- Title
- IHO Sea Areas
- Abstract
World seas represents the boundaries for the major oceans and seas of the world. The source for the boundaries is the publication 'Limits of Oceans & Seas, Special Publication No. 23' published by the IHO in 1953. (http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/resourcekit/M3/Formats/Geography/OceansSeas.htm)
- Publication Date
- Sept. 27, 2005, midnight
- Type
- Vector Data
- Category
- Boundaries
- legal land descriptions. Examples: political and administrative boundaries
- Regions
- Global
- Owner
- ADRIPLAN
- Restrictions
- Anyone can download this data but it is for the sole use of the organization or individual downloading the data. The geodata may not be redistributed without the permission of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The geodata may be used in a Value-Added Software Application (like web services), on condition that the Flanders Marine Institute is acknowledged as the source of the data. Redistribution rights are granted for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g., jpeg, gif, etc.) that are plotted, printed or publicly displayed with reference to the Flanders Marine Institute. For redistribution rights of derived products, please contact us at info@marineregions.org The database can be cited as follows: Claus S., N. De Hauwere, B. Vanhoorne, F. Souza Dias, P. Oset García, F. Hernandez, and J. Mees (Flanders Marine Institute) (2017). MarineRegions.org. Accessed at http://www.marineregions.org on 2017-04-18. For a complete description of Disclaimer, copyright & citation please refer to: http://www.marineregions.org/disclaimer.php
- Purpose
The dataset was made in VLIZ for use in the gazetteer.
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
More detailed information can be found here: http://www.marineregions.org/sources.php#iho
Original data can be downloaded from http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#iho
The data uploaded in the ADRIPLAN data portal is the Version 1 (2005), preferred to the newer Version 2 (2017) because it is highly simplified and lighter.
- Spatial Representation Type
- vector data is used to represent geographic data
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