The Turks and Caicos reef bank derived from Satelite-Derived Bathymetry dataset

The Turks and Caicos Reef Bank is an approximately 20 m depth contour line indicating the border between shallow water of the reef bank and the deep ocean.

The data can be visualised at: https://webgis.gov.tc

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated February 25, 2021, 15:45 (UTC)
Created November 2, 2020, 17:08 (UTC)
Region TC
Language eng
Topic Category Elevation; height above or below sea level
Temporal Extent Start 2020-01-24
Temporal Extent End 2020-03-24
Dataset Reference Date 2020
Lineage The contour line was derived from Satellite-Derived Bathymetry data. The SDB used for data creation is based at sentinel imagery and allows to recognize depth in Turks and Caicos shalow water to approximately 20 m. The layer was manually created by digitizing the SDB results.
West Longitude -72.48829
South Latitude 21.04487
East Longitude -70.94663
North Latitude 21.9792
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Department of Environment and Coastal Resources
Contact Mail Address mgorny@saeri.ac.fk
Responsible Party Role resource provider, custodian, owner, user, point of contact, processor, author
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open
Data Format shape
Update Frequency as needed
Accuracy 10m
Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2020-10-30
Metadata Point of Contact mgorny@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details published