Dataset extent

HELCOM-avomerialueet (2022) / HELCOM offshore sub-basins (2022)

[FI] Itämeren tila-arvioalueista irrotetut avomerialueet (HELCOM). Aineistoa käytetään Syken Tarkka palvelussa. Aineisto on ladattu HELCOMin palvelusta.


[EN] The open sea areas extracted from the Baltic sea assessment division (HELCOM). Data is used in Syke's Tarkka service. Material was downloaded from HELCOM's service.


WMS-palvelin / WMS service endpoint: https://geoserver2.ymparisto.fi/geoserver/eo/wms

WMS-taso / WMS layer: eo:HELCOM offshore sub-basins (2022)


Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
File Identifier {E16169CC-94EF-40DF-B40C-12C41DEB0997}
Metadata Language fin
Organisation responsible for metadata Suomen ympäristökeskus / Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Contact information of the organisation responsible for metadata eotuki@syke.fi
The role of the organisation responsible for metadata pointOfContact
Metadata revision date 2024-04-08
EPSG Code of the Reference System, see https://epsg.io/ EPSG:4326
Resource Date 2022-08-23
Resource Date Type revision
Unique Resource identifier
Organisation Responsible for Resource HELCOM
Contact information of the organisation responsible for Resource data@helcom.fi
The role of the organisation responsible for Resource owner
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INSPIRE Data Theme Sea regions
GEMET Concepts Keyword sea
GEMET Concepts Keyword ecological status
GEMET Concepts Keyword ecological assessment
GEMET Concepts Keyword Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Resource Classification Paikkatietoaineisto
Other keywords Ei-Inspire
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Other keywords status assessment
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Other keywords Tarkka
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Other keywords HELCOM
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Use constraints and source

Aineistoa voidaan käyttää vapaasti, kunhan lähde (HELCOM) mainitaan. Aineisto on ladattavissa HELCOMin karttapalvelusta Data can be used freely given that the source (HELCOM) is cited. Data can be downloaded from HELCOM's map service

Access Constraints

no limitations

Representation Type vector
Resource Language eng
Resource Topic Category environment
Resource Topic Category oceans
Service Type
Begin Date of Temporal Extent None
End Date of Temporal Extent None
Lineage Information

Dataset has been prepared based on polygons of HELCOM open sea basins and merged to WFD water types and water bodies as submitted by HELCOM contracting parties. Data set was modified by request in September 2013 by dividing assessment GER-011 to two areas GER-011 and GER-111".

The dataset was corrected in 11 September 2017 regarding Sound-Arkona and Kattegat-Great belt border.

This dataset was updated in September 2017 following the update as agreed in https://portal.helcom.fi/meetings/STATE - CONSERVATION 6-2017-412/MeetingDocuments/Outcome of State and Conservation 6-2017.pdf. Islands under 1 ha have been removed from the dataset and polygon shape have been simplified with bend simplify tool with 100m maximum allowable offset in September 2017.

The dataset was updated again in 2022 with changes collected for HELCOM assessment units to be applied in HOLAS III, presented on State and Conservation 15-2021, document 3J-94

Furthermore, the dataset was updated in 2022 to also incorporate the splitting of Bornholm Basin (SEA-007) into two assessment units with the separation of the Pomeranian Bay and the redefinition of the boundaries for the Gulf of Finland (SEA-013) applied only for the eutrophication assessment, as presented in State and Conservation 14-2021 outcome.

In august 2022 the dataset was updated to incorporate changes on the Danish coast, resulting in changes in the areas of Kiel Bay and the Great Belt.