European Marine Observation and Data Network

International, relevant to the Netherlands

EMODnet (European marine data)

The European network for marine data in seven themes: bathymetry, geology, physics, chemistry, biology, seabed habitats and human activities. For the Dutch North Sea you'll find wind farms, cables, pipelines, vessel density, wrecks and depth, as map layers (WMS) and data (WFS).

Energy Traffic and transport Earth observationOpenMap layerAPIDownloadEurope · feature (wind farm, cable) or grid cell (~125 metres)

Up to date · updated in July 2026 · checked 17:23

Everything that's in it1,891

All layers from EMODnet's map and feature services, by theme, fetched every night. Geology and physics are missing: their servers disallow scripts in robots.txt.

1,891map layers

1,891with an API or map service

0updated in the past 30 days

Biologie (Biology)122

Chemie (Chemistry)1,106

Zeebodemleefgebieden (Seabed Habitats)438

Wind farm areas in the Dutch North Sea by status: planned is the largest part, 51% in October 2026

Breakdown in October 2026: planned 51%, in production 31%, under construction 13%, approved 5.1%. Total: 39 areas.

Source: EMODnet Human Activities, laag windparken (WFS) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026 · selection: country: NetherlandsOpen the table Single block

Offshore wind farms in production (Dutch North Sea) by capacity: most Hollandse Kust (Zuid) (1,540 megawatts), then Hollandse Kust (Noord) and Borssele Kavel IV

Offshore wind farms in production (Dutch North Sea) by capacity, October 2026, in megawatts. Total: 4,759; the largest 12 of 12 categories are shown. Hollandse Kust (Zuid) is 32% of the total. 12 parks with status "Production", 671 turbines in all. EMODnet updates the layer once a year (latest updateyear: 2026); a park that just opened may still be listed as under construction.

Source: EMODnet Human Activities, laag windparken (WFS) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026 · selection: country: NetherlandsOpen the table Single block

What can you do with it?4 ideas

Getting started

Wind farms in the Dutch North Sea

According to EMODnet, 12 offshore wind farms are operating in the Netherlands with a combined 4,758.5 MW and 671 turbines. Five farms (3,556 MW) are under construction and twenty are planned (wind farm layer, metadata dated July 2026).

Getting started

How deep is it here?

One call gives the depth at a point. At 4.0° east, 52.6° north (off the coast of North Holland) the average is 26.5 metres.

Advanced

Shipping traffic next to the wind farms

Overlay the vessel density layer on the wind farms and cables. Where do shipping routes cross planned farms?

Advanced

Distance to the coast

Every wind farm has a dist_coast field in metres. Compare the Dutch farms with those of Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom.

How to process it4 steps

Pick the right theme portal
Each theme has its own server, e.g. ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu (wind farms, cables, shipping) and ows.emodnet-bathymetry.eu (depth). The documentation lists all WMS, WFS and WCS addresses.
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https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/emodnet-web-service-documentation
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View the layers
Human Activities' WFS lists 161 layers (the WMS 208, 16 Oct 2026), from wind farms (emodnet:windfarmspoly) to Rijkswaterstaat cables (emodnet:pcablesrijks).
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https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities&version=2.0.0
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Filter on the Netherlands

GeoServer supports CQL_FILTER: country='Netherlands'. Use propertyName to pick fields; outputFormat=csv or application/json.

https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=emodnet:windfarmspoly&outputFormat=csv&CQL_FILTER=country='Netherlands'&propertyName=name,status,power_mw,n_turbines,year

Depth at a point
The Bathymetry REST service returns minimum, maximum and average depth (in metres, negative = below sea level) and the source of the measurement.
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https://rest.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/depth_sample?geom=POINT(4.0%2052.6)
```

Interesting combinations

datum en locatie

How much wind blows near the farms?

Take a KNMI coastal station, e.g. De Kooy (235) or Hoek van Holland (330), and compare wind speed with the farms' capacities.

Combine with KNMI daily weather data

Similar sources

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Noordzeeloket (Rijksoverheid) not in the index yet
The Dutch government's portal for the North Sea, with the North Sea Programme and offshore wind energy. Plans and decisions, but no European data layers.
Copernicus Sentinel-2
Satellite images of sea and coast; no depth, cables or permits.

What to watch out for

Status lags behind reality
The wind farm layer is updated once a year (field updateyear). A farm that just opened may still say 'Construction'. Check recent farms with Noordzeeloket or the operator.
EMODnet aggregates, it does not create
The data come from national institutes. The licence is CC BY 4.0 unless stated otherwise, but read the metadata of the original source and credit it.
A different server per theme
Bathymetry, Human Activities, Geology and the other themes each have their own address, layers and naming. Start at the documentation page.
Depth is an average per cell
The depth grid has cells of about 125 metres. For navigation or construction use the official nautical charts.

APIOGC WFS 2.0.0 · read 16 Oct 2026

StandardOGC WFS 2.0.0docs

Access no key

No key. Fees: NONE; access constraints: NONE. from the description

Size600

features in emodnet:windfarmspoly tested

Formats

application/gml+xml; version=3.2GML2SHAPE-ZIPapplication/jsoncsvgml3gml32jsontext/csvtext/xml; subtype=gml/2.1.2text/xml; subtype=gml/3.1.1text/xml; subtype=gml/3.2

Base URL

https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs

Endpoints 11

GET?request=GetCapabilitiesservice description
GET?request=DescribeFeatureTypefields of a layer (XSD)
GET?request=GetFeaturethe features themselves, with geometry
GET?request=GetPropertyValueonly the values of one field
GET?request=ListStoredQueriesstored queries
GET?request=DescribeStoredQueriesstored query details
GET?request=CreateStoredQueryCreateStoredQuery
GET?request=DropStoredQueryDropStoredQuery
GET?request=LockFeatureLockFeature
GET?request=GetFeatureWithLockGetFeatureWithLock
GET?request=TransactionTransaction

Layers and projections

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Advisory Councilsemodnet:advisorycouncilsEPSG:4326
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Advisory Councils (Aquaculture)emodnet:aquacultureEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Baltic)emodnet:balticEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Black Sea)emodnet:blackseaEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Long Distance Fleet)emodnet:longdistancefleetEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Market)emodnet:marketEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Mediterranean)emodnet:mediterraneanEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (North Sea)emodnet:northseaEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (North-western Waters)emodnet:northwesternwatersEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (Outermost Regions)emodnet:outermostregionsEPSG:4326
Advisory Councils (South-western Waters)emodnet:southwesternwatersEPSG:4326
Aggregate Extraction Areasemodnet:aggregateareasEPSG:4326
Aggregate Extraction Locationsemodnet:aggregatesEPSG:4326
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Average MW Fishing hours: Dredgesemodnet:fishingdredgesEPSG:4326
Average MW Fishing hours: Pelagic trawls and seinesemodnet:fishingpelagicEPSG:4326
Average MW Fishing hours: Static gearsemodnet:fishingstaticgearsEPSG:4326
Average Subsurface Swept Area Ratioemodnet:fishingsubsurfaceEPSG:4326
Average Surface Swept Area Ratioemodnet:fishingsurfaceEPSG:4326
Barcelona Conventionemodnet:barcelonaEPSG:4326
Boreholesemodnet:hydrocarbonsEPSG:4326
Bucharest Conventionemodnet:bucharestEPSG:4326
Desalination Plantsemodnet:desalinationEPSG:4326
Discharge Pointsemodnet:dischargepointsEPSG:4326
Dredge Spoil Dumping (Points)emodnet:dredgespoilEPSG:4326
Dredge Spoil Dumping (Polygons)emodnet:dredgespoilpolyEPSG:4326
Dredgingemodnet:dredgingEPSG:4326
Dumped Munitions (Points)emodnet:munitionsEPSG:4326
Dumped Munitions (Polygons)emodnet:munitionspolyEPSG:4326
EMODnet Marinasemodnet:emodnetmarinasEPSG:4326
Emerald Networkemodnet:emeraldnetworkEPSG:4326
FAO Statistical Areasemodnet:faoareas_oldEPSG:4326
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Finfish Productionemodnet:finfishEPSG:4326
First Sales of Fishemodnet:fishsalesEPSG:4326
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Fish Catches by FAO Fishery Statistical Areas (Sub-unit Area)emodnet:subunitcatchesEPSG:4326
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Fishing Quotas by FMZsemodnet:fishquotasEPSG:4326
Fishing Quotas by FMZsemodnet:fishquotas240408EPSG:4326
Fishing Quotas by FMZs and Levelemodnet:fishquotas240408bylevelEPSG:4326
Fishing Quotas by FMZs and Levelemodnet:fishquotasbylevelEPSG:4326
Fishing Quotas by FMZs and Speciesemodnet:fishquotas240408byspeciesEPSG:4326
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Freshwater Productionemodnet:freshwaterEPSG:4326
HELCOM Maritime Areaemodnet:helcomEPSG:4326
Heritage Ship Wrecksemodnet:heritageshipwrecksEPSG:4326
ICES Statistical Areasemodnet:icesareasEPSG:4326
International Conventionsemodnet:intconventionsEPSG:4326
Lighthousesemodnet:lighthousesEPSG:4326
MSFD Reporting Unitsemodnet:reportingunitsEPSG:4326
MSP Spatial Plan Areasemodnet:mspspatialplanEPSG:4326
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MSP Zoning Areas by Planned Marine Useemodnet:mspzoningpolyEPSG:4326
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MSP Zoning Points by Planned Marine Useemodnet:mspzoninglocsEPSG:4326
Macroalgae (seaweeds)emodnet:macroalgaeEPSG:4326
Main Ports (Goods Traffic 1997-2025)emodnet:portgoodsEPSG:4326
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Microalgaeemodnet:microalgaeEPSG:4326
Military Areas (Points)emodnet:militaryareasEPSG:4326
Military Areas (Polygons)emodnet:militaryareaspolyEPSG:4326
Nationally Designated Areasemodnet:cddaareasEPSG:4326
Nationally Designated Areas (Locations)emodnet:cddalocationsEPSG:4326
Nationally Designated Areas (Points)emodnet:nationallydesignatedlocsEPSG:4326
Nationally Designated Areas (Polygons)emodnet:nationallydesignatedareasEPSG:4326
Natura 2000emodnet:natura2000areasEPSG:4326
Nuclear Power Plantsemodnet:nuclearEPSG:4326
Number of nights spent by municipality (LAU)emodnet:tourismlauEPSG:4326
OSPAR Maritime Areaemodnet:osparEPSG:4326
Ocean Energy - Project Locationsemodnet:oenergyEPSG:4326
Ocean Energy - Test Sitesemodnet:oenergytestsEPSG:4326
Offshore Installationsemodnet:platformsEPSG:4326
OpenStreetMap Marinas (areas)emodnet:osmmarinaspolyEPSG:4326
OpenStreetMap Marinas (points)emodnet:osmmarinasEPSG:4326
Pipelinesemodnet:pipelinesEPSG:4326
Power Cables - DE BSH-CONTISemodnet:pcablesbshcontisEPSG:4326
Power Cables - FR SHOMemodnet:pcablesshomEPSG:4326
Power Cables - NL Rijkswaterstaatemodnet:pcablesrijksEPSG:4326
Power Cables - NO NVEemodnet:pcablesnveEPSG:4326
Regional Sea Conventions MPAsemodnet:marineprotectedareasEPSG:4326
Shellfish Aquaculture Licensed Sitesemodnet:shellfishlicsEPSG:4236
Shellfish Productionemodnet:shellfishEPSG:4326
Shellfish Protected Areas under the WFDemodnet:shellfishwfdareasEPSG:4326
Spirulinaemodnet:spirulinaEPSG:4326
State of Bathing Watersemodnet:bathingwatersEPSG:4326
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Telecommunication Cables - FR SHOMemodnet:shomcablesEPSG:4326
Telecommunication Cables - FR SIGCablesemodnet:sigcablesEPSG:4326
Telecommunication Cables - MT IOI-MOCemodnet:maltacablesEPSG:4326
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Telecommunication Cables - UK OGAemodnet:ukfibrecablesEPSG:4326
Tourism ecosystem indicators by NUTS3 regionemodnet:tourismnuts3EPSG:4326
Treatment Plantsemodnet:treatmentplantsEPSG:4326
UNESCO World Heritage Conventionemodnet:unescowhlEPSG:4326
Waste at Ports (m3/tonnes)emodnet:wasteatportsEPSG:4326
Wind Farms (Points)emodnet:windfarmsEPSG:4326
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World Database on Protected Areasemodnet:wdpaareasEPSG:4326
World Database on Protected Areas (Locations)emodnet:wdpalocationsEPSG:4326
Worldwide wreck locations (UK Hydrographic Office)emodnet:wwshipwrecksEPSG:4326

Filtering from the description

OGC Filter Encoding (FES 2.0)

PropertyIsLessThanPropertyIsGreaterThanPropertyIsLessThanOrEqualToPropertyIsGreaterThanOrEqualToPropertyIsEqualToPropertyIsNotEqualToPropertyIsLikePropertyIsBetweenPropertyIsNullPropertyIsNilDisjointEqualsDWithinBeyondIntersectsTouchesCrossesWithinContainsOverlapsBBOXAfterBeforeBeginsBegunByTContainsDuringTEqualsTOverlapsMeetsOverlappedByMetByEndedBy

Parameters 6

`typeNames`	which layer: emodnet:activelicenses, emodnet:advisorycouncils, emodnet:pelagicstocks, emodnet:aquaculture, emodnet:baltic, emodnet:blacksea, emodnet:longdistancefleet, emodnet:market, emodnet:mediterranean, emodnet:northsea, emodnet:northwesternwaters, emodnet:outermostregions, emodnet:southwesternwaters, emodnet:aggregateareas, emodnet:aggregates, emodnet:fishingbeamtrawls, emodnet:fishingbottomottertrawls, emodnet:fishingbottomseines, emodnet:fishingdredges, emodnet:fishingpelagic, emodnet:fishingstaticgears, emodnet:fishingsubsurface, emodnet:fishingsurface, emodnet:barcelona, emodnet:hydrocarbons, emodnet:bucharest, emodnet:desalination, emodnet:dischargepoints, emodnet:dredgespoil, emodnet:dredgespoilpoly, emodnet:dredging, emodnet:munitions, emodnet:munitionspoly, emodnet:emodnetmarinas, emodnet:emeraldnetwork, emodnet:faoareas_old, emodnet:fao_areas, emodnet:finfish, emodnet:fishsales, emodnet:fishsalesbyspecies, emodnet:divisioncatches, emodnet:majorcatches, emodnet:subareacatches, emodnet:subdivisioncatches, emodnet:subunitcatches, emodnet:divisioncatchesbygroup, emodnet:majorcatchesbygroup, emodnet:subareacatchesbygroup, emodnet:subdivisioncatchesbygroup, emodnet:subunitcatchesbygroup, emodnet:divisioncatchesbycountry, emodnet:majorcatchesbycountry, emodnet:subareacatchesbycountry, emodnet:subdivisioncatchesbycountry, emodnet:subunitcatchesbycountry, emodnet:divisioneffort, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffort, emodnet:majoreffort, emodnet:subareaeffort, emodnet:subdivisioneffort, emodnet:subuniteffort, emodnet:divisioneffortbycountryv1, emodnet:divisioneffortbycountry, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffortbycountry, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffortbycountryv1, emodnet:majoreffortbycountryv1, emodnet:majoreffortbycountry, emodnet:subareaeffortbycountryv1, emodnet:subareaeffortbycountry, emodnet:subdivisioneffortbycountryv1, emodnet:subdivisioneffortbycountry, emodnet:subuniteffortbycountryv1, emodnet:subuniteffortbycountry, emodnet:divisioneffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:divisioneffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:majoreffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:majoreffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:subareaeffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:subareaeffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:subdivisioneffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:subdivisioneffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:subuniteffortbyvesseltypev1, emodnet:subuniteffortbyvesseltype, emodnet:divisioneffortv1, emodnet:gfcmsubareaeffortv1, emodnet:majoreffortv1, emodnet:subareaeffortv1, emodnet:subdivisioneffortv1, emodnet:subuniteffortv1, emodnet:fishquotas, emodnet:fishquotas240408, emodnet:fishquotas240408bylevel, emodnet:fishquotasbylevel, emodnet:fishquotas240408byspecies, emodnet:fishquotasbyspecies, emodnet:freshwater, emodnet:helcom, emodnet:heritageshipwrecks, emodnet:icesareas, emodnet:intconventions, emodnet:lighthouses, emodnet:reportingunits, emodnet:mspspatialplan, emodnet:mspzoningpolybyusefunction, emodnet:mspzoningpoly, emodnet:mspzoninglinebyusefunction, emodnet:mspzoningline, emodnet:mspzoninglocsbyusefunction, emodnet:mspzoninglocs, emodnet:macroalgae, emodnet:portgoods, emodnet:portlocations, emodnet:portpassengers, emodnet:portvessels, emodnet:portvesselsbytonnage, emodnet:portvesselsbytype, emodnet:microalgae, emodnet:militaryareas, emodnet:militaryareaspoly, emodnet:cddaareas, emodnet:cddalocations, emodnet:nationallydesignatedlocs, emodnet:nationallydesignatedareas, emodnet:natura2000areas, emodnet:nuclear, emodnet:tourismlau, emodnet:ospar, emodnet:oenergy, emodnet:oenergytests, emodnet:platforms, emodnet:osmmarinaspoly, emodnet:osmmarinas, emodnet:pipelines, emodnet:pcablesbshcontis, emodnet:pcablesshom, emodnet:pcablesrijks, emodnet:pcablesnve, emodnet:marineprotectedareas, emodnet:shellfishlics, emodnet:shellfish, emodnet:shellfishwfdareas, emodnet:spirulina, emodnet:bathingwaters, emodnet:bshcontiscables, emodnet:cicacables, emodnet:shomcables, emodnet:sigcables, emodnet:maltacables, emodnet:rijkscables, emodnet:ukfibrecables, emodnet:tourismnuts3, emodnet:treatmentplants, emodnet:unescowhl, emodnet:wasteatports, emodnet:windfarms, emodnet:windfarmspoly, emodnet:wdpaareas, emodnet:wdpalocations, emodnet:wwshipwrecks	from the description
`outputFormat`	e.g. application/json for GeoJSON	from the description
`srsName`	projection, e.g. EPSG:4326 for web maps (default EPSG:4326)	from the description
`count / startIndex`	paging	from the description
`filter`	FES XML filter on fields or geometry	from the description
`bbox`	box in the chosen projection	platform

Fields 13 · emodnet:windfarmspoly

Name	Type	Meaning
`country`	string
`n_turbines`	int
`power_mw`	decimal
`status`	string
`type_inst`	string
`updateyear`	string
`year`	string
`dist_coast`	decimal
`area_sqkm`	decimal
`notes`	string
`shape_leng`	decimal
`shape_area`	decimal

Show all 13

Name	Type	Meaning
`the_geom`	geometrie

Limits and pitfalls

At most 1,000,000 features per request (CountDefault). from the description
Paging supported: count and startIndex (ImplementsResultPaging). from the description
The whole wind farm layer (600 features in Europe) comes in one request; no paging needed for this layer. tested
Filtering is easiest with the GeoServer parameter CQL_FILTER, e.g. country='Netherlands' AND status='Production' (12 farms, 15 Oct 2026). tested
With propertyName without the_geom you get geometry: null: useful when you only want the table. tested
outputFormat=csv also works and returns an FID column plus the chosen fields. tested
dist_coast is in metres, power_mw in megawatts. Statuses: Production, Construction, Approved, Planned (and in other countries also Dismantled and Test site). from the description

Try it HTTP 200 · 259 ms · 16 Oct

https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=emodnet:windfarmspoly&outputFormat=application/json&count=2&CQL_FILTER=country='Netherlands' AND status='Production'&propertyName=name,status,power_mw,n_turbines,year

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "id": "windfarmspoly.80",
      "geometry": null,
      "properties": {
        "name": "Borssele Kavel V",
        "n_turbines": 2,
        "power_mw": 19,
        "status": "Production",
        "year": "2020"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "id": "windfarmspoly.221",
      "geometry": null,
      "properties": {
        "name": "Buitengaats / Gemini I",
        "n_turbines": 75,
        "power_mw": 300,
        "status": "Production",
        "year": "2016"
      }
    }
  ],
  "totalFeatures": 12,
  "numberMatched": 12,
  "numberReturned": 2,
  "timeStamp": "2026-10-16T06:03:37.864Z",
  "crs": null
}

Shortened response, saved at harvest time. Click the URL for the real, current response.

Read from GetCapabilities: layers, projections, formats, filters, limit · DescribeFeatureType: fields of emodnet:windfarmspoly. Labels: from the description stated in what the api itself publishes. tested from our own small call. platform applies to every api on this platform, per its documentation. experience learned while building open data index.

How to fetch it

curl "https://ows.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=emodnet:windfarmspoly&outputFormat=csv&CQL_FILTER=country='Netherlands'&propertyName=name,status,power_mw,n_turbines,year"