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EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2016) - Tile B3

The "EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM) - 2016" is a multilayer bathymetric product for Europe’s sea basins covering::

• 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


The DTM 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 and involving 169 data originators. The gathered survey data sets can be discovered and requested for access through the Common Data Index (CDI) data discovery and access service that also contains additional European survey data sets for global waters. This discovery service makes use of SeaDataNet standards and services and have been integrated in the EMODnet portal ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/bathymetry#bathymetry-services ). The Composite DTMs are described using the Sextant Catalogue Service that makes also use of SeaDataNet standards and services. Their metadata can retrieved through interrogating the Source Reference map in the Central Map Viewing service ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/geoviewer/ ).

In addition, the EMODnet Map Viewer gives users wide functionality for viewing and downloading the EMODnet digital bathymetry such as:

• water depth (refering to the Lowest Astronomical Tide Datum - LAT) in gridded form

on a DTM grid of 1/8 * 1/8 arc minute of longitude and latitude (ca 230 * 230 meters)

• option to view depth parameters of individual DTM cells and references to source data

• option to download DTM in 16 tiles in different formats: EMO, EMO (without GEBCO data), ESRI ASCII, ESRI ASCII Mean Sea Level, XYZ, NetCDF (CF), RGB GeoTiff and SD

• layer with a number of high resolution DTMs for coastal regions

• layer with wrecks from the UKHO Wrecks database.

The NetCDF (CF) DTM files are fit for use in a special 3D Viewer software package which is based on the existing open source NASA World Wind JSK application. It has been developed in the frame of the EU FP7 Geo-Seas project (another sibling of SeaDataNet for marine geological and geophysical data) and is freely available. The 3D viewer also supports the ingestion of WMS overlay maps. The SD files can also be used for 3D viewing by means of the freely available iView4De(Fledermaus) software.


The original datasets themselves are not distributed but described in the metadata services, giving clear information about the background survey data used for the DTM, their access restrictions, originators and distributors and facilitating requests by users to originator.

 
Citation proposal
EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium (2016) . EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2016) - Tile B3. EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/f8062fdb-4a32-4686-b9dc-75f00413ad89

Simple

Date ( Publication )
2016-09-30
Identifier

DOI:10.12770/c7b53704-999d-4721-b1a3-04ec60c87238

Credit

EMODnet Bathymetry

  Publisher

EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium  

Gildeweg 7A

Nootdorp

2632BD

Netherlands


  +31 15 2029210 
Website
web site  

  Author

EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium  

Gildeweg 7A

Nootdorp

2632BD

Netherlands


  +31 15 2029210 
Website
web site  

  Point of contact

Marine Information Service  

Gildeweg 7A

Nootdorp

2632BD

Netherlands


  +31 15 2029210 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission  

4b quai Antoine 1er PO Box 445

Monaco

MC 98011

Monaco


  +377 93 10 81 00 
  +377 93 10 81 40 
Website
web site  

  Originator

British Oceanographic Data Centre  

Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street

Liverpool

L3 5DA

United Kingdom


Website
web site  

  Originator

Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre(BGODC), Institute of Oceanology  

40 Parvi may str. PO BOX 152

Varna

9000

Bulgaria


  +359 52 370 486 
  +359 52 370 483 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Marine Science and Technology  

Haydar Aliev Blv. No.10 Inciralti

Izmir

35340

Turkey


Name

web site

Function
Information

  Originator

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency  

Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 78

Hamburg

20359

Germany


  +49 40 3190 0 
  +49 40 3190 5000 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works; Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services; Coastal Division  

Administratief Centrum Vrijhavenstraat 3

Oostende

8400

Belgium


  +32-(0)59-55 42 11 
  +32-(0)59-50 70 37 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Geological Survey of Ireland  

Beggars Bush Barracks 25 Haddington Road

Dublin

Dublin 4

Ireland


  +353 1 678 2000 
  +353 1 668 1782 
Website
web site  

  Originator

GGS Geo Consultancy  

Waterweegbree 78

Breda

4823 NC

Netherlands


  +31 (0)6 25 32 9449 
Website
web site  

  Originator

UNEP/GRID-Arendal  

Teaterplassen 3 Postboks 183

Arendal

N-4802

Norway


  +47 47 64 45 55 
  +47 37 03 50 50 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography (HCMR/IO)  

46.7 km Athinon-Souniou Av. P.O.Box 712

Anavyssos

19013

Greece


  +30-22910-76452 
  +30-22910-76347 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Hydrographic Institute of the Navy  

Plaza San Severiano, 3

Cádiz

11007

Spain


  +34 956 595500 
  +34956 258548 
Website
web site  

  Originator

IEO/Spanish Oceanographic Institute  

Corazon de Maria,8

MADRID

28002

Spain


  +34 915 107513 
  +34 914 135597 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Ifremer  

Centre IFREMER de Brest BP 70

PLOUZANE

29280

France


  +33 (0)2 98.22.49.16 
  +33 (0)2 98.22.46.44 
Website
web site  

  Originator

IHPT, Hydrographic Institute  

Rua das Trinas, 49

Lisboa

1249-093

Portugal


  +351 210943000 
  +351 210943299 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute of Marine Science (ISMAR) - Bologna  

Via Gobetti, 101

Bologna

40129

Italy


  (+39) 051 639 8891 
  (+39) 051 639 8939 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC)  

Eduardo Cabello, 6

Vigo (Pontevedra)

36208

Spain


  +34 986231930 
  +34 986292762 
Website
web site  

  Originator

International Ocean Institute - Malta Operational Centre (University Of Malta) / Physical Oceanography Unit  

IOI-MOC, Rooms 314/5/6, Chemistry Building, University of Malta

Msida

MSD 2080

Malta


  +356 - 2144 0972 
  +356 - 2144 0972 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Jardfeingi, the Faroe Islands Earth and Energy Directorate  

Brekkutún 1 Postsmoga 3059

Tórshavn

FO 110

Faroe Islands


  +298 357000 
  +298 357001 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Marine Information Service  

Gildeweg 7A

Nootdorp

2632BD

Netherlands


  +31 15 2029210 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Marum - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen  

Leobener Strasse

Bremen

28359

Germany


  +49-421-218-65540 
  +49-421-218-65505 
Website
web site  

  Originator

National Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology  

Dimitrie Onciu Street 23-25

Bucharest

024053

Romania


  40 21 2522594 
  40 212522594 
Website
web site  

  Originator

National Institute of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Lisbon - Department of Industrial Impact Studies  

Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22

Lisboa

1649-038

Portugal


  +351 210 924 600 
  +351 217 166 966 
Website
web site  

  Originator

National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool  

Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street

Liverpool

L3 5DA

United Kingdom


  +44 (0)151 795 4800 
  +44 (0)151 795 4801 
Website
web site  

  Originator

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research  

Landsdiep 4 P.O. Box 59

Den Burg/Texel

1790 AB

Netherlands


  +31 222 369300 
  +31 222 319674 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Norwegian Hydrographic Service  

Lervigsveien 36

Stavanger

4014

Norway


  +47-51858700 
  +47-51858701 
Website
web site  

  Originator

OceanWise Limited  

Dovedale House, 16 Butts Road

Alton

GU34 1NB

United Kingdom


  +44(0)1420768262 
Website
web site  

  Originator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Infrastructures Division  

Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy


  +39 040 2140 389 
  +39 040 2140 438 
Website
web site  

  Originator

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography  

Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy


Website
web site  

  Originator

National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Lisbon - Division of Marine Meteorology  

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera Rua C do Aeroporto

Lisboa

1749-077

Portugal


  +351 218 447 000 
  +351 218 402 370 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Royal Danish Administration of Navigation & Hydrography, Oceanographic Department  

Overgaden o.Vandet 62 B Postbox 1919

Copenhagen K

DK-1023

Denmark


Website
web site  

  Originator

Royal Netherlands Navy Command, Hydrographic Office  

Frederikkazerne Gebouw 32 Van der Burchlaan 31

The Hague

2597 PC

Netherlands


  +31 70 3162800 
  +31 70 3162843 
Website
web site  

  Originator

SC Marine Research SRL  

6-12, Copilului Street, Sector 1

Bucharest

012178

Romania


  +40 732 008 298 
Website
web site  

  Originator

SHOM (SERVICE HYDROGRAPHIQUE ET OCEANOGRAPHIQUE DE LA MARINE)  

13, rue du Chatellier CS92803

BREST CEDEX 2

29228

France


  +33 (0)2 98.22.05.73 
  +33 (0)2 98.22.05.91 
Website
web site  

  Originator

AZTI - Tecnalia, Headquarters Pasaia(Gipuzkoa)  

Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g

Pasaia (Gipuzkoa)

20110

Spain


  +34 943 00 48 00 
  +34 943 00 48 01 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Directorate General of Fisheries Management - General Secretariate of the Sea  

C. Velazquez 144

Madrid

28006

Spain


  +34913476050 
  +34913476054 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Geological Survey of Israel  

30 Malkhe Israel St.

Jerusalem

95501

Israel


Website
web site  

  Originator

Marine Technology Unit. Mediterranean Marine and Environmental Research Centre  

Paseo Maritimo de la Barceloneta, 37-49

Barcelona

08003

Spain


  +34 932 309500 
  +34 932 309555 
Website
web site  

  Originator

Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf  

Rua Costa Pinto 165

Paco de Arcos

2770-047

Portugal


  +351 213 004 165 
  +351 213 905 225 
Website
web site  

  Originator

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)  

Professor Olav Hanssens vei 10

Stavanger

4003

Norway


  + 47 51 87 60 00 
  + 47 51 55 15 71 
Website
web site  
Thèmes Sextant Thèmes Sextant ( Theme )
  • /Physical Environment/Bathymetry/Digital Terrain Model

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Elevation

Agreed Parameter Groups (P03) Agreed Parameter Groups (P03) ( parameter )
Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P02) Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P02) ( parameter )
Keywords ( Theme )
  • EMODnet

    ,

    seafloor depth

    ,

    ocean depth

    ,

    Digital Terrain Model

    ,

    DTM

    ,

    grid

    ,

    bathymetric data

Keywords ( Place )
  • European seas

    ,

    Azores

    ,

    Madeira

    ,

    Canary Islands

    ,

    North-East Atlantic

    ,

    Bay of Biscay

    ,

    Celtic Seas

    ,

    English Channel

    ,

    North Sea

    ,

    Norvegian Sea

    ,

    Iceland Sea

    ,

    Baltic Sea

    ,

    Mediterranean Sea

    ,

    Adriatic Sea

    ,

    Aegean Sea

    ,

    Black Sea

Keywords ( Stratum )
  • Seabed

Keywords ( Discipline )
  • Bathymetry

Cadre Réglementaire - SIMM Cadre Réglementaire - SIMM ( Theme )
  • ,
Thématiques - SIMM Thématiques - SIMM ( Theme )
Sous-regions marines Sous-regions marines ( Place )
Use limitation
Access constraints
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION

Spatial representation type
grid Grid
Distance
0.125  Arc second
Metadata language
English
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Elevation
N
S
E
W


Reference system identifier

EPSG

/

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)

/

8.6

Number of dimensions
1

Axis Dimensions Properties

No information provided.
Cell geometry
Point
Distribution format
  • NetCDF

    ()

  • GeoTIFF

    (

    1.0

    )

  • XYZ

    ()

  • ESRI ASCII

    ()

  • SD

    ()

OnLine resource
EMODnet viewing service  

EMODnet viewing service

OnLine resource
DOI of the EMOdnet DTM 2016  

DOI of the EMOdnet DTM 2016

OnLine resource
EMODnet Bathymetry WMTS service  
OnLine resource
emodnet:source_references  

Source references

OnLine resource
emodnet:mean_atlas_land  

Mean depth full coverage with land coverage

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format ESRI ASCII  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format ESRI ASCII

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format EMO  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format EMO

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format EMO (without GEBCO data)  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format EMO (without GEBCO data)

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format RGB GeoTiff  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format RGB GeoTiff

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format NetCDF  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format NetCDF

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format XYZ  

DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format XYZ

OnLine resource
EMODnet - DTM 2016 - TILE B3 - Format SD  

DTM 2016 - TILE F8 - Format SD

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Statement

The DTM is a grid of 1/8 * 1/8 arc minute of longitude and latitude (ca 230 * 230 meters).


Each grid cell has the following information:


- x,y coordinates

- minimum waterdepth in meters to LAT

- average waterdepth in meters to LAT

- maximum waterdepth in meters to LAT

- standard deviation of waterdepth in meters

- number of values used for interpolation over the grid cell

- interpolation flag : 1 when extrapolated from the neighbouring cells

- average waterdepth smoothed by means of a spline function in meters to LAT

- an indicator of the offsets between the average and smoothed waterdepth as a % of the waterdepth

- reference to the prevailing source of data with metadata.


Source data :

The DTM values have been determined from 3 possible sources of data:


- Bathymetric surveys : More than 14000 high resolution data sets from single and multibeam surveys, managed by 27 data centres from 18 countries and originated from 169 institutes, as referenced via the CDI Data Discovery and Access service.

- Digital Terrain Model data : 78 composite data sets produced and delivered by a number of external data providers such as Hydrographic Offices derived from their internal bathymetric database and based upon historic surveys. These are referenced via the Sextant Catalogue service

- GEBCO 2014 30” gridded data, used to complete area coverage in case there are no survey data or composite data sets available to the partners.


From these a subset has been used as input for analysing and generating the EMODnet digital terrain model (DTM).


No new data has or will be collected specifically for this project.


GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) is partner in the project and not only provides the latest GEBCO releases for filling gaps but also uses the EMODnet DTM for upgrading the GEBCO DTM for the Baltic Sea synergy takes place with the Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database project of the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission.


Additionnal QA/QC and DTM production details are available on the EMODnet Bathymetry portal.

Metadata

File identifier
f8062fdb-4a32-4686-b9dc-75f00413ad89   XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-05-16T09:37:37.864775Z
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115-3 - SEXTANT ISO 19115-3 - SEXTANT

Metadata standard version

1.0

  Point of contact

Ifremer  

Centre IFREMER de Brest BP 70

PLOUZANE

29280

France


  +33 (0)2 98.22.49.16 
  +33 (0)2 98.22.46.44 
Website
web site  
 
 

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