European EMODnet Bathymetry

Coverage of the EMODnet Bathymetry DTM

EMODnet Bathymetry 2016 data in windPRO - Offshore site near Anholt, Denmark

Introduction

For windPRO users working with offshore wind farm development, the "EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM)" is a multilayer bathymetric product for Europe’s sea basins containing water depths. Two versions version exists:

• 2016: The 2016-version is based upon more than 7700 bathymetric survey data sets and composite DTMs that have been gathered from 27 data providers from 18 European countries. The 2016-DTM has a grid resolution of 1/8 * 1/8 arc minutes (roughly 230 * 230 meters).
• 2018: An updated version was released in 2018 with more data - now 9400 surveys from 49 data-providers - and with a higher resolution - now at 1/16 arc-minute (approximately 115 meters). The vertical reference level for the 2018-data in windPRO is the mean-sea-level (MSL).

Availability from within WindPRO and Usage Notes

The data is available directly from within windPRO and can be accessed from the online-services in the Elevation Grid Object.
Usage:

• In order to access the data, please set the purpose of the Elevation Grid Object to 'Water depths'.
• If you want to export the grid to contour lines: This can be done from within the grid-object, simply select the layer of interest, then choose 'Export Layer'.
• Selected areas within the domain have higher resolution data available: These may be downloaded directly fromt the EMODnet portal.

Reference System

The following reference system was used in the original data:

• Geo [deg,min] - WGS84

Coverage

• The Greater North Sea, including the Kattegat and stretches of water such as Fair Isle, Cromarty, Forth, Forties, Dover, Wight, and Portland
• The English Channel and Celtic Seas
• Western and Central Mediterranean Sea and Ionian Sea
• Bay of Biscay, Iberian coast and North-East Atlantic
• Adriatic Sea
• Aegean - Levantine Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)
• Azores - Madeira EEZ
• Canary Islands
• Baltic Sea
• Black Sea
• Norwegian – Icelandic seas

License and Attribution

As a part of the license conditions, users are requested to provide a reference to the EMODnet. So, please use the following attribution when using this dataset - and also consider and accept the disclaimer from EMODnet.

EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium (2018). EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2018). Distribution through windPRO and EMD.
https://doi.org/10.12770/18ff0d48-b203-4a65-94a9-5fd8b0ec35f6

EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium (2016): EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2016). Distribution through windPRO and EMD.
http://doi.org/10.12770/c7b53704-999d-4721-b1a3-04ec60c87238. 

Acknowledgement

• The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is thanked for producing this digital elevation dataset – and disseminating it in the public domain and thus for aiding the development of renewable energy.
• Integration of the 2018 dataset into EMD services - was co-supported through the InnoWind project (www.innowind.dk) - which is co-funded by the Danish Innovation Fund

External Links

1. Description of the EMODnet Bathymetry data set: http://www.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/data-products
2. InnoWind project: http://www.innowind.dk