Batymatry of the Baltic Sea (BALANCE)

Data format: Raster Dataset

Coordinate system: WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_34N

Theme keywords: Bottom bathymetry, Baltic Sea

Location: http://www.helcom.fi
Abstract: The Baltic Sea consists of a number of major basins reaching depths of up to 459 m (the Landsort Deep) and has an average depth of 52 m. The Baltic Sea is separated from the Kattegat by a number of sills such as at the Gedser (Denmark) - Darss (Germany) or at the Drogden in the Sound between Denmark and Sweden. These sills act as a physical barrier into the Baltic Sea for the relatively heavy saline waters of Kattegat. In Kattegat there are only a few deep areas reaching a maximum depth of 120 m, but with an average depth of 23 m.

ISO and ESRI Metadata:
Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) document 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata. Elements shown with green text are defined by ESRI and will be documented as extentions to the ISO 19115. Elements shown with a green asterisk (*) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog.
Metadata Information


*Metadata language: English
*Metadata character set: utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


*Last update: 20090305


Metadata contact:
Individual's name: Hanna Paulomäki/Minna Pyhälä
Organization's name: Helsinki Commission
Contact's position: Scientific Assistant
Contact's role: publisher


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +358-207-412649

Address:
Delivery point:
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B
City: Helsinki
Postal code: 00160
Country: Finland
e-mail address: firstname.lastname@helcom.fi

*Scope of the data described by the metadata: dataset
*Scope name: dataset


*Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
*Version of the metadata standard: DIS_ESRI1.0


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Resource Identification Information:


Citation:
Title: Batymatry of the Baltic Sea (BALANCE)


Reference date:
Date: 2007
Type of date: creation

Reference date:
Date: 2008
Type of date: publication

Edition date: 2007
*Presentation format: digital map


Party responsible for the resource:
Individual's name: Hanna Paulomäki/Minna Pyhälä
Organization's name: Helsinki Commission
Contact's position: Scientific Assistant
Contact's role: publisher


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +358-207-412649

Address:
Delivery point:
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B
City: Helsinki
Postal code: 00160
Country: Finland
e-mail address: firstname.lastname@helcom.fi

Party responsible for the resource:
Individual's name: Mr. Johnny Reker
Organization's name: The Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency
Contact's position: BALANCE Project Manager
Contact's role: point of contact


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +45 72544854

Address:
Delivery point:
Haraldsgade 53
City: Copenhagen
Postal code: 2100
Country: Denmark
e-mail address: jyr@blst.dk

Party responsible for the resource:
Individual's name: Zyad Al-Hammdani
Organization's name: GEUS
Contact's position: Senior Researcher
Contact's role: principal investigator


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +45 381 42000
Fax: +45 381 42050

Address:
Delivery point:
Øster Voldgade 10
City: København
Postal code: 1350
Country: Denmark
e-mail address: azk@geus.dk

Party responsible for the resource:
Individual's name: Lisbeth Tougaard
Organization's name: GEUS
Contact's position: GIS-consultant
Contact's role: principal investigator


Contact information:
Address:
Delivery point:
Øster Voldgade 10
City: København
Postal code: 1350
Country: Denmark
e-mail address: lit@geus.dk

Themes or categories of the resource: elevation, geoscientificInformation, oceans


Theme keywords:
Keywords: Bottom bathymetry, Baltic Sea


Place keywords:
Keywords: Baltic Sea


Abstract:
The Baltic Sea consists of a number of major basins reaching depths of up to 459 m (the Landsort Deep) and has an average depth of 52 m. The Baltic Sea is separated from the Kattegat by a number of sills such as at the Gedser (Denmark) - Darss (Germany) or at the Drogden in the Sound between Denmark and Sweden. These sills act as a physical barrier into the Baltic Sea for the relatively heavy saline waters of Kattegat. In Kattegat there are only a few deep areas reaching a maximum depth of 120 m, but with an average depth of 23 m.

*Dataset language: English


Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints: other restrictions


Use constraints: other restrictions


Other constraints:
Free for non-commercial purposes. Reference to source must be given.

*Spatial representation type: grid


*Processing environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770


Resource's bounding rectangle:
*Extent type: Full extent in decimal degrees
*Extent contains the resource: Yes
*West longitude: 3.409085
*East longitude: 37.044358
*North latitude: 67.032472
*South latitude: 52.820069

Other extent information:
Geographic extent:
Bounding rectangle:
*Extent type: Full extent in the data's coordinate system
*Extent contains the resource: Yes
*West longitude: -289000
*East longitude: 1216000
*North latitude: 7435000
*South latitude: 5917000

Point of contact:
Individual's name: Mr. Johnny Reker
Organization's name: The Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency
Contact's position: BALANCE Project Manager
Contact's role: point of contact


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +45 72544854

Address:
Delivery point:
Haraldsgade 53
City: Copenhagen
Postal code: 2100
Country: Denmark
e-mail address: jyr@blst.dk

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Spatial Representation - Grid:


Number of dimensions: 2
Axis dimensions properties:
Dimension:
*Dimension name: column (x-axis)
*Dimension size: 7525
Resolution:
*Distance: 200
*Units of measure: Meter
*Conversion to ISO units: 1 Meter = 1 Meter(s)

Dimension:
*Dimension name: row (y-axis)
*Dimension size: 7590
Resolution:
*Distance: 200
*Units of measure: Meter
*Conversion to ISO units: 1 Meter = 1 Meter(s)

*Cell geometry: area


*Transformation parameters are available: Yes


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Reference System Information:


Reference system identifier:
*Value: WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_34N


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Data Quality Information:


Scope of quality information:
Level of the data: dataset


Lineage:
Lineage statement:
The source of this dataset is the BSR INTERREG IIIB project BALANCE. 

The bathymetry map consists of three maps merged together:
1. The Swedish 500 meter grid map
2. The Swedish 50 meter grid map.
3. The Danish 1:500 000  vector map.

The vector map was converted to 200m grid, and the same was done to the other two maps. Then the three maps were merged to the best possible way by trying to follow the contour lines as mush as possible.

For more information see BALANCE Interim Report no. 10 "Towards marine landscapes in the Baltic Sea": http://balance-eu.org/xpdf/balance-interim-report-no-10.pdf.

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Distribution Information:


Distributor:
Contact information:
Individual's name: Hanna Paulomäki/Minna Pyhälä
Organization's name: Helsinki Commission
Contact's position: Scientific Assistant
Contact's role: distributor


Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: +358-207-412649

Address:
Delivery point:
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B
City: Helsinki
Postal code: 00160
Country: Finland
e-mail address: firstname.lastname@helcom.fi

Available format:
*Format name: Raster Dataset
Format version: ESRI


Transfer options:
*Transfer size: 9.755


Online source:
Online location (URL): http://www.helcom.fi
*Connection protocol: Local Area Network
Function performed: information
Description: Offline Data

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Binary Enclosures:


Thumbnail:
Enclosure type: Picture



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