Bringing Land and Sea Together

Programme 2007 - 2013 North Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Interoperable, standardised and adequate tools are important for coastal zone management and maritime safety. In respect to geographic data, it is a fundamental problem that data on the landward side is collected and main-tained by topographic mapping or cadastral agencies utilised primarily for development, nature conservation etc., while sea data is collected by hydrographical survey services, focusing primarily on marine navigation issues. Furthermore, the collaboration between member states at national, regional and local level can be improved. The BLAST project has a primary focus on “Bringing land and sea together”, by harmonizing and integrating data for land and sea. BLAST will in part improve the functionalities of databases, and it will provide input to improve SafeSeaNet. The overall aim of the project is to improve Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Planning (ICZM&P) and maritime safety in a broad sense, by improving and contributing to harmonising terrestrial and sea geographical data and by developing planning and visualisation tools as well as improvement of navigation, in the context of climate change.

Achievements (EN):

• A prototype marine horizontal reference base in a consistent system for the North Sea area • Modern laser survey, combined with data provided by airbornjoint sea - land datasets • Report on current capability of GIS and tools for convertion • A prototype land-sea interoperable reference base for the case study areas and tested by practitioners • Documentation and methodologies to support the creation and maintenance of Inspire compliant land-sea in-teroperable reference base for Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) • A new methodology for chart datum realization based on the assimilation of data in a shallow-water hydrodynamic model • High-resolution digital models of the Mean Sea Level (MSL), the geoid and Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) for the North Sea area, which are consistent with the hydrodynamic constraints • Transformation parameters to link these surfaces to the national vertical reference systems around the North Sea; • A properly referenced and calibrated hydrodynamic model. • Online demonstration and report on an improved Digital Mariners' Routing Guide for selected North Sea ports. • A basic platform for further development and specifications for SafeSeaNet • Develop an automated tool for ENC harmonisation Develop a conceptual model for integrated coastal zone planning in a context of climate change • A web site with information about and dynamic visualisations of future sea level rise and flooding • A set of strategies based on identified best practices for adaptation to climate change, and experience from tesing in municipalities. • A catalogue of mitigation strategies with emphasis on renewable energy and appropriate loactions for new plants • A web based information, indicator and decision support system for coastal zone planners and managers and erosion. A web based decision support system for ICZM in transnational context

Website: http://archive.northsearegion.eu/ivb/home/

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management New products and services

Partners (17)

Lead Partner: Norwegian Hydrographic Service

Address: Lervigsvn. 36, 4000 Stavanger, Norway

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Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services

Name: Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services

Address: Vrijhavenstraat 3, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

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National Survey and Cadastre

Name: National Survey and Cadastre

Address: Rentemestervej 8, 2400 NV Copenhagen, Denmark

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Aalborg Universitet

Name: Aalborg Universitet

Address: Frederik Bajers Vej 5, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark

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T-Kartor AB

Name: T-Kartor AB

Address: Olof Mohlins vag 12, 291 62 Kristianstad, Sweden

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Delft University of Technology

Name: Delft University of Technology

Address: Kluyverweg 1, 2629HS Delft, Netherlands

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National Space Institute

Name: National Space Institute

Address: Juliane Maries Vej 30, 2100 Ø Copenhagen, Denmark

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Kystdirektoratet

Name: Kystdirektoratet

Address: Hojbovej 1 Postboks 100, 7620 Lemvig, Denmark

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Local Government Denmark

Name: Local Government Denmark

Address: Weidskampsgade 10 Box 3370, 2300 S Copenhagen, Denmark

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Jeppesen GmbH

Name: Jeppesen GmbH

Address: Frankfurter Strasse 233, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany

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Malardalen University

Name: Malardalen University

Address: P.O. Box 325, SE 631 05 Eskilstuna, Sweden

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Norwegian Coastal Adminstration

Name: Norwegian Coastal Adminstration

Address: Postboks 466, 5501 Haugesund, Norway

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Hjorring Municipality

Name: Hjorring Municipality

Address: Jorgen Fibigersgade 20, 9850 Hirtshals, Denmark

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UK Hydrographic Office

Name: UK Hydrographic Office

Address: Admiralty Way, TA1 2DN Taunton, United Kingdom

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Natural Environment Research Council

Name: Natural Environment Research Council

Address: Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, NG12 5JN Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Federal Maritime & Hydrographic Agency

Name: Federal Maritime & Hydrographic Agency

Address: Neptunallee 5, 18057 Rostock, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Seazone Solutions Limited

Name: Seazone Solutions Limited

Address: Howbery Park, OX 10 8BA Wallingford, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Bringing Land and Sea Together

Project acronym: BLAST

Project start date: 2009-10-01

Project end date: 2012-12-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 259 100.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 499 300.00

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2007 - 2013 North Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

78 / 78 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 021 / 1 021 (100%)

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Bringing Land and Sea Together

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