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Maritime spatial planning supported by infrastructure for spatial information in Europe (INSPIRE)

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15 december 2017

An article of Andrej Abramic, Emanuele Bigagli, Vittorio Barale, Michael Assouline, Alberto Lorenzo-Alonso, Conor Norton: Maritime spatial planning supported by infrastructure for spatial information in Europe (INSPIRE), has been published in Ocean and Coastal Management 152 (2018) 23–36.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.11.007

Abstract
The implementation of Directive 2007/2/EC - INSPIRE can improve and actually strengthen the information management and data infrastructures needed for setting up Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) processes. Evidence for this comes from three parallel analyses: links between the MSP Framework Directive and INSPIRE components and implementation; the availability of marine and maritime data through the INSPIRE Geo-Portal; and the adequacy of using an INSPIRE data model for mapping maritime spatial plans. The first item identifies INSPIRE as a relevant instrument not only for data collection, but additionally for increasing transparency of the MSP processes, using already operational national and European data infrastructure. The marine/maritime data availability analysis highlights a significant difference in data sharing within European marine regions. Finally, the INSPIRE data model is adequate for mapping maritime activities and for the integration of sea and land planning in an overview of cross-border planning for a given sea region.