EuroRegionalMap 2019 (ERM 2019), Jan. 2019

EuroRegionalMap (ERM) is a Pan-European topographic vector dataset at scale 1:250000, that is, seamless and harmonized across boundaries. It is produced in cooperation by the National Mapping Agencies of the participating countries (NMCAs) using official national databases.

Thematic layers: Administrative Boundaries (BND), Hydrography (HYDRO), Miscellaneous (MISC), Named Location (NAME), Settlement (POP), Transportation (TRANS), Vegetation and Soils (VEG) as well as Points of Interest.

This metadata refers to the version 2019 of ERM, with the general reference for the supply being December 2018. The dataset is provided both in GDB and SHP formats. Main changes with respect to versions ERM v11.0 and v11.1 are:

- The administrative boundaries have been updated using EBM 2019 as data source. Some countries (Great Britain, Moldova and Romania) have slightly adapted them so to fit with the topographical features of ERM.

- Update of transportation, settlement, vegetation themes.

- Data from Ukraine as well as French Guiana (GF), Guadeloupe (GP), Martinique (MQ), Reunion (RE), Mayotte (YT), Saint Barthélemy (BL) and Saint Martin (MF) as overseas departments/collectivities of France belonging to the European Union are included in ERM 2019.

For more information about the data product specifications please refer to the documents "ERM_2019_DataSpecification_EuroStat.pdf", "ERM_2019_TechnicalGuide.pdf" and "ERM_Eurostat_Lineage_ERM_2019.pdf" provided with the dataset under the link "Documents".

IMPORTANT NOTE: This dataset 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.pdf" provided with this dataset under the link "Documents". 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 original metadata file created by EuroGeographics is provided together with the dataset under "Documents" link ("ERM_Eurostat_Metadata_ERM_2019.xml" within the "Metadata").

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2019-01-20
Date (Publication)
2019-01-20
Edition

12.0

Citation identifier
eurogeographics_v_4258_250_k_erm-europe_i_2018_v12_r00

Spatial representation type
Vector

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
250000
Topic category
  • Farming
  • Utilities communication
  • Transportation
  • Structure
  • Society
  • Location
  • Inland waters
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
  • Environment
  • Boundaries
  • Biota

Extent

N
S
E
W




Temporal extent

Time period
2018-12-01 2018-12-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Mineral resources

  • Hydrography

  • Energy resources

  • Administrative units

  • Production and industrial facilities

  • Protected sites

  • Land use

  • Soil

  • Transport networks

  • Population distribution — demography

  • Utility and governmental services

  • Land cover

  • Geographical names

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • EU28 (2013-2020)

  • Faeroe Islands

  • Andorra

  • Monaco

  • Georgia

  • Isle of Man

  • Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/99)

  • North Macedonia

  • Moldova

  • San Marino

  • Vatican

  • Ukraine

  • EFTA4

  • Liechtenstein

  • Serbia

GEMET

  • built-up area

  • harbour

  • estuary

  • surface water

  • soil

  • data base

  • road

  • high-speed railway

  • geo-referenced data

  • airport

  • dam

  • drainage

  • tidal water

  • international watercourse

  • river

  • car park

  • waterway

  • lake

  • coast

  • national boundary

  • geography

  • in situ

  • railway

  • vegetation

  • railway network

  • glacier

  • highway

  • artificial lake

  • water (geographic)

  • administrative boundary

  • route planning

  • human settlement

  • hydrography

  • transportation

  • waterfall

  • maritime transport

Spatial scope
EEA topics

  • Land use

  • Transport and mobility

  • Buildings and construction

  • Soil

  • Water

Resource constraints

Use limitation

The Commission will store the geographic data set on a central server that is accessible by Commission staff. Eurostat will distribute parts or the entire data within the Commission, to the EU Executive Agencies and to subcontractors. The Commission is authorised to use the geographic data as follows: (1) As geographic reference, i.e. creating a geographical context for other data. (2) For the production of maps, publications, posters, presentations and statistical analysis. (3) For deriving new geographic datasets by applying data manipulation procedures, e.g. combining different geographic datasets, generalisation procedures including smoothing and dropping of spatial features, adding new attribute information. Examples of derived geographic data are the NUTS map or the Trans European Transport Network. (4) For distributing the geographic data within the Commission as well as to the public in the form of publications, posters, presentations, derived analysed statistical data and derived geographic datasets. (5) For inclusion of the geographic data as map services in other applications provided that it will not possible to extract the original geographic data. (6) For spatial analysis and for mapping of results of these analysis.

The license conditions are spelled out in the "LicenseConditions.pdf" document provided together with the dataset.

Resource constraints

Access 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 1:1000000 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. More information about the acknowledgement of the source or metadata is given in the document "LicenseConditions.pdf" provided with the dataset.

Associated resource

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Metadata Reference
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Distribution Information

Distribution format

  • SHP

  • GDB

OnLine resource

Direct download (Eionet authentication)

OnLine resource

Direct download (Eionet authentication)

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Report

Result

Title

ERM (EC) 2019 Specification

Date (Publication)
2019-01-20
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
true

Report

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

Resource lineage

Statement

For the lineage description of the full product, please see "ERM_Eurostat_Lineage_ERM_2019.pdf" provided with the dataset under the folder "Metadata" under "Documents" link. For detailed information on the national contribution, please consult the documents "XX_Lineage_ERM_2019.pdf" (where XX is the country acronym), under the subfolder "Countries" of the folder "Metadata".

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Source

Reference System Information

Reference System Information

Code
EPSG:4258

Metadata

Metadata identifier
ec36e79b-615a-4484-a3a5-2714dc3951c5

Language
English
Character encoding
MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8

Type of resource

Resource type
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ec36e79b-615a-4484-a3a5-2714dc3951c5

Date info (Creation)
2019-01-30T13:11:41Z
Date info (Revision)
2025-10-09T11:21:19.681465Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3:2018

Edition

1.0

 
 
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Spatial extent

Keywords

EEA topics

Buildings and construction Land use Soil Transport and mobility Water
GEMET

administrative boundary airport artificial lake built-up area car park coast dam data base drainage estuary geo-referenced data geography glacier harbour high-speed railway highway human settlement hydrography in situ international watercourse lake maritime transport national boundary railway railway network river road route planning soil surface water tidal water transportation vegetation water (geographic) waterfall waterway
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Administrative units Energy resources Geographical names Hydrography Land cover Land use Mineral resources Population distribution — demography Production and industrial facilities Protected sites Soil Transport networks Utility and governmental services
Spatial scope

European


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