EuroBoundaryMap 2020 (EBM 2020), Jan. 2020

EuroBoundaryMap provides a European geographic database for administrative and statistical regions that will be maintained at the source level by the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs), and by providing harmonized access conditions for this geographic information within the framework of EuroGeographics. EBM (1:100000) offers the combined strength of detailed European administrative units and linkages to the corresponding LAU and NUTS codes.

This metadata refers to the version 2020 of EBM, which is a complete new update of the EBM product based on the new NUTS2016 regulation. The basis for the update was the previous release EBM 2019. The dataset is provided both in a full Europe dataset (Data_FullEurope) and divided by countries (Data_Countries) in GDB format. EBM 2020 contains the matching with the NUTS regulations No 2016/2066 (NUTS 2016) and refers to the administrative situation as it was in each country on 31 January 2018 (reference date).

Names of administrative units and levels are stored with Unicode character set as well as standard ASCII. Considering the user requirements, it can also be distinguished between land and water parts of administrative units within EuroBoundaryMap.Territorial sea areas are included for a number of countries as an optional feature. This comprises territorial waters assigned to administrative units on lowest national level as well as territorial waters, which are directly administered by the national government. The definition of the territorial sea strictly follows the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. All territorial sea areas are attributed as coastal waters.

For more information about the data product specifications and changes with respect to the previous version of this dataset (EBM 2019), please refer to the documents EBM_2020_Specification.pdf and EBM_2020_Changes.pdf provided with the data set under the folder "Documents" and "Descriptions_Metadata" under "Documentation" link.

The EBM Full Europe database ("EuroBoundaryMap_2020") does not contain either Kosovo (KS) as independent country or Serbia (RS) including Kosovo following Serbian legal position). "EuroBoundaryMap_2020_optionRS" includes only the individual data set of Serbia with Kosovo following Serbian legal position. "EuroBoundaryMap_2020_optionKS" includes only the individual data sets of Serbia and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/99), the latter as independent country. It is advised to use the code XK instead of KS for Kosovo.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This data set is only to be used internally in the EEA, for the purposes and under the conditions stated under the "Resource Constraints" elements of this metadata file and on the document "LicenseConditions_EBM.pdf" provided with this dataset under "Documentation" link. This metadata has been slightly adapted from the original metadata file provided by EuroGeographics and is to be used only for internal EEA purposes. For reference, the metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset ("Metadata_EBM_2020.xml" within the "Descriptions_Metadata") as well as the national metadata stored under each corresponding country folder in "Descriptions_Metadata" provided together with the dataset under the link "Documentation".

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Date (Publication)
2020-01-27
Date (Creation)
2018-12-31
Edition

14.0
Citation identifier
eurogeographics_v_4258_100_k_ebm_i_2018_v14_r00
Status
Superseded

Point of contact

No information provided.
Maintenance and update frequency
Annually

GEMET

  • national boundary

  • sub-national boundary

  • administrative boundary
Keywords
    Keywords

      Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

      • Vatican

      • Bosnia and Herzegovina

      • North Macedonia

      • San Marino

      • Gibraltar

      • EU28 (2013-2020)

      • Moldova

      • Faeroe Islands

      • Ukraine

      • Serbia

      • Albania

      • Greenland

      • Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/99)

      • EFTA4

      • Monaco

      • Andorra
      Spatial scope
      GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
      Access constraints
      Other restrictions
      Other constraints
      public access limited according to Article 13(1)(e) of the INSPIRE Directive
      Use constraints
      Other restrictions
      Other constraints

      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: The Commission is authorized to distribute derived geographic data and other derived products, if (1) The original geometry is generalised to the equivalent of a scale of 1:3000000 or smaller, applying the same quality principles in terms of resolution and accuracy as for the original geographic data or if the content of information in terms of number of features is less or equal to 20% of the number of features in the original geographic data (for the data extent relevant to the data to be distributed), (2) The data is not used for commercial purpose and, (3) The source is acknowledged.

      The acknowledgement to include when using this specific data set is: "Administrative boundaries: ©EuroGeographics". More information about the acknowledgement of the source or metadata is given in the document "LicenseConditions_EBM.pdf" provided with the dataset.

      Aggregate Datasetindentifier
      87bb8619-5dbb-4e49-8509-3f273439a185
      Association Type
      revision of
      Spatial representation type
      Vector
      Denominator
      100000
      Language of dataset
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      Language of dataset
      arm
      Language of dataset
      aze
      Language of dataset
      baq
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      bel
      Language of dataset
      bos
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      bul
      Language of dataset
      cat
      Language of dataset
      cnr
      Language of dataset
      cze
      Language of dataset
      dan
      Language of dataset
      dsb
      Language of dataset
      dut
      Language of dataset
      English
      Language of dataset
      est
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      fao
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      fin
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      fkv
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      fre
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      frr
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      fry
      Language of dataset
      geo
      Language of dataset
      ger
      Language of dataset
      gla
      Language of dataset
      gle
      Language of dataset
      glv
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      gre
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      hrv
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      hsb
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      hun
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      ice
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      ita
      Language of dataset
      kal
      Language of dataset
      lat
      Language of dataset
      lav
      Language of dataset
      lit
      Language of dataset
      ltz
      Language of dataset
      mkd
      Language of dataset
      mlt
      Language of dataset
      nor
      Language of dataset
      pol
      Language of dataset
      por
      Language of dataset
      roh
      Language of dataset
      rum
      Language of dataset
      rus
      Language of dataset
      slo
      Language of dataset
      slv
      Language of dataset
      sma
      Language of dataset
      sme
      Language of dataset
      smi
      Language of dataset
      smj
      Language of dataset
      spa
      Language of dataset
      srp
      Language of dataset
      stl
      Language of dataset
      stq
      Language of dataset
      swe
      Language of dataset
      tur
      Language of dataset
      ukr
      Language of dataset
      wel
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      MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8
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      Begin date
      2018-01-01
      End date
      2018-12-31
      Coordinate reference system identifier
      EPSG:4258
      Distribution format
      • GDB ( 10.1)

      OnLine resource

      No information provided.

      OnLine resource

      No information provided.

      OnLine resource

      No information provided.
      Hierarchy level
      Dataset

      Conformance result

      Title
      EBM 2020 Specification
      Date (Publication)
      2020-01-20
      Explanation

      See the referenced specification and quality reports.
      Pass
      Yes

      Conformance result

      Title
      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
      Date (Publication)
      2010-12-08
      Explanation

      See the referenced specification
      Statement

      Delivered separately for each national contribution.

      Please refer to the documents "XX_EBM_2020_Lineage.pdf" (where XX is the country acronym), stored under each corresponding country folder in "Descriptions_Metadata" provided together with the dataset under the link "Documentation".

      Metadata

      File identifier
      3275ecdb-a6c5-4ffe-875f-c0b2bfcc5786 XML
      Metadata language
      English
      Character set
      MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8
      Hierarchy level
      Dataset
      Date stamp
      2025-01-07T15:40:47.055752Z
      Metadata standard name

      ISO19115
      Metadata standard version

      2003/Cor.1:2006
      Metadata author
      Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Website Role

      European Environment Agency

      sdi@eea.europa.eu

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      Keywords

      GEMET

      administrative boundary national boundary sub-national boundary
      GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

      Administrative units Geographical names Population distribution — demography Statistical units
      Spatial scope

      European


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