Shipping and Pollution Response Maps for the Baltic Sea

A web mapping service created with ArcGIS Server 10.9, providing data and maps related to shipping and pollution response. The service is used by the HELCOM Map and Data service and was last updated on July 27, 2021. It can be accessed via ArcGIS REST interface or OGC WMS standards.

Use Cases

• Visualize shipping traffic patterns based on the geospatial map data.
• Plan and model pollution response scenarios based on the marine pollution layers.
• Integrate maritime environmental data into other GIS systems via the OGC WMS interface.

Strengths

• Data is provided via standard OGC WMS and ArcGIS REST interfaces, facilitating integration.
• Published under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2021-07-27 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

HELCOM

Collection Method

Likely compiled from shipping and environmental monitoring sources for the Baltic Sea region.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2021-07-27 00:00:00

Geography

Baltic Sea region