TCI Benthic Habitat Asset Register Map

Benthic habitats asset map for twelve benthic habitat assets, including their relative ecosystem service provision, in the Turks and Caicos Islands (derived TCI_Benthic_Habitats_1Nov20 layer).

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Last Updated July 14, 2022, 11:47 (UTC)
Created July 13, 2022, 12:20 (UTC)
Region TC
Language eng
Topic Category Environment; environmental resources, protection and conservation
Temporal Extent Start 2021-03-10
Temporal Extent End 2021-09-06
Dataset Reference Date 2021
Lineage The Asset Register was developed through a literature search process, identifying literature on habitats relevant to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Before then being assessed through an asset services matrix and assigned a confidence score and joined to TCI_Benthic_Habitats_1Nov20.shp layer. Projected in the WGS84 coordinate system.
West Longitude -72.489173
South Latitude 21.041208
East Longitude -70.942841
North Latitude 21.982638
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Department of Environment and Coastal Resources, The Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Contact Mail Address feedback@jncc.gov.uk
Responsible Party Role The Joint Nature Conservation Committee, originator, Department of Environment and Coastal Resources, resource provider
Access Limitations Restricted, send data request to point of contact
Use Constraints Restricted
Resource Reference Licence agreement applies: Agreement between the data owner and the data requester must be signed; the data can't be shared without permission of the data owner (etc.) Cite data source as: Hooper, T., van Rein, H., Day, J., Cordingley, A. & Lawson, J. (2021). Turks and Caicos Benthic Habitat Asset Map. Data product delivered as part of the Darwin Plus 119 project Technical assistance programme for effective coastal-marine management in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Peterborough, UK. Acknowledge data source as: The Turks and Caicos Benthic Habitat Asset Map was funded by the UK Government through the Darwin Plus project DPLUS119 Technical assistance programme for effective coastal-marine management in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We are very grateful to our project partners in the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) and the South Atlantic Environment Research Institute (SAERI) for collaborating on this work.
Data Format shapefile
Update Frequency Not planned
Accuracy Unknown
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2021-09-06
Metadata Point of Contact Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Contact Consent Contact details published