Distance to Coast

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Distance to Coast

Layer Info
Category	Management
Sub-category	Governance
Editable	No

Description

Distance to Coast measures the proximity of a given point or area to the nearest coastline. It plays a crucial role in marine spatial planning (MSP) by influencing environmental conditions, economic activities, and regulatory decisions. Coastal proximity affects marine ecosystems, infrastructure development, and accessibility to maritime resources.

MSP Challenge

This layer is strictly view-only and cannot be modified or edited. It provides visual information for reference without interactive features.

Sand Extraction Edition

Types

• 0 - 50 km
• 50 - 100 km
• 100 - 150 km
• 150 - 200 km
• 250 - 300 km

Metadata

Data Source

Created by the MSP team based on the Reference coastline 1990 from Rijkswaterstaat.

Original Title

NS_Distance_to_coast_raster_OR

Description

Not available

Creation Date

08/2024

Methodology

1. Create a grid with the desired resolution for the final raster
2. Create a layer with points over the coastline (points along geometry) | Reference coastline 1990 from Rijkswaterstaat
3. Use the distance to nearest hub with the grid being the origin and the point along geometry being the hubs layer
4. Clip the result from step 3 to the desired extent
5. Rasterize the result using the distance field

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.