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    • Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) USA marine biogeographic records collected from 1843-01-01 to 2013-11-22, version as of 2015-01-16 (NCEI Accession 0140482)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2023

    This dataset is a dump file from the PostgreSQL database of all of the marine biogeographic records available from the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) USA as of 2015-01-16. NCEI personnel prepared the subsets of the data and metadata records in comma separated value format (csv) easily readable by Excel.

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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 2023-03-15T01:16:43Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 11, 2016 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:16:43Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 11, 2016 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0140482
    Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff ["Ecosystem Vulnerability","Biodiversity"]
    Access Constraints Cite as: U.S. Geological Survey (2016). Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) USA marine biogeographic records collected from 1843-01-01 to 2013-11-22, version as of 2015-01-16 (NCEI Accession 0140482). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0140482. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long 180
    Bbox North Lat 88.91
    Bbox South Lat -84.418
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0140482
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 2486ac7a-2103-4b16-899a-f52505dc6019
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -84.418], [180.0, -84.418], [180.0, 88.91], [-180.0, 88.91], [-180.0, -84.418]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1843-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2013-11-22

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