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HELCOM/OSPAR Ballast Water Exemptions Decision Support Tool

This online application serves as a joint regional tool to identify low risk routes for IMO Ballast Water Convention exemptions (A-4) for HELCOM and OSPAR marine areas.


Data are provided following the port survey protocol described in the HELCOM/OSPAR Joint Harmonised Procedure.

https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/HELCOM-OSPAR-Joint-Harmonized-Procedure-for-BWMC-A-4-exemptions_2020.pdf


The database contains environmental data recorded from OSPAR and HELCOM ports as well as species observations and applies World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) taxonomy. The data model used is based on Darwin Core format, with required extensions added.


The database can be searched, viewed and downloaded using a specific web application. The whole database can be downloaded as a zipped ESRI File geodatabase.


The HELCOM/OSPAR Ballast Water Exemptions Decision Support Tool was further developed in the EU INTERREG Baltic Sea Region project COMPLETE, following work developed with funding through the HELCOM ALIENS 2 and 3 and BALSAM projects by the HELCOM Secretariat and Germany (BSH/Brockmann consult).


The data contained in the database are resulting from various sources and contains also historical legacy data from old projects. Main sources are listed below:

- HELCOM and OSPAR countries national projects

- HELCOM ALIENS 2

- HELCOM ALIENS 3

- HELCOM BALSAM

Simple

Date (Publication)
2020-03-30
Unique resource identifier
https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/28cccbda-42ce-417b-aaf7-ce3486ae2aa3
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Species distribution

GEMET

  • species

  • biodiversity

  • environment

Keywords
  • database

  • web application

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Use constraints: Data downloaded from the web application / database can be used freely given that the source (HELCOM) is cited, unless stated differently in the web application, data or metadata.

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Access constraints: No limitations on public access.
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
2010-01-01 Unknown
End date
2020-12-31 Now
Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3035
Distribution format
  • ESRI File geodatabase ( )

  • CSV ( )

  • XLSX ( )

  • Web application ( )

OnLine resource
Web access ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
Observations and port data, ESRI File Geodatabase ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
Ports, CSV ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
Ports, XLSX ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
JHP port survey data report template, XSLM ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

The data contained in the database are resulting from various sources and contains also historical legacy data from old projects. Main sources are listed below:

- HELCOM and OSPAR countries national projects

- HELCOM ALIENS 2

- HELCOM ALIENS 3

- HELCOM BALSAM

File identifier
28cccbda-42ce-417b-aaf7-ce3486ae2aa3 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2024-02-28T14:31:06
pointOfContact
  HELCOM Secretariat
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET
biodiversity environment species
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Species distribution

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