Presence of sand banks (habitat type 1110) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

This dataset describes the extents and location of Sandbanks (code 1110) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS) as required for article 17 of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. The Council Directive seeks to contribute to ensuring biodiversity in the European Union by the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora species.

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Date (Creation)
2021-11-18
Date (Revision)
2021-11-22
Date (Publication)
2025-04-22
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Please cite as follows: Report on the presence of sand banks (habitat type 1110) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea.
Author
  Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO)
3e en 23e Linieregimentsplein, Block S, 1st floor, 8400 OOSTENDE, Belgium ,
https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/do/533
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Publisher
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Keywords
  • Marine essentials
  • Federal government
  • Reporting INSPIRE
Marine Regions
Belgian Federal Thesaurus
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
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Other restrictions
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No conditions apply to access and use
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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No limitations on public access.
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No conditions apply to use.
Classification
Unclassified
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
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Yes
Date
Unique resource identifier
North Sea
gml32:beginPosition
2014-01-01
Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
Distribution format
  • application/xml ( Unknown )

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Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
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od_nature:Habitat_BPNS_1110 ( OGC:WMS )

A WMS service to view a map of: Report on the presence of sand banks (habitat type 1110) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

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Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
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application/xml
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od_nature:Habitat_BPNS_1110 ( OGC:WFS )

A WFS service to download: Report on the presence of sand banks (habitat type 1110) in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
The dataset was published in "Degraer, S., U. Braeckman, J. Haelters, K. Hostens, T. Jacques, F. Kerckhof, B. Merckx, M. Rabaut, E. Stienen, G. Van Hoey, V. Van Lancker and M. Vincx (2009). Studie betreffende het opstellen van een lijst met potentiële Habitatrichtlijn gebieden in het Belgische deel van de Noordzee. Eindrapport in opdracht van de Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, Directoraat-generaal Leefmilieu. Brussel, België. 93 pp.". The shapefile originaly projected in Belgian Lambert 72 was reprojected in ETRS89 / ETRS-LAEA..
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7b53a7db-eedb-4220-923a-94304c854e75 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-22T15:12:56.133Z
Metadata standard name
Geographic information -- Metadata
Metadata standard version
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Point of contact
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Keywords

Belgian Federal Thesaurus
Environmental data
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Habitats and biotopes
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
Habitat types distribution (Habitats Directive)
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
National
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
Environment

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