywords
Mineral resources ; GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ;

material ; resource utilisation ; waste ; GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ;

Metadata GDI-Vl-conform ;

Resource provider(s)
AZTI
osolaun@azti.es

Denmark-Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark, Nature Agency
har@nst.dk

Basin Directorate for Water Management in the Black Sea Region - Varna
bdvarna@bsbd.org

Cyprus-Cyprus Port Authority
Geozavos@cpa.gov.cy

SEDNET
marjan.euser@deltares.nl

Malta-Malta Environment and Planning Authority
info@era.org.mt

HELCOM MONAS (Monitoring and Assessment Group)
jannica.haldin@helcom.fi

Italy-Francesco Baittiner
info@francescobaittiner.it

Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engeneering
info.dredging@deme-group.com

Italy-Autorita Portuale di Piombino
info@ap.piombinoelba.it

Italy-Autorita Portuale di Genova
info@portsofgenoa.com

Spain-Basque Government, Direccion de Infraestructuras del Transporte
obras-puertos@ej-gv.es

OSPAR (Dumping of Wastes or Other Matter at Sea)
secretariat@ospar.org

Spain-Puertos del Estado
jmaranzabal@PUERTOS.ES

Spain-Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), Dirección General de la Costa y el Mar
buzon-dgc@mapama.es

Portugal-APA-APFF, Dire��o de Gest�o de Espa�os, Ambiente e Infraestruturas
mariamanuel.cruz@portodeaveiro.pt

France-CEREMA
lea.gerard@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

HELCOM (Dredging)
helcom.data@helcom.fi

UK-Port of London Authority (PLA)
lic.app@pla.co.uk

UK-Cowes Harbour Commission
chc@cowes.co.uk

UK-Associated British Ports (ABP) Southampton
southamptoncommercial@abports.co.uk

Ireland-Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
minister@housing.gov.ie

Lineage
Data were retrieved from different sources. Validation and quality assurance remain up to primary data sources, while harmonization is carried out by AZTI. The harmonisation process consisted of identifying a set of attributes common to all the different datasets, thus creating a single data model. To do so, it was necessary to define a homogenous set of variables for each attribute. Therefore, raw data attributes may use a different terminology, although the information contained remains basically the same. When the extraction site was not georrefered in the original dataset, coordinates were estimated based on the available information (e.g., the port name). 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.