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Public attribution

The public records behind Boundary Layer

Boundary Layer links users to stable public landing pages for the datasets it relies on. When a dossier row shows a dataset-backed winner and an AI Supports validation badge, the UI now separates the selected public source from the research corroboration source instead of blending them together.

EuroWindWakes

Open European offshore wind turbine database

Boundary Layer uses the EuroWindWakes public Zenodo record as the stable landing page for linked turbine and wind-farm metadata that can act as a public source of record.

Open source page
Licence
ODC Open Database License v1.0
Attribution
Open European offshore wind turbine database by Jana Fischereit, Lukas Vollmer, and Akio Hansen, published via Zenodo under ODC Open Database License v1.0.
Suggested citation
Fischereit, J., Vollmer, L., & Hansen, A. (2025). Open European offshore wind turbine database [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17311571

Crown Estate Scotland

Crown Estate Scotland offshore wind geospatial service

Boundary Layer uses Crown Estate Scotland as the authoritative regional public source of record for Scottish offshore wind rows in covered areas, with cleaned EMODnet data retained only for supplemental matched metadata.

Open source page
Licence
Public web map and API service
Attribution
Crown Estate Scotland publishes offshore wind spatial records through its public mapping and geospatial services.
Suggested citation
Crown Estate Scotland offshore wind geospatial service. Source page: https://crown-estate-scotland-spatial-hub-coregis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/b9c7d514362f40ceb3fe299b47aeb8b3_0/explore?location=56.704190%2C-2.570552%2C7. GeoJSON query endpoint: https://services3.arcgis.com/nGV4jiurzcahJ9LV/arcgis/rest/services/Offshore_Wind_Crown_Estate_Scotland/FeatureServer/0/query?outFields=*&where=1%3D1&f=geojson

Crown Estate England and Wales

The Crown Estate England and Wales offshore wind geospatial service

Boundary Layer uses The Crown Estate England and Wales service as the authoritative regional public source of record for covered offshore wind rows outside Scotland, with cleaned EMODnet data used only as matched enrichment.

Open source page
Licence
Public web map and API service
Attribution
The Crown Estate publishes offshore wind spatial records for England and Wales through its public open data mapping services.
Suggested citation
The Crown Estate England and Wales offshore wind geospatial service. Source page: https://opendata-thecrownestate.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/22a1be6fb0c5416e9369f97743f387b1_0/explore?location=52.748254%2C-1.318845%2C7. GeoJSON query endpoint: https://services2.arcgis.com/PZklK9Q45mfMFuZs/arcgis/rest/services/WindSite_EngWalNI_TheCrownEstate/FeatureServer/0/query?outFields=*&where=1%3D1&f=geojson

EMODnet

EMODnet Human Activities

Boundary Layer uses cleaned EMODnet Human Activities records as the fallback source of record outside regional authoritative coverage and as harmonised enrichment metadata where an authoritative regional row already exists.

Open source page
Licence
Free and open public portal
Attribution
EMODnet Human Activities is managed within the European Marine Observation and Data Network, supported by the EU and coordinated through DG MARE.
Suggested citation
EMODnet Human Activities, European Marine Observation and Data Network. https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/human-activities

How dossier cards work

Selected winner and AI corroboration stay distinct

A dataset-backed row can carry two kinds of evidence at once: the selected public winner that determines the displayed value, and the research source used by the AI layer to corroborate or challenge that value. Boundary Layer now renders those as separate cards so users can see which source set the value and which source informed the validation state.

In the UI

  • The first card shows the chosen source of record for the public value.
  • A second card appears when published research independently supports that value.
  • Context links now live inside the relevant card rather than below it.