bmdc.be:dataset:2161 English UTF-8 Dataset Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Point of contact 2026-04-07T15:12:58.732Z Geographic information -- Metadata ISO 19115:2003/19139 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035 EPSG SediLITHO@SEA, lithological descriptions of marine sediments in the Belgian part of the North Sea 2014-11-01 Creation 2019-12-19T11:59:00Z Revision 2026-04-07T15:12:58.732Z Publication Digital Object Identifier 2016-05-19 https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2161 Belgian Marine Data Centre bmdc.be:dataset:2161 This dataset is composed of the following sources: (1) Lars Kint, Vera Van Lancker (2018). TILES Data portal. (2) Vera Van Lancker et al. (n.d.). GIS layer for sediment cores and lithologies 2020 (TILES). (3) Vera Van Lancker et al. (n.d.). GIS layer for sediment subsamples 2020 (TILES). (4) Vera Van Lancker et al. (n.d.). Tiles cores 2020 (INSPIRE-compliant GML). A lithological parameter dataset was created containing all geological descriptions of samples taken from the Belgian seabed. The information is a compilation of individual contributions of scientists associated to scientific institutes, national geological services and universities with a common interest in marine sediments. Descriptions were also extracted from geological reports of project-based sampling campaigns commissioned by authorities, enriched with confidential data from private companies and industry. Given the different origins of the data, as well as the timespan covered, harmonisation and standardisation were a necessity. To stimulate a coherent mapping throughout Europe, guidelines were established, e.g., EU-FP7 Geo-Seas for geological and geophysical data; EU-FP7 SeaDataNet for oceanographic data, INSPIRE for spatial information. To assure interoperability and compatibility of the data, lithological descriptions went through a coding procedure differentiating between main lithology, based on the Wentworth classification (1922); secondary lithology, based on Folk classification (1954); grain-size ranges with related mean and percentiles; sediment percentages (clay, silt, mud, sand, gravel and shell); as well as minor constituents like (in)organic and glauconite content. Colours were converted into indices. Metadata were quality-controlled and completed for nomenclature of boreholes, coordinates with geodetic reference datum and type of navigation system, data originator, services, ships or platforms, borehole age (or vintage), core depth, unique gear differentiation and interpretation method. The date and time of sampling were traced back from on-board documents and included in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a common international standard. Seabed depth was converted to meters below mean sea level (MSL), as it serves the need for a unified system between Belgium and the Netherlands. A (meta)data quality assessment for marine subsurface datasets has been worked out. A user-friendly digital data portal (www.bmdc.be/tiles-dataportal) holds for each borehole or sample (1) original documents with lithological descriptions and meta information; (2) lab results with grain-size data and information on the composition; (3) standardised and coded sheets from the originals with added data quality flags indicating the level of uncertainty on location, sampling gear and vintage; and (4) photographic material of cores and samples. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Publisher Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be http://www.bmdc.be http Custodian Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Ecosystems data processing and modelling (ECODAM) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien ecodam@lists.naturalsciences.be Author Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), Direction opérationnelle Milieux naturels (DO Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN), Operationele Directie Natuurlijk Milieu (OD Natuur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN), Operationelle Direktion Natürliche Umwelt (OD Natur), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien bmdc@naturalsciences.be https://www.bmdc.be http Custodian Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB) Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (KBIN) Königliches Belgisches Institut für Naturwissenschaften (KBIN) Natur) Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Vautierstraat 29 Rue Vautier 29 Vautierstraat 29 Brussel Brussels Brussel Bruxelles Brüssel 1000 Belgium Belgium Belgique België Belgien info@naturalsciences.be https://www.naturalsciences.be http Owner Geology Geologie Geology Géologie Geologie Theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 Publication 1.0 Geology marine data Theme Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance) Theme European Legislation Identifier marine geology Meeresgeologie marine geology géologie marine mariene geologie marine sediment Meeressediment marine sediment sédiment marin afzetting in zee sea bed Meeresboden sea bed fond marin zeebodem Theme GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1 2021-06-01 Publication 4.2.1 Other restrictions https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Other restrictions http://www.bmdc.be/tiles-dataportal/#termsofusecontacts Other restrictions RBINS gives no warranty as to the quality or suitability of the data. 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Vera Van Lancker et al. An HTTP link to download this dataset in INSPIRE-compliant GML Download https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:2161 DOI Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Dataset This dataset is a collection of boreholes and sediment samples taken in the Belgian part of the North Sea from the 1930s until now. Original data locations were described in reference datums European Datum 1950, Belgian Datum 1972 and World Geodetic System 1984; and map projections Lambert, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) and ‘Rijksdriehoek’ (RD). All coordinates were converted to WGS84 (EPSG: 4326) and WGS84/UTM zone 31N (EPSG: 32631) in the dataset. Finally, a shapefile is published in INSPIRE compliant ETRS89-LAEA projection (EPSG: 3035).