Water depth data for all Baltic Sea areas
TheBaltic Sea Bathymetry Database (BSBD), an association of all the Baltic Sea national hydrographic offices, has posted high quality downloadable bathymetric data of the entire Baltic Sea.
The Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database (BSBD) is an effort to gather in one place and distribute water depth data – bathymetry – for the areas of all Baltic Sea countries.
Measuring bathymetry is mostly a national duty for each country, primarily because the production of nautical charts lies within each state’s responsibility. But many use cases span over country borders. However, locating all the different data sets and putting them together is not easy for e.g. researchers, people working in public administration or even GIS specialists.
The website offers complete, homogeneous and up-to-date Baltic Sea bathymetry data from official sources:All Baltic Sea national hydrographic offices under the umbrella of the Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission.
| This data is something different from official nautical paper charts or ENCs, and is not suitable to navigate after. The primary reason for this is that it is a digital terrain model, where interpolation and smoothing algorithms have been applied. Proper charts should be use for that purpose. |
For more information, click on theBaltic Sea Bathymetry Database (BSBD) website.
