Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning

• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105799
• Publication Date: 2023-08-29T17:14:56Z
• Authors: Sarah Flynn; Elizabeth Tray; Tom Woolley; Adam Leadbetter; Kellie Heney; Deirdre O’Driscoll; Caitriona Nic Aon...; Andrew Conway
• Keywords: Spatial Planning; Marine Spatial Planning

The Maritime Spatial Planning process is data intensive, having to draw upon the best available coming from many different sources. There are, therefore, multiple challenges in managing spatial for inclusion Marine Plans. These include need integrity drive reproducibility; as well providing contextual information enable end users increase understanding potential be reused independently. This paper examines associated with Ireland's marine plan. It demonstrates how repeatability can achieved such products and underlying processes necessary ensure decision-making. During plan consultation period, used baseline subsequent draft became outdated, newer better-fitting identified. In total, 124 map matured throughout process; consequently, were developed integrate stakeholder feedback a method provide uniform way deliver, manage update datasets. Ireland held an array of engagement efforts. entire spanned several years involved numerous organisations. Informed by engagement-data interaction explores innovative using driving force Data Quality. aims describe interwoven updating datasets benefits simultaneously integrating developing repeatable management processes.