| National Maritime Spatial Plans - textual document | Available or envisaged georeferenced layers of spatial plans | Access to georeferenced layers of spatial plans | SIMAtlantic portal | |||||||||||||||
| Table | Progress status | Languages available |
Formats available | Georeferenced formats of spatial plans | Geo-referenced planning areas/regions | Type of subdivisions | Dissemination on a dedicated national MSP geoportal | URL | Downloading available | Web services formats available | Type of web data server used | Metadata record available | Metadata dissemination services or formats | Layers published | ||||
| France | 2019 : Adoption des stratégies de façade maritime (partie 1 et 2) 2019-2021 : Elaboration des plans d’action et dispositif de suivi en cours (partie 3 et 4) |
Country language Summary available in english |
available | 4 for the mainland (Documents stratégiques de façade) | 19 vocation zones in the Atlantic sea basin (strategic zones) | Yes | Geolittoral - http://cerema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3a1cc8e6d52c4c4cb85fc8fe404f5f06 |
Yes (shape) |
WMS & WFS | Mapserver | Yes | CSW & HTML & XML (ISO 19139) |
Yes | |||||
| Ireland | Consultation draft published 2019. Final version expected in 2020 |
Country language (Gaelic), English | partially available | 1 (The National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) Area) | Strategic Marine Activites Zones, not yet enacted | Yes (to be launched alongside final plan in 2020) | Marine Atlas https://atlas.marine.ie/#?c=53.9043:-15.9082:6 |
No The following formats shp, kml, csv are proposed but they are not available. Will be available to download from geoportal in 2020 |
WMS ArcGIS REST | Arcgis server | Yes | CSW (ISO 19139 ) | Yes | |||||
| UK (Northern Ireland) | Assessment of expected consultations A draft marine plan was published for consultation in 2018 and is, as such, a material consideration for decision making. |
Country language | available | 2 (Marine plan areas, Inshore region under the Marine Act and Offshore region under the MCAA) | Spatial distribution of uses and activities | Yes | Northern Ireland Marine Map Viewer - https://appsd.daera-ni.gov.uk/marinemapviewer/ |
No | ArcGIS REST (but no WMS) | Arcgis server | Partially | HTML of ArcGIS REST service | No (non compliant with Geoserver) |
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| UK (England) | There are 2 regional marine plans adopted plans (East Marine Plans and South Marine Plans) and 4 in a draft form, in development (North East Marine Plan, North West Marine Plan, South East Marine Plan and South West Marine Plan). The East Marine Plans have been adopted since 2014.It is due to be amended/replaced, |
Country language | pdf other formats are available on request |
available | 11 (Marine plan areas) | Yes | Marine Planning Evidence - https://explore-marine-plans.marineservices.org.uk/ |
Yes (pdf only) |
WMS & ArcGIS REST (with few layers accessible in WMS) |
Arcgis server | Yes | HTML & XML (ISO 19139) & HTML of ArcGIS REST service |
Yes | |||||
| Spain | Draft document of the plan launched for public consultation in the framework of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) | Country language | partially available | 5 (Demarcaciones marinas) | Current uses, not yet available For the moment Spain has not defined any kind of sub areas inside the Demarcaciones Marinas, however in the draft document it is contemplated that the plan may identify: • Areas with uses and activities including areas with uses related to aspects of general interest • Empty areas • "No use" areas • Areas with certain forbidden uses and activities And transversally the plan foresee to identify: • Areas of future uses proposed by the competent authority • Areas with high potential for a future use • Areas with potential for a future use All these areas may differentiate between uses of general interest and other sectoral (private) uses. A detailed terminology is already being discussed internally within the MSP working group. |
Expected for 2021 | / | Yes | WMS | OGC-WMS Server | Yes | CSW (ISO 19139 ) | Yes | |||||
| Portugal | The Situation Plan for the Continental, Extended Continental Shelf and Madeira subdivision was approuved in 2019, in progress for the Azores subdivision | Country language | available | 4 (Subdivisões) | Current uses and activities |
Yes | Ordenamento do Espaço Marítimo Nacional – Plano de situaçao - https://webgis.dgrm.mm.gov.pt/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=15c32cf0500c43148f97270db0c1f584 (PT) ; https://webgis.dgrm.mm.gov.pt/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=102537ae49554da99ba0141e7cc60b52 (EN) |
Yes | ArcGIS REST (with few layers accessible in WMS) | Arcgis server | Partially | HTML of ArcGIS REST service | No (non compliant with Geoserver) |
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| UK (Wales) | The Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) was published in 2019, following consultation. Non-statutory Implementation Guidance is being developed for circulation in 2020. | Country language | pdf other formats are available on request |
available | 2 : inshore (from mean high water spring tides out to 12 nautical miles) and offshore (beyond 12 nautical miles) Welsh marine plan regions | Yes | Welsh Marine Planning Portal http://lle.gov.wales/apps/marineportal/ |
Yes (GeoJSON, GML, KML, Shape) |
WMS / WFS | Geoserver | Yes | HTML | Yes | |||||
| UK (Scotland) | National Marine Plan (NMP) was published in 2015 and reviewed in 2018 Regional plans will now be produced, with Clyde and Shetland Isles being the first regions to take this forward. The Clyde Marine Planning Partnership published a pre-consultation draft of the Clyde Regional Marine Plan in 2019 and is analysing the responses received. |
Country language | pdf and web page | available | 2 (Scottish inshore waters (out to 12 nautical miles) and offshore waters (12 to 200 nautical miles)). | 12 (Scottish Marine Regions - SMR) | Yes | Marine Scotland MAPS NMPi - http://maps.marine.gov.scot/ | Yes (zipped shapefiles) |
WMS & WFS | Geoserver | Yes | XML (ISO 19139) | Yes | ||||