Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) has been recognized as an essential tool for reducing the increasing pressures on marine and coastal areas (resulting from human activities and competition) and contributing to sustainable development.
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Elsevier - Ocean & Coastal Management - Volume 218.
Marine Policy
This paper documents how to apply INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC principles for efficient implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD).
Baltic LINes
This report summarizes the results of the analysis of the prerequisites for a Systems Architecture for a Transnational Data Infrastructure for MSP (BASEMAPS).
VKoopUIS Project
MDI-DE provides data and information coming from coastal engineering and marine environmental protection. The database helps German administration to fulfill reporting for EU directives like MSFD and INSPIRE.