1. Transitional and Coastal water body- GIS reference layer
Hans Mose Jensen
Event/ date: WG D meeting, 7 April 2011
Author: Hans Mose Jensen (ETC/ICM-ICES)

2. Draft Transitional and Coastal water body reference layer – Status
November 2010
Compiled using
Updates in relation to WFD art. 13 (16 countries)
Legacy data sources (5 countries)
No data for Malta for the
1. draft compilation
22 countries in total, note that French antilles and Reunion Island not pictured on the map
Compared with the legacy TC compilations:
-UK and Ireland are now included with polygons
-Finland, Poland, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania are now included
Some holes Belgium, Italy (Malta has submitted polygons since the draft was compiled, this is not included on the map)
Transitional areas unevenly distributed. Missing completely from some countries (e.g. Finland)
Event/ date: WG D meeting, 7 April 2011
Author: Hans Mose Jensen (ETC/ICM-ICES) 2

3. WFD -Transitional and Coastal (TC) water body reference layer
Status of submission and spatial validation, March 2011
Data submission in relation to WFD art 13 reporting (2010) - Data from 17 countries, Malta has now submitted GIS data
Coverage - At least two countries have not submitted a complete coverage
QA by Atkins - 3 Countries final - 5 Countries are pending feedback/updates after spatial validation - 9 Countries are waiting for spatial validation (incomplete datasets or issues with XML data)
For most countries having updated there is ongoing communication and updates are expected
Summary and conclusion:
There are not more final countries (passed initial spatial validation by Atkins) than in November last year
The overall coverage haven’t changed significantly since the 1. draft
Several updates of spatial data are expected based on communication with countries, there is progress...
The TC reference layers haven’t been updated for the march dealine because of little change since the first update
Event/ date: WG D meeting, 7 April 2011
Author: Hans Mose Jensen (ETC/ICM-ICES)

4. QC of submitted TC water bodies
Not all submissions have been spatially validated. The countries that has have not all responded to validation issues.
Event/ date: WG D meeting, 7 April 2011
Author: Hans Mose Jensen (ETC/ICM-ICES) 4

5. Request to WG D
The TC water body GIS reference layer (final Oct. 2011) is needed for the WISE interactive maps, the “Water 2012 report” and the “Blue-print on water”.
In order for ETC/ICM to be able to finalise the TC water body GIS reference layer:
Please submit your TC water body shape files and attribute data under WFD Art. 13 if not done yet (e.g. EE)
Please update data sets following the spatial QA by Atkins (any bottleneck?)
IT and BE: Please complete the geographical coverage of your TC water bodies
Event/ date: WG D meeting, 7 April 2011
Author: Hans Mose Jensen (ETC/ICM-ICES)