A collection of tools, applications, software, validators that you may find useful. Gathered in the tools section are simple and more complex applications and references that EMODnet data managers use to work with the EMODnet datasets, and that many of the data submitters and end-users of data can also use. This page also has best practices, information and general guidelines on different data types, found on EMODnet.
EMODnet Technical Documents & Reports
EMODnet Tools
Chemistry
Marine Litter Manager Tool : helps users to generate EMODnet beach and seafloor litter data formats by means of a Python tool. - EMODnet Beach Litter Format Validator : Once the beach litter data are formatted according to the official EMODnet Specifications , these online tools check that the file format is correct and ready for data transfer.
EMODnet Seafloor Litter Format Validator : Once the seafloor litter data are formatted according to the official EMODnet Specifications , these online tools check that the file format is correct and ready for data transfer. Beach maps : Dynamic maps showing the distribution of beaches included in EMODnet Chemistry beach litter database.
Biology
- EMODnetWFS : Access EMODnet Web Feature Service data through R tutorial.
- EMODnet/REMODBio : Download data from EurOBIS using the LifeWatch/EMODnet-Biology Web Feature Services
- LifeWatch & EMODnet Biology QC tool (Rshiny)
- EMODnetWCS : Access EMODnet Web Coverage Service data through R.
Physics
- ERDDAP Docker: make your data interoperability easier - download the ERDDAP container (docker), organised and packed by EMODnet Physics and Data Ingestion to facilitate your data sharing.
Seabed Habitats
- Translation tables between Ramsar Wetland Classification and Habitats Directive Annex I (xlsx), Last modified: September 2022
- Point data submission template - up to 10,000 points (xlsx), to aid the standard formatting of seabed habitat information into the Darwin Core Event Core schema. Last modified: January 2024
- Data provider agreement template (doc), to be completed for each dataset supplied to EMODnet Seabed Habitats unless already in the public domain. Last modified: January 2023
- Scripts for habitat map data exchange formatting (Link) : Python scripts for formatting habitat maps into the relevent data exchange format. Last modified: July 2022
- Habitat map confidence assessment score sheet (xls), spreadsheet to use when carrying out confidence assessments for habitat maps. Last modified: March 2022
- INSPIRE-compliant metadata for habitat maps (.xml), template file to use when creating habitat map metadata. Last modified: July 2022
- Essential Fish Habitat data exchange format shapefile templates (.zip), to aid the formatting of the essential fish habitat shapefile data into a consistent format. Last modified: July 2022
- Essential Fish Habitat confidence assessment score sheet (.xlsx), Spreadsheet to use when carrying out confidence assessments for essential fish habitat maps. Last modified: July 2022
EMODnet Guidelines
Data Submission
- EMODnet EU project Data Submission Guidelines ,March 2024
Chemistry
- Guidelines to include complete metadata in the CDIs for EMODnet Chemistry data, 2024
- Guidelines for compiling EMODnet Chemistry template/questionnaire on methodologies and QA/QC information and for including its DOI in the CDI/standard metadata , 2024
- EMODnet Chemistry Regional sea eutrophication data collection and Quality Control loop , 2023
- Updated guidelines for SeaDataNet ODV production Eutrophication Contaminants , Rev September 2022
- List of major rivers with identified data sources , version 0, May 2022
- Guidelines and forms for gathering marine litter data: beach and seafloor trawlings , version 7, May 2022
- Marine Litter Manager , user manual 2022
- EMODnet Chemistry Regional climatologies produced with Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis (DIVA) , release 2021
- Data management and computation methods , used to produce the EMODnet Chemistry seafloor litter data visualization products, August 2021
- Data management and computation methods , used to produce the EMODnet Chemistry beach litter data visualization products, June 2021
- Guidelines and formats , for gathering and management of micro-litter datasets on a European scale (floating and sediment micro-litter). Version 0, 2021
- Sediment microlitter data format template , April 2021
- Quality Control steps and dataset formats for EMODnet Chemistry contaminant aggregated datasets , April 2021
- Quality Control steps and dataset formats for EMODnet Chemistry eutrophication aggregated datasets , March 2021
- Proposal for Floating Marine Macro litter data management at European level , January 2021
- Seafloor data format template , January 2021
- Data management proposal for seafloor litter images and videos at European level , December 2020
- User Manual for the aggregated data Explorer and Extractor , November 2020
- Marine Litter Data Flow , November 2020
- Floating microlitter data format template , June 2020
- Guidelines for QC of contaminants , May 2020
- Beach data format template , November 2019
- EMODnet Chemistry Regional climatologies produced with Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis (DIVA) , April 2019
- Methodology for data QA/QC and DIVA products , July 2015
- Quality Control steps for EMODnet Chemistry Contaminant aggregated datasets , 2021
Bathymetry
- DTM exchange format specification, 27 November 2017, v1.6
- Guidelines for metadata, data and DTM QA/QC, 23 November 2017
- Completing metadata elements for the generation of the Quality Index for the EMODnet DTM, 16 June 2017
- Methodology and Guidelines for processing original input data into DTMs for possible integration in EMODnet Regional DTMs, 15 June 2017, v1.6
- Sextant End-User Manual for DTM management V1.2, 19 June 2020, v1.2
- Sextant End-User Manual for High Resolution composite DTMs (HR-cDTMs) management V1.2, 19 June 2020, v1.2
- User manual for WPS prototype as part of the Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE), 10 December 2020
- Upgraded guidelines for data pre-processing and population of metadata, 12 April 2021
- Upgraded guideline of EMODnet methodology for DTM production, including using prototype CVE , 2 December 2021
- Improving interpolation techniques for production of EMODnet DTMs, 15 December 2021
- GLOBE software upgrading, 18 December 2022
Seabed Habitats
- Guide for Submitted Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) maps, Last modified April 2022
- Guidance on structuring classified habitat data using the Darwin Core Extended Measurement or Fact Extension, Last modified May 2020
- Data Exchange Format guidance, Last modified March 2024.
- Guidance for preparing habitat point data for submission, Last modified September 2023.
- Guidance for submitting maps of seabed habitats and coastal wetlands, Last modified March 2024.