How MEDIN supports Marine Planning Dr Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 20101

Marine Planning MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September Marine Acts paved way forMSP in UK Waters MMO, Marine Scotland, WAG, DOENI Strategic Scoping Exercise to Mar 2011 (MMO) Planning for two areas from Apr 2011 (England) Benefits:  Delivers marine policy objectives  Link with licensing, conservation and enforcement  Cohesive with terrestrial, estuarine and coastal plans  Consistent, evidence based decision making Source: MMO

Map Data Spatial Reference Data (e.g. Bathymetry) Spatial Application Data (e.g. Managed Areas) Business Data Socio Economic Data (e.g. Activity Patterns) Existing Plans, Control Measures and SEAs Science & Policy Outputs from Scientific and Policy Research Local Intelligence (activities and issues) Marine Planning Inputs Data MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 20103

4 Spatial Reference and Application Data Geology Habitat Seabed Offshore energy Aids to navigation Physical Structures National boundaries Protected areas Areas and Limits Shipping Fishing Activities Mineral Resources Energy Resources Human Pressures Sensitivities Sustainability

Policy Data inaccessible or not in synthesized form Little incentive to collaborate or share data Standards Data acquired to differing standards Data disparate, incomplete or misunderstood Systems Creation and discovery of metadata difficult No facilities to publish or share data Data Gaps and Conflicts MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 Data 5

MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September MEDIN Resources Network to encourage and facilitate data sharing Data focal point for policy makers and planners Contractual clauses for data exchange Standard for metadata and tools for its creation Vocabularies for consistency and understanding Portal to discover data Support for the creation of reference data

MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September BreakoutSession- Reference Data Call for proposals in 2009 Presentations from supported projects Key questions for session. Should MEDIN: Leave reference data to the market? Engage with competent authorities? Design and provide tools to create reference data Support reference data creation and dissemination Act to make reference data freely available? Money does not appear to be the issue! So what is?

Suggested Next Steps (1): Building a marine evidence base is a big ask Gaps in available data and other information risk undermining the credibility of marine plans A marine data policy and strategy to create, support and improve reference data is essential A framework for best practice data management, sharing and strengthening must be put in place Only practical means of gathering activity data is by encouraging and assisting stakeholders in this task Authorities must take on responsibility of providing good data – their contribution to the evidence base MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 20108

Suggested Next Steps (2): Build on and support MMO’s data strengthening initiative Identify and engage with competent authorities and existing ‘evidence’ programmes (MCZ, Fishermap) Set up SLAs based on current Government guidance for data sharing, transparency and linking Design data catalogue and product specifications Put in place process of support and maintenance Develop and support improvement programme Make reference data accessible via MEDIN portal using existing or forthcoming resources (e.g. MAGIC) MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 20109

SOA Model for Managing & Sharing Reference Data Government Services UKHO Data submitted to MEDIN DACs Bathymetry BGS Geology Wrecks UKHOCompetent Authorities Other Data Optimised Products NMR EH Habitat JNCC Shared IT Services (Defra / UKLP / MEDIN) Users MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September

MMO GIS SPIRIT General Purpose Map Viewer Defra / MMO SPIRIT General Purpose Map Viewer Defra / MMO SPIRIT

MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September INFORMATION STRATEGIES FOR MARINE PLANNING 2 SEP 2010, LONDON ORGANISED AGI / IMAREST JOINT MARINE AND COASTAL MAPPING AND PLANNING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP