More than 400 participants from 50 countries and more than 70 speakers and panelists gathered online in June for the three-day European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Open Conference to discuss EMODnet achievements, partnerships and vision for the coming decade. The need for high-quality open data from the marine environment and related human activities has never been greater, and since
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The new EMODnet Geology shoreline-migration map has been released and is free to access from the EMODnet Geology portal. It allows policy makers, together with national and regional coastal managers, to determine large-scale coastal behavior and identify areas of rapid change. It is based on field measurements and aerial photography, and covers time periods up to decades. This technique is particularly valuable
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The EMODnet DTM is already widely used in a range of applications, from marine science to sustainable ocean governance and blue economy activities. This new DTM version benefits from significant developments and expert inputs in 2020, including new data gathering, reprocessed data, thorough selection of the best data source and use of innovative bathymetric sensors (such as satellite-derived bathymetry). It
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EMODnet now offers the EMODnet Bathymetry World Base Layer service (EBWBL). EBWBL provides the highest resolved topographic and bathymetric worldwide layout currently available, with land and sea integration matching the OpenStreetMap coastline representation. This new service provides fast and easy access to worldwide bathymetric information, enabling marine knowledge users, including industry, scientists, coastal managers, students and the general public, to
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