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    • Distance to Nearest Coastline: 0.04-Degree Grid

    Metadata Updated: October 14, 2022

    A global data set of distances from the nearest coastline. Negative distances represent locations over land (including land-locked bodies of water), while positive distances represent the ocean. NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) generated this data set using the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) software package. Distances were computed with GMT using its intermediate-resolution coastline and then gridded globally at a spatial resolution of 0.04 degrees.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date March 29, 2021
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 14, 2022
    Reference Date(s) March 19, 2012 (creation), March 19, 2012 (issued), March 19, 2012 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update

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    Harvested from ioos

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 29, 2021
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 14, 2022
    Reference Date(s) March 19, 2012 (creation), March 19, 2012 (issued), March 19, 2012 (revision)
    Responsible Party NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid dist2coast_4deg
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 179.98
    Bbox North Lat 89.98
    Bbox South Lat -89.98
    Bbox West Long -179.98
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    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description Sample image.
    Graphic Preview File http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/dist2coast_4deg.png
    Harvest Object Id 75506a38-7668-4b93-bf62-e801bcd624c3
    Harvest Source Id 54e15a6e-6dde-4c9c-a8f0-345cc0dfccfb
    Harvest Source Title ioos
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.98, -89.98], [179.98, -89.98], [179.98, 89.98], [-179.98, 89.98], [-179.98, -89.98]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type THREDDS OPeNDAP
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

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