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How MEDIN supports Marine Planning Dr Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd

How MEDIN supports Marine Planning Dr Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd. MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010. 1. Marine Planning. Marine Acts paved way for MSP in UK Waters MMO, Marine Scotland, WAG, DOENI Strategic Scoping Exercise to Mar 2011 (MMO)

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How MEDIN supports Marine Planning Dr Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd

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  1. How MEDIN supports Marine Planning Dr Mike Osborne, OceanWise Ltd MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 1

  2. Marine Planning • 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) Source: MMO • Benefits: • Delivers marine policy objectives • Link with licensing, conservation and enforcement • Cohesive with terrestrial, estuarine and coastal plans • Consistent, evidence based decision making MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 2

  3. Marine Planning Inputs Data MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 3

  4. Spatial Reference and Application Data • Mineral Resources • Energy Resources • Human Pressures • Sensitivities • Sustainability MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 4

  5. Data Gaps and Conflicts Data MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 5

  6. 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 2010 6

  7. 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? MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 7

  8. 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 2010 8

  9. 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 2010 9

  10. SOA Model for Managing & Sharing Reference Data Government Services Optimised Products Users Shared IT Services (Defra / UKLP / MEDIN) Habitat NMR JNCC EH Bathymetry Geology Wrecks Other Data UKHO BGS UKHO Competent Authorities Data submitted to MEDIN DACs MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 10

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

  12. INFORMATION STRATEGIES FOR MARINE PLANNING 2 SEP 2010, LONDON ORGANISED AGI / IMarEST JOINT Marine and Coastal Mapping and PlanningSpecial Interest Group MEDIN Partner Meeting 1 September 2010 12

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