Thumbnail
Mineral (sand) extraction potential in the Lithuanian EEZ
Resource ID
5eea3950-0a0f-11ea-8c53-005056920f9c
Title
Mineral (sand) extraction potential in the Lithuanian EEZ
Date
Nov. 18, 2019, 2:26 p.m., Creation
Abstract
The potential of mineral (sand) extraction was mapped by matching the sediment substrate found in the known wxtraction sites against the seabed sediment distribution in the Lithuanian EEZ. The location of the official sand extraction sites and seabed sediment map was retrieved from the EMODnet Geology “Marine Minerals” and “Seabed Substrates” data products.
Edition
--
Owner
Geoadmin
Point of Contact
m.kalinauskas@mruni.eu
Purpose
--
Maintenance Frequency
unknown
Type
vector
Restrictions
All restrictions and limitations are applied based on Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) licencing policy.
License
Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
--
End
--
Supplemental Information
No information provided
Data Quality
The potential of mineral (sand) extraction in the Lithuanian EEZ was mapped by overlaying the known official locations of mineral (sand) extraction sites and the sediment map available. The sediment map classifies, according to the “folk_5” classification found in the Seabed Substrate data product from EMODnet Geology (2019), sediments into: “Sand”, “Mud to muddy Sand”, “Mixed sediments”, “coarse-type sediments” and “Rock & boulders”. The sediments were reclassified into “Low”, “Medium” and “High” as input for the spatial discrimination of the potential for mineral (sand) extraction ES in the Lithuanian EEZ. • EMODnet Geology, 2019. Marine Minerals (emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/) (accessed on 2019-10-15) • EMODnet Geology, 2019. Seabed Substrates (emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/) (accessed on 2019-10-15).
Extent
  • x0: 4883638.911100000000000
  • x1: 5018890.396200000000000
  • y0: 3632318.705900000000000
  • y1: 3708236.577100000000000
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:3035
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Marine
Regions
Lithuania