1. Iain SHEPHERD & Anne-France WOESTYN MARE.C1 05/2011
MARITIME AFFAIRS
EU Atlas of the Seas
Iain SHEPHERD & Anne-France WOESTYN
MARE.C /2011

2. What is the EU Atlas of the Seas?
Origin:
Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) Blue Book and Action plan (2007)
Aims:
Visualisation tool to facilitate access to EU information
'One map is worth a thousand words'
To promote seas & coasts and EU related projects and policies
Target:
Broad public
MS, local authorities
Stakeholders, students
Responible: MARE.C1

3. Mile stones May 2010: Beta Test Version April 2011: Version 1
40 maps, 3 languages (EN, DE, FR)
public consultation and user testing done
April 2011: Version 1
65 maps, >100 updates and improvements
New on nature, people and employment, safety, economy, energy…
May & Oct 2011: updates & new content
Jan 2012: Version 2
Increase performance, speed, etc.
Facilitate updates, news and maintenance
Allow new presentation options and better ergonomy
Better interoperability
Support full multi languages
New content and updates

4. Source of data External DG MARE EMSA EEA DG ESTAT DG MOVE DG ENER
DG JRC
DG MARE
EMSA
EEA
DG ESTAT

5. Themes Geogr. Fisheries & aquaculture Nature Governance & EU Policies
Tourism
Safety
People & employment
Transport & energy

6. Technical aspects Data: Softwares: Hosting:
Mainly from European Commission DG’s and Agencies
Softwares:
ArcGIS Server
Arc Desktop Editor
Adobe Flex Builder
Hosting:
Data Centre of the EU Commission (DIG-IT)
EEA hosting considered from 2012

7. Thank you for your attention!
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