EUSeaMap (2021) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map - Confidence in classification of MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat types, EUNIS 2019 habitat types and the Helcom Hub and Barcelona Convention Regional classification system habitat types

Confidence in the classification of:

- the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Benthic Broad Habitat Types (V. 2017)

- the EUNIS 2019 habitat types

- the Helcom Hub regional classification system habitat types

- the Barcelona Convention classification system habitat types

in the EUSeaMap (2021) broad-scale predictive habitat map.

Values are 1 (low confidence), 2 (moderate confidence) or 3 (high confidence).

The final habitat type is classified by overlaying several layers of information; these layers of information are collectively known as 'habitat descriptors'. Habitat descriptors differ per region but include:

Biological zone

Energy class

Oxygen regime

Salinity regime

Seabed substrate

Riverine input

The confidence in the classification of the habitat type is taken as the minimum of the confidence in all of the relevant habitat descriptors at that location.

Confidence values are also available for each habitat descriptor and input data layer.

Detailed information on the modelling process is found in the EMODnet Seabed Habitats technical reports and appendices (links in Resources).

A link to the correlation table between MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat types* and the EUSeaMap 2016 biozone and substrate types is available in Resources.

*Marine Strategy Framework Directive Benthic Broad Habitat Types (V. 2017) are defined in:

COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/848 of 17 May 2017

Created by the EMODnet Seabed Habitats project consortium.

Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative (www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu), funded by the European Commission.

It is important to note that a habitat type confidence score is only relevant to that particular level of the classification system.

Alternate title: ConfMSFD21

Date (Creation): 2021-09-23

Citation identifier: 5877d808-3fd7-11eb-b378-0242ac130002

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Ifremer		emodnetseabedhabitats@ifremer.fr	Owner

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

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Other constraints: no limitations to public access

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License v4.0

Please use attribution statement below:

Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative (www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu), funded by the European Commission.

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 250000

Language: English

Topic category

Biota
Oceans

Begin date: 2005-02-01

End date: 2021-09-23 Now

Reference system identifier: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857

Distribution format

Name	Version
GML	3.2.1
GeoTiff	1.0

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00677/78949/	Method for classifying EUSeaMap according to the new version of EUNIS, HELCOM HUB and the Mediterranean habitat types
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00636/74782/	EUSeaMap 2019, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, technical report
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00388/49975/	EUSeaMap. A European broad-scale seabed habitat map
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00388/49975/	MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat types Tables
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00723/83528/	EUSeaMap 2021. A European broad-scale seabed habitat map

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: This data set is conformant with the INSPIRE Implementing Rules for the interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Pass: Yes

Statement: These reports detail the methods used in the previous versions of EUSeaMap (v2016 and V2019)- a new report is in progress.

Populus J. And Vasquez M. (Eds), 2017. EUSeaMap, a European broad-scale seabed habitat map. Ifremer Available from: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00388/49975/

Vasquez M., Manca E., Inghilesi R., Martin, S., Agnesi S., Al Hamdani Z., Annunziatellis A., Bekkby T., Pesch R., Askew A., Bentes L., Castle L., Doncheva V., Drakopoulou V., Gon├ºalves J., Laamanen L., Lillis H., Loukaidi V., McGrath F., Mo G., Monteiro P., Muresan M., O'Keeffe E., Populus J., Pinder J., Ridgeway A., Sakellariou D., Simboura M., Teaca A., Tempera, F., Todorova V., Tunesi L. and Virtanen E. EUSeaMap 2019, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, Technical Report, 2019. Available from: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00636/74782/