Coral Reefs - Global

Description

This dataset represents the global distribution of warm water coral reefs and should be seen as an "interim" product. It has been compiled from a number of data sources which have been merged together by UNEP-WCMC and the WorldFish Centre in collaboration with WRI and TNC. It supersedes the dataset used in the World Atlas of Coral Reefs (2001), although some aspects of this product still originate from that data source. This amalgamated dataset has been created to further mobilise the Millennium Coral Reef Map Products and their validation. This data set should by no means replace the official release of the Millennium coral reef map and users should always check at the official sites for the most up-to-date available information. This dataset does not contain the full 5 level geomorphological categorization. In part, for the validated products, it maintains the simplified Reefbase subset but for the remaining areas i.e. the unvalidated data and data from other sources, there is only a single class to indicate coral reef. When using these data, please cite the following: UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC (2010). Global distribution of warm-water coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Version 1.3. Includes contributions from IMaRS-USF and IRD (2005), IMaRS-USF (2005) and Spalding et al. (2001). Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. For more information go to: http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/1

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Name Format Description Link
0 https://www.unep-wcmc.org
0 https://www.unep-wcmc.org
0 http://pacioos.org
0 http://pacioos.org
0 http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/1
0 http://pacioos.org
0 https://www.unep-wcmc.org
0 https://www.unep-wcmc.org
51 Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS). Supported WFS versions include 1.0.0, 1.1.0, and 2.0.0. Supported output formats include CSV, GeoJSON, GeoJSON-P, GML, KML, and Shapefile (Zipped). http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/world_unepwcmc_coralreefs2010/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities
0 http://pacioos.org
52 Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS). Supported WMS versions include 1.1.1 and 1.3.0. Supported map formats include AtomPub, GeoRSS, GeoTIFF, GIF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, PDF, PNG, SVG, and TIFF. Supported info formats include GeoJSON, GeoJSON-P, GML, HTML, and plain text. http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/world_unepwcmc_coralreefs2010/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
52 Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service - Cached (WMS-C). Use of WMS-C is similar to traditional WMS but with the addition of the "tiled=true" parameter, which triggers GeoServer to pull map tiles from GeoWebCache if they have been previously generated. This can dramatically improve performance, especially for larger datasets. Supported map formats include JPEG and PNG. Supported info formats include GeoJSON, GML, HTML, and plain text. http://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/gwc/service/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities&tiled=true

Tags

  • land surface
  • geomorphology
  • oceans
  • pacioos
  • global ocean
  • pacific islands ocean observing system
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • solid earth
  • geomorphic landforms/processes
  • coastal landforms/processes
  • coastal landforms
  • coastal processes
  • coral reefs

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