geo.be Metadata Catalog
geo.be Metadata Catalog (National Geographic Institute)
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Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.
INSPIRE view service for general marine datasets-WMS
INSPIRE compliant view service for geographic information of general marine datasets made available by the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS). More specific products such as the Marine Spatial Plan and the MSFD data are provided by other WMS services.
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
Population abundance dataset in support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 1 (D01C02, 2018 Reporting)
This dataset is part of the 2018 Belgian submission for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) linked to descriptor 1, criterion 2. The Raja clavata dataset describes the results of the Offshore Beam Trawl Surveys (BTS) in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS) between 2010 and 2017. Occurrences of Raja Clavata, along with dates and locations, are reported. The codes used in the attached file are based on the ICES DATRAS (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Database of Trawl Surveys) standard. The seabirds dataset describes the density of seabirds (N birds/km) observed in the BPNS between 1987 and 2016 (three surveys a year).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)
Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel
Data on breeding sea birds are gathered by INBO, those on Raja clavata and benthic species by ILVO, and are presented to BMDC as excel files. The headers of the excel files are normalized and quality managed as Common-Layout files, and are awaiting import into IDOD.
View Service (WMS) for Automatic weather station (AWS) observations
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From multiple observations during the day with UV spectrophotometers a daily value of the ozone column is calculated. This product is not publically available yet.
Every two year the spectrophotometers are calibrated by an external company. This is done through side-by-side comparative measurements with an international reference instrument. The stability between these calibration campaigns is traced on a day by day basis by internal lamps.
Download Service (WFS) for Networks of automatic lidar-ceilometer systems
Download Service (WFS) for Networks of automatic lidar-ceilometer systems The data are updated each 10 minutes. Only the archives of the last 30 days are available.
Seasonal physiological and carbon‑related measurements of suspension feeders (Mytilus edulis and Balanus crenatus) from laboratory experiments in the Belgian marine environment
UNDER EMBARGO - This dataset contains seasonal physiological measurements from controlled laboratory experiments on two dominant suspension-feeding species expected to colonise floating offshore structures: the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis; AphiaID 140480) and the wrinkled barnacle (Balanus crenatus; AphiaID 106215). The measured parameters include clearance rates, respiration rates, faecal pellet production rates, and faecal pellet sinking velocities. Mussels were collected from an aquaculture longline at the Westdiep SeaFarm, while barnacles were manually retrieved from the intertidal beachhead at Raversijde (Oostende, Belgium). All experiments were conducted using natural seawater collected from offshore sites in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Measurements were repeated across multiple seasons to capture temporal variability in physiological performance. The dataset was produced within the SWiM and EcoMPV projects and is suitable for reuse in ecosystem and biogeochemical modelling, including simulations of phytoplankton dynamics associated with large-scale offshore marine photovoltaic (MPV) developments.
Physiological measurements were obtained from controlled laboratory incubations following standardised protocols. After an acclimation period, faecal pellets were collected using a vacuum-based siphoning system and subsequently used to determine sinking velocity in still-water columns by timing their descent over fixed distances. Pellet lengths were measured from microscope images analysed in ImageJ. Respiration rates were derived from changes in dissolved oxygen concentration, which were continuously monitored using calibrated Firesting optical oxygen sensors placed in stirred incubation chambers. Clearance rates were calculated from changes in particle concentration measured with a Coulter counter, and faecal pellet production was quantified from the dry mass and carbon content of pellets collected over known time intervals. All physiological rates were standardised to organism dry weight and carbon content, determined after drying soft tissues. Quality control procedures included calibration of sensors prior to measurements, the use of replicates and procedural controls, verification of calculation procedures, and the dataset underwent standard quality checks before harmonisation and archiving.
Top50Map is a digital version of the NGI’s topographic cartography on a scale of 1:50 000. The images come from the symbolisation of the objects and the themes in the topo-geographic inventory of the Belgian territory (ITGI), which is built and kept up-to-date by the NGI. It can be used for on-screen viewing or printed on scales between 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 (recommended threshold values). Top50Map is meant for regional use.
Top50Map is made by automatic symbolisation. The topo-geographic data set for the 1:50 000 scale is made by generalisation, starting from the reference data set, in order to be suitable for regional use.
Mortality rate from incidental bycatch dataset in support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 1 (D01C01, 2018 Reporting)
This dataset is part of the 2018 Belgian submission for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) linked to descriptor 1, criterion 1. Stranded porpoises often show traces of incidental catch in fishing nets (bycatch), a major cause of death for this cetacean in the North Sea. Based on the number of stranded animals showing traces of bycatch, it can be estimated that up to a few dozen porpoises are caught per year. For extrapolation of bycatch data to effects at population level, reference is made to (future) initiatives at regional level.
(Criteria) D1C1 - Mortality rate from incidental by-catch
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food
Direct observations of harbour porpoise are gathered by MUMM, and are presented to BMDC as excel files. These files are made available via this metadata record without any change.
Hourly forecasts for each belgian commune, from current hour up to the next 5 days. This product is not publically available.
RMI forecasters analyze all the available numeric models and choose those reflecting the situation in Belgium best. These model forecasts are then corrected by the forecasters themselves. Monthly statistics are generated to evaluate the quality of the model data and the accuracy of the corrections applied by the forecasters.
Download Service (WFS) for Automatic weather station (AWS) observations
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Directorate Natural Environment, GeoCell
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek - Visserij (ILVO)
Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek / Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO)
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM)
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature)