Dataset: Vessel density (Cargo) 2017-2022
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16 April, 2026
1 Data information
EMODnet Vessel Density maps were created by Cogea in 2019 in the framework of EMODnet Human Activities, an initiative funded by the EU Commission. The maps are based on AIS data purchased by Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) and ORBCOMM. The maps show shipping density in 1km*1km cells of a grid covering all EU waters (and some neighbouring areas). Density is expressed as hours per square kilometre per month. The following ship types are available:0 Other, 1 Fishing, 2 Service, 3 Dredging or underwater ops, 4 Sailing, 5 Pleasure Craft, 6 High speed craft, 7 Tug and towing, 8 Passenger, 9 Cargo, 10 Tanker, 11 Military and Law Enforcement, 12 Unknown and All ship types. Data are available by month of year. Yearly averages are also available.
1.1 Metadata
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2 Geographical extent
2.1 Coordinates
## [1] "West-Longitude: 16.43"## [1] "South-Latitude: 57.24"## [1] "East-Longitude: 16.58"## [1] "North-Latitude: 57.29"2.2 Defined area
3 Vessel density (Cargo) 2017-2022
3.1 Analysis (graphs)
3.1.7 Average
3.2 Analysis (data)
Monthly means (hours/km2)
| Month | Year_2017 | Year_2018 | Year_2019 | Year_2020 | Year_2021 | Year_2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54.26285 | 19.082249 | 24.43844 | 6.287755 | 26.201206 | 28.89271 |
| 2 | 45.87361 | 9.163004 | 22.99897 | 33.614981 | 14.059476 | 19.55259 |
| 3 | 53.35723 | 29.927180 | 25.04129 | 32.685210 | 13.166747 | 36.65185 |
| 4 | 56.72406 | 12.506528 | 16.80540 | 35.520081 | 27.298669 | 39.97146 |
| 5 | 74.13506 | 26.465637 | 36.84634 | 38.582986 | 25.817627 | 52.17692 |
| 6 | 60.80816 | 21.743533 | 18.51636 | 23.349068 | 26.600484 | 45.15464 |
| 7 | 50.98277 | 32.338786 | 22.16633 | 9.515707 | 40.027359 | 38.87305 |
| 8 | 56.08711 | 27.338702 | 14.43195 | 11.086075 | 23.766360 | 26.80584 |
| 9 | 56.53578 | 29.615828 | 25.72715 | 26.885644 | 5.913629 | 41.75769 |
| 10 | 17.86429 | 26.865629 | 24.07268 | 21.822187 | 29.064891 | 41.81509 |
| 11 | 28.69492 | 25.735206 | 21.62949 | 18.467235 | 15.764070 | 43.81588 |
| 12 | 16.93338 | 13.450154 | 34.71562 | 27.477229 | 26.573638 | 43.33784 |
4 Access data
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| Year | Geotiff_2017 | Geotiff_2018 | Geotiff_2019 | Geotiff_2020 | Geotiff_2021 | Geotiff_2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Apr | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Jul | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Aug | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sep | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Oct | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Nov | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Dec | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 Interactive map
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- 2017 average
- 2018 average
- 2019 average
- 2020 average
- 2021 average
- 2022 average
6 Open-notebook
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