WISE WFD groundwater bodies reported under Water Framework Directive 2016 - INTERNAL VERSION - version 1.1, Jul. 2017

The dataset contains information on the European groundwater bodies delineated for the 2nd River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).



This data set is available only for internal use of the European Commission and the European Environment Agency. Please search for "PUBLIC VERSION" in the dataset title to access the publicly available version.



The information was reported to the European Commission under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) reporting obligations.

The dataset compiles the available spatial data related to the 2nd RBMPs due in 2016 (hereafter WFD2016).

See http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/715 for further information on the WFD2016 reporting.



Relevant concepts:



Groundwater body: 'Body of groundwater' means a distinct volume of groundwater within an aquifer or aquifers.

Groundwater: All water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil. Aquifer: Subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of groundwater.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2017-07-14
Date (Revision)
2017-07-14
Date (Publication)
2017-07-14
Edition

1.1

Citation identifier
eea_v_4326_250_k_wise-gwb-wfd2016_i_2016-2017_v01_r01

Status
Superseded
Point of contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

http://www.eea.europa.eu

Point of contact
Spatial representation type
Vector

Spatial resolution

Equivalent scale

Denominator
250000
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
  • Geoscientific information

Extent

N
S
E
W




N
S
E
W




N
S
E
W




Extent

Temporal extent

Time period
2016-05-05 2017-06-29
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

WISE metadata keywords, version 1.0, 2009-10-01

  • Water Information System for Europe (WISE)

  • Water Framework Directive (WFD)

  • Groundwater body

  • Water body

GEMET

  • aquifer

  • groundwater

  • water resources management

Continents, countries, sea regions of the world.

  • Norway

  • EU28 (2013-2020)

INSPIRE - Feature Concept Dictionary, version 3

  • WFD Ground Water Body

Spatial scope
EEA topics

  • Water

Resource constraints

Use limitation

The dataset contains parts which are restricted by the data providers and not to be made public. For further information and specification regarding the use limitations and constraints please consult the file WISE_WFD_ReferenceSpatialDataSets_2017-07-14.pdf which is provided together with the data.

Resource constraints

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

The dataset contains parts which are restricted by the data providers and not to be made public. For further information and specification regarding the use limitations and constraints please consult the file WISE_WFD_ReferenceSpatialDataSets_2017-07-14.pdf which is provided together with the data.

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distribution format

  • SHP

  • Spatialite

OnLine resource

Direct download (Eionet authentication)

OnLine resource

Direct download (Eionet authentication)

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset

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

1) Data model



The data set follows the WISE spatial data model described in the WISE GIS guidance, available at http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_521_2016/GISGuidance/WISE_GISGuidance.pdf



The formal specification is available at http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_521_2016/UML/GML_Schemas_6.0.6.zip

The shapefile templates are available at http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_521_2016/Shapes/Shapefiles_6.0.6.zip



Refer to the WISE GIS guidance for the mapping between the GML elements in the XML schema and the corresponding fields in Shapefile format.



Refer to the Technical Report which accompanies the data set for information on the additional fields present in the shapefiles: cYear, country, lat, lon, statusCode, statusDate, remarks and qcCheck.



2) Data sources



For the 2nd River Basin Management Plans, spatial data was reported under the "Water Framework Directive - River Basin Management Plans - 2016 Spatial data" (hereafter WFD2016). See http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/717 for further information on the reporting.



Refer to the Technical Report which accompanies the data set the full list of CDR data sets.



3) Data processing



Refer to the Technical Report which accompanies the data set for further information.



4) Data quality



No geometric or topological error correction was performed.

Basic automated editing of string values (upper-casing, trimming, removal of invalid characters or values) was performed.



Refer to the Data Quality report of the CDR deliveries ( http://rod.eionet.europa.eu/obligations/717/deliveries) for further information.



5) WISE registers



For river basin districts and sub-units, the register of WISE thematic identifiers is kept in http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/SpatialUnit



For surface water bodies and groundwater bodies, the register of WISE thematic identifiers is kept in http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/WaterBody



For monitoring sites, the register of WISE thematic identifiers is kept in http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/MonitoringSite

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference System Information

Code
EPSG:4326

Metadata

Metadata identifier
68bc857c-4710-423c-977a-3f6d58d7c021

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Contact
Organisation Individual Electronic mail address Website Role

European Environment Agency

sdi@eea.europa.eu

Point of contact

Type of resource

Resource type
Dataset
Metadata linkage

https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/68bc857c-4710-423c-977a-3f6d58d7c021

Date info (Creation)
2017-08-15T09:11:51Z
Date info (Revision)
2025-10-09T10:55:26.858257Z

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115/19139

Edition

1.0

 
 
Access to the catalogue

Overviews

Spatial extent

Keywords

EEA topics

Water
GEMET

aquifer groundwater water resources management
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
Spatial scope

European


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