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Cities is a static data layer. Obviously not all cities are included; only the largest, major cities are included.
Cities is a static data layer. Obviously not all cities are included; only the largest, major cities are included.
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=North Sea=
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==== Description ====
==== Description ====
"City and town points, from Tokyo to Wasilla, Cairo to Kandahar", retrieved from [https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/ naturalearthdata] on 21-01-2022.
"City and town points, from Tokyo to Wasilla, Cairo to Kandahar", retrieved from [https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/ naturalearthdata] on 21-01-2022.  


==== Creation Date ====
==== Creation Date ====
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==== Methodology ====
==== Methodology ====
Selected cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants using the field "pop_max", reprojected data layer to Lambert's Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035) projection.
Selected cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants using the field "pop_max", reprojected data layer to Lambert's Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035) projection.
==Western Baltic Sea==
The Cities layer in the Western Baltic Sea Edition remains consistent with that featured in the Baltic Sea edition.
=Clyde Marine Region=
=Clyde Marine Region=
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==== Methodology ====
==== Methodology ====
Data layer implemented as provided by project partners.
Data layer implemented as provided by project partners.
=Eastern Mediterranean Region=
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 6 November 2024


Cities
Layer Cities.png
Layer Info
Category Management
Sub-category Governance
Editable No

Description

A city is a large human settlement. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organizations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process.

MSP Challenge

Cities is a static data layer. Obviously not all cities are included; only the largest, major cities are included.

Back to governance.

In this tab you can see the information that applies concretely to the North Sea edition of the MSP Challenge.

Types

There are no types in the cities layer.

Metadata

Data Source

https://www.naturalearthdata.com/

Original Title

Populated places (version 3.0.0)

Description

"City and town points, from Tokyo to Wasilla, Cairo to Kandahar", retrieved from naturalearthdata on 21-01-2022.

Creation Date

Version 3.0.0 from 2013-06-02.

Methodology

Selected cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants using the field "pop_max", reprojected data layer to Lambert's Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035) projection.

In this tab you can see the information that applies concretely to the Baltic Sea edition of the MSP Challenge.

Types

There are no types in the cities layer.

Metadata

Data Source

https://www.naturalearthdata.com/

Original Title

Populated places (version 3.0.0)

Description

"City and town points, from Tokyo to Wasilla, Cairo to Kandahar", retrieved from naturalearthdata on 21-01-2022.

Creation Date

Version 3.0.0 from 2013-06-02.

Methodology

Selected cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants using the field "pop_max", reprojected data layer to Lambert's Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG:3035) projection.

Western Baltic Sea

The Cities layer in the Western Baltic Sea Edition remains consistent with that featured in the Baltic Sea edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Clyde Marine Region edition.

In this tab you can see the information that applies concretely to the Adriatic Sea edition of the MSP Challenge.

Types

There are no types in the cities layer.

Metadata

Data Source

Open street maps

Original Title

Not available.

Description

Not available.

Creation Date

Updated on 2010-06-25

Methodology

Data layer implemented as provided by project partners.

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