maritime museum flensburg
   
 
 
     Digital elevation model
     Flooding
 

Due to the cross-border terrain section covering large parts of the Flensburg Fjord, obtaining consistent data was a special challenge, especially for the digital elevation model. On top there was the desire to add data below sea level.

All tasks were accomplished with good cooperation from the participating German state and local municipal institutions. Furthermore high-resolution data could be obtained from the Danish side without complications via a website within the framework of the country's typical liberal data policy. Finally bathymetric data were also easily available via the European platform EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data Network).

 
   
  top:
Interesting dune structures at the root of the Holnis peninsula near Glücksburg Castle, which are not easily perceived as expressive in the field. However, the digital model is shown here 5 times exaggerated.

left:
Overall view of the digital elevation model color-coded from minus 29 m (blue) in the area of the fjord to 68 m north of Flensburg on the Danish side (dark red).

 

Source of bathymetric data: EMODnet