9477be37-94a9-4201-824a-f079bc27d097 Joni Kaitaranta HELCOM Data Coordinator +358 46 850 9206 +358 20 741 2649 Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 3rd floor Helsinki FI-00160 Finland joni.kaitaranta@helcom.fi http://helcom.fi/ 2022-12-02T16:23:17 INSPIRE Metadata Implementing Rules Technical Guidelines based on EN ISO 19115 and EN ISO 19119 (Version 1.2) http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035 EPSG Baltic Sea Impact Index (BSII) 2008-06-11 http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9477be37-94a9-4201-824a-f079bc27d097 The Baltic Sea Impact Index is an assessment component that describes the potential cumulative burden on the environment in different parts of the Baltic Sea. The BSII is based on georeferenced datasets of human activities (36 datasets), pressures (18 datasets) and ecosystem components (36 datasets), and on sensitivity estimates of ecosystem components (so-called sensitivity scores) that combine the pressure and ecosystem component layers, created in <a href="http://www.helcom.fi/helcom-at-work/projects/holas-ii" target="_blank">HOLAS II</a> project. Cumulative impacts are calculated for each assessment unit (1 km2 grid cells) by summing all pressures occurring in the unit for each ecosystem component. Highest impacts are found from the cells where both are abundant, but high impacts can be caused also by a single pressure if there are diverse and sensitive habitats in the grid cell. All data sets and methodologies used in the index calculations are approved by all HELCOM Contracting Parties in review and acceptance processes. This data set covers the time period 2011-2016. Please scroll down to "Lineage" and visit <a href="http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/cumulative-impacts/" target="_blank">State of the Baltic Sea website</a> for more info. Joni Kaitaranta HELCOM Data Coordinator +358 46 850 9206 +358 20 741 2649 Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 3rd floor Helsinki FI-00160 Finland helcom.data@helcom.fi http://helcom.fi/ GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.inspire-theme pressure environmental assessment environmental impact GEMET 2012-07-20 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.discipline.gemet-en HOLAS2 Not-Inspire Paikkatietohakemiston asiasanasto 2010-02-03 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.asiasanasto Data can be used freely given that the source is cited. Data can be used freely given that the source is cited. 1000 environment 7.82333 33.858228 52.502121 66.430213 TIFF https://maps.helcom.fi/website/mapservice/?datasetID=9477be37-94a9-4201-824a-f079bc27d097 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Open in Map Viewer http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/resources.get?uuid=9477be37-94a9-4201-824a-f079bc27d097&fname=BSII.zip&access=public WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download BSII.zip Download Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 true The Baltic Sea Impact index (BSII) was first applied in the Initial HELCOM Holistic Assessment of Ecosystem Health (HELCOM 2010a), building on concepts described by Halpern et al. (2008). The concepts were subsequently developed further for the eastern parts of the North Sea by the HARMONY project (Andersen et al. 2013), which has developed a HARMONY Pressure & Impact Mapper software (Stock 2016). The "summing method" used in BSII gives an overview of the areas which can be expected to be under high impacts based on that there are several ecosystem components being impacted. It was agreed during the HOLAS II process that the input pressure layers should be in numerical balance between different types of anthropogenic pressures, and therefore, human activity data layers being proxies for pressures should be aggregated when they reflect the same pressure. Temporal characteristics of the pressures are taken into account in the data processing, by designing the spatial data sets so that they more accurately represent cumulating or temporary pressures. These aggregated pressure layers follow the indicative list given in the Table 2a of the revised the Marine Strategy Framework Direction (MSFD) Annex III. More detailed information how these aggregation are made is available in the metadata of invidual datasets. Baltic Sea Impact Index has been calculated with a ArcGIS toolbox, developed at the HELCOM Secretariat, following the concepts described by Helpern et al. (2008). Aggregated pressure layers used in the calculation: - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/50a19d2e-bc8a-40f3-a786-9e26274778a6" target="_blank">Changes to hydrological conditions</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/8e1389bc-ba28-480f-b7a6-f55fc43dde16" target="_blank">Disturbance of species due to human presence</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/b836a414-bf41-4c6b-858b-e17794c8674e" target="_blank">Extraction of fish - Cod extraction (landings)</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/3136cb2c-34da-4d10-be58-84a8af796123" target="_blank">Extraction of fish - Herring extraction (landings)</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/eb068fd4-b4db-4b1e-9958-106ca19ccccd" target="_blank">Extraction of fish – Sprat extraction (landings)</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9026c20f-eac0-4d51-adcc-db9034c3ec49" target="_blank">Extraction of mammals – Seal hunting</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/e31c435c-0603-43d9-8d28-c61b04343e89" target="_blank">Extraction of seabirds – Bird hunting</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/8e73d7ab-d683-41f5-87ad-e97445e8eee5" target="_blank">Input of continuous anthropogenic sound</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/5e407922-40c9-4844-9c77-ca86e086d491" target="_blank">Input of hazardous substances</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/eab6ba26-4914-4a22-b217-e8ff6173019f" target="_blank">Input of heat</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/763adb5c-ece6-4cb7-8379-b9b1e65a6a83" target="_blank">Input of impulsive anthropogenic sound</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/dff023a4-ad42-4a38-ade9-b4fd1194c79d" target="_blank">Introduction of non-indigenous species and translocations</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/dbb81716-6cc0-4f41-8103-2f06dfb17b6c" target="_blank">Introduction of radionuclides</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/65deb854-a296-4ee2-97f7-ec59b0500dcb" target="_blank">Oil slicks and spills</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/05e325f3-bc30-44a0-8f0b-995464011c82" target="_blank">Physical disturbance or damage to seabed (temporary or reversible effects)</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ea0ef0fa-0517-40a9-866a-ce22b8948c88" target="_blank">Physical loss (permanent effects on the seabed)</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/5e982b25-8110-4095-b6db-619947f52f4e" target="_blank">Relative distribution of nutrient concentration - Total Nitrogen</a> - <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bbf73bb1-38b0-45af-928a-17635dbd8c51" target="_blank">Relative distribution of nutrient concentration - Total Phosphorus</a> For use in the BSII method, 36 ecosystem component layers have been developed and agreed through the Contracting Parties’ data approval process.The final sensitivity scores used for the BSII are a combination of the results of the expert survey and results of a literature review. Browse through the <a href="http://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/search?facet.q=keyword%2Fecosystem%2520component&resultType=details&any=ecosystem%20component&fast=index&_content_type=json&from=1&to=20&sortBy=title&sortOrder=reverse" target="_blank">Ecosystem components</a> datasets used in the BSII calculation. Step-wise description of the working phases of the BSII method: 1. Definition of the assessment area 2. Listing and defining human activities and consequent pressures in the Baltic Sea 3. Listing and defining ecosystem components in the Baltic Sea 4. Decisions on time scales 5. Collecting the spatial data for Baltic Sea 6. Preparation of the GIS files 7. Aggregation of pressure data layers 8. Definition of the assessment unit 9. Estimation of the habitat and species sensitivity 10. Estimation of confidence 11. Calculating the index 12. Outcomes of the index 13. Validation Additional info on developing the BSII can be found <a href="http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi" target="_blank">here</a>.