Dataset record
- Type
- GIS map dataset
- title in English
- EMODnet Human Activities, Vessel Density Map
- Description in English
- The maps are based on AIS data yearly purchased from Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) and ORBCOMM. The maps, GeoTIFF format, show shipping density in 1x1km cells of a grid covering all EU waters and some neighbouring areas. Density is expressed as hours per square kilometre per month. The following ship types are available:0 Other, 1 Fishing, 2 Service, 3 Dredging or underwater ops, 4 Sailing, 5 Pleasure Craft, 6 High speed craft, 7 Tug and towing, 8 Passenger, 9 Cargo, 10 Tanker, 11 Military and Law Enforcement, 12 Unknown and All ship types. Data are available by month of year. Yearly averages are also available.
- Abstract in English
- EMODnet Human Activities aims to facilitate access to existing marine data on activities carried out in EU waters, by building a single entry point for geographic information on human uses of the ocean.The Vessel Density maps in the EU are created since the 2019 by Cogea for the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet).
- License
- https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
- bibliographicCitation
- EMODnet Human Activities; Collecte Localisation Satellites; (2019): EMODnet Human Activities, Vessel Density Map.
Thesaurus terms
- Keyword
- Geogrids
- Marine layer
- Marine waterway
- Maritime navigation
- Maritime transport
- Merchant shipping
- Transport area