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sebastien.colas@developpement-durable.gouv.fr CGDD – SOeS, Orléans. The Observatory is implemented by the statistic and monitoring service of the Ministry for Ecology, Energy, sustainable Development and Sea. It has been created in 2003. With an joint steering committee
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sebastien.colas@developpement-durable.gouv.fr CGDD – SOeS, Orléans
The Observatory is implemented by the statistic and monitoring service of the Ministry for Ecology, Energy, sustainable Development and Sea. • It has been created in 2003. • With an joint steering committee • Different offices of our ministry : nature, hazards, water • Ministry for Agriculture and fishery • Agency for spatial planning and territorial competitiveness (Diact) • Coastal Conservatory, new Agency for protected marine areas (AAMP) • Ifremer (french maritime research institute) • Shom (naval hydrographic and oceanographic service) • Service of the Prime Minister for the sea (SG Mer)
The Observatory has three main purposes : • Provide a better knowledge of the coastal area : list and collect all the relevant data on coastal zone, produce many indicators in each thematic field : agriculture, shellfish farming, land use, nature protection (MPA), coastal erosion, demography, integrated management, natural risks, water quality,… • Provide a better information flow between all stakeholders and to help to specify methods for data collection, processing and standardisation • Define prospective indicators and produce tools to assist decision-makers
The Observatory has different tools to disseminate information • A dedicated Website : www.littoral.ifen.fr • Indicators factsheets : 32 are presently online • Web newsletter (2-3 / year) with articles of the Observatory or our partners, mailing list of 950 names • Publication of reports on specific issues : atlantic islands, erosion, demography… • Organization of seminars or working groups
Cartographical tool Website Studies Indicators factsheets
Metropolitan and overseas territories • More than 100 indicators and 120 geographical data (terrestrial and marine data) • WMS links : the tool can produce maps of spatially distant referenced data dynamically • Possibility to save indicators in xls files, to produce maps and statistics on different types of territories • www.littoral.ifen.fr
Traffic separation zones, inshore traffic zones, lighthouses and fairways in Britany
Level of artificialization and Natura 2000 sites near Marseille
Rate of agriculture in land use and water quality in Corsica
Example of dynamic statistics on coastal territories (11 pages)