A case study of the ESPON project BIG DATA on transport and mobility partnership networks in the EU based on data acquired from the KEEP database. This data contains about 2,353 projects and 18,318 partners around Europe for the programming period 2014-2020

The utilisation of spatial data that adequately captures the functionalities of corridors has been rather weak especially in the cross-border areas’ planning processes. However, many policy dimensions related to corridor development could benefit from big data. 

THE ESPON project MSP-LSI conducted a value chain analysis of coastal tourism based on a number of case studies, including the Pomeranian Bight and the Gulf of Gdansk. The findings illustrate that in all cases coastal tourism was the most important local economic sector as all areas were important destinations for national and international tourists.