Generalised Coastline

It is about an automated derived coastline of the North Sea and Baltic Sea from different scale ranges of the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) corresponding to the relative coverage area – see nautical product catalogue. The ENCs are produced in accordance with the valid international standard S-57.

It consists of generalised lines in the different ENC scale ranges Approach, Harbour and Berthing. None of these scale ranges provides a continuous coastline.

The derived coastline consists of natural and man-made (e. g. piers) elements.

As an alternative, there is a further coastline available. Information on this high-precision coastline is available via customer@bsh.de .

Alternate title: Generalized_Coastline

Date (Publication): 2026-03-26

Date (Creation): 2026-03-26

Date (Revision): 2026-03-26

Citation identifier: https://gdi.bsh.de/de/metadata/Generalised-Coastline.xml

Point of contact

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) - ( )

Neptunallee 5 , Rostock , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , 18057 , Germany

Maintenance and update frequency: Weekly

Spatial scope

National

Theme

BSH
coastline
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
natural features

area

Baltic Sea
German Bight
North Sea
Western Baltic Sea

Classification: Unclassified

Use constraints: Other restrictions

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