Swedish Marine Geology and Seabed Sediment Data at 1:25,000 Scale

Maringeology 1:25 000 contains data on soil types and rocks within the Swedish territorial sea and economic zone. The product provides information about bottom material, sediment strength, formation methods, and organic matter content. The dataset is produced by SGU and published by Lantmäteriet under a CC0-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Plan marine civil engineering works based on seabed sediment strength and formation data.
• Conduct environmental monitoring and biological inventories using data on bottom material and organic matter content.
• Support military planning and operations with detailed seabed condition maps.
• Inform policy decisions for seabed protection and use within Swedish waters.

Strengths

• Data covers the Swedish territorial sea and economic zone (EEZ), a defined geographic area.
• Includes multiple sediment characteristics: bottom material, strength, formation methods, and organic matter content.
• Published under a permissive CC0-1.0 license.
• Produced by SGU, the authoritative body for seabed exploration in Sweden.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Lantmäteriet

Collection Method

Exploration and mapping by SGU (Geological Survey of Sweden).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Swedish territorial sea and Swedish economic zone (EEZ).