A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. The busiest seaway in the world, the English Channel, connects Great Britain and mainland Europe, sailing mainly to French ports, such as Calais, Dunkirk, Dover, Dieppe, Roscoff, Cherbourg-Octeville, Caen, St Malo and Le Havre. Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland. Some ferries carry mainly tourist traffic, but most also carry freight, and some are exclusively for the use of freight lorries. In Britain, car-carrying ferries are sometimes referred to as RORO (roll-on, roll-off) for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave.
Ferry Intensity is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer showing a 'heat map' of as yet limited ferries. The shipping simulation considers ferry lines within the North Sea region only.
The shipping simulation follows this logic:
Enter data source for North Sea here.
Enter name of the layer at the North Sea source.
Enter the description of the North Sea dataset here.
yyyy-mm-dd North Sea
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.
Baltic Sea types here
Enter data source for Baltic Sea here.
Enter name of the layer at the Baltic Sea source.
Enter the description of the Baltic Sea dataset here.
yyyy-mm-dd Baltic Sea
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Baltic Sea Edition.
Clyde Marine Region types here
Enter data source for Clyde Marine Region here.
Enter name of the layer at the Clyde Marine Region source.
Enter the description of the Clyde Marine Region dataset here.
yyyy-mm-dd Clyde Marine Region
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.
Adriatic Sea types here
Enter data source for Adriatic Sea here.
Enter name of the layer at the Adriatic Sea source.
Enter the description of the Adriatic Sea dataset here.
yyyy-mm-dd Adriatic Sea
Enter here how the layer was prepared to be integrated into the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.
Co-funded by the European Union.