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Marine process features in Offshore Marine Conservation Zones - WMS layer 2024

Abstract

This Web Map Service layer shows polygon data for marine process features; a protected geodiversity features in offshore Marine Conservation Zones. The layer includes polygons on sand bank features. The layers are compiled by JNCC but derived from a variety of data sources, including British Geological Survey.

This layer is available to view on the JNCC MPA mapper and can also be accessed via our WMS: https://mpa-ows.jncc.gov.uk/mpa_mapper/wms

Resource type Service

Topic category Biota

Reference date 2024·09·09

Lineage
09/09/2024 - Published individual records from the protected geodiversity features in Offshore Marine Conservation Zones WMS layers 26/02/2020 - Updated with feature data from the newly designated Tranche 3 MCZs: Geological process features updated with data for Holderness Offshore MCZ and marine process features updated with data for South West Deeps (East). 04/04/2016 - Layers first created

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC pointOfContact

Limitations on public access All layers are freely available with BGS referenced.

Use constraints When used on any public site, data must not be in a form that can be reversed engineered.

Metadata date 2024·09·11

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

Temporal extent ·· 2010·01·01

Spatial extent
North 56.610819
South 48.166667
East 2.89477
West -9.800056
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