European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet): Seabed Habitats
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
EMODnet Seabed Habitats
Citation
Abstract
Seabed Habitats provides access to seabed habitat data in Europe. This includes new products such as the EMODnet broad-scale seabed habitat map for Europe (AKA EUSeaMap) and habitat maps and observations gathered from surveys across Europe.
EMODnet Seabed Habitats provides the following key services to users: 1. Map viewer: a free, interactive mapping portal (webGIS) for viewing and downloading seabed habitat data as well as secondary input data layers to the broad-scale mapping such as energy and light penetration at the seabed. Users can build a query based on specific criteria such as geographic area, data layer or specific habitat. Alternatively, users can simply browse for information using the icons provided. 2. Web services: all layers can be exported using the Web Map Service (WMS) to personal desktop GIS applications or to other web mapping portals. 3. Download: Information can also be freely-downloaded in GIS format to be easily overlaid with users’ datasets. 4. Search: fully searchable metadata describing the file content is provided with the files following INSPIRE directive standards.
Data Catalogues: https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/access-data/layer-search/
Data Products: https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/access-data/download-data/
OGC service:
For map images of the general EMODnet Seabed Habitats datasets and products such as EUSeaMap:
https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/emodnet_view/wms - Web Map Service (WMS)
For map images of the individual habitat map and model datasets collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats:
https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/emodnet_view_maplibrary/wms - Web Map Service (WMS)
Similarly for access to true data (where available) via Web Feature Service (WFS): https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/emodnet_open/wfs
https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/emodnet_open_maplibrary/wfs