Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

mangroves

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Digital Elevation Model

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

Coverage shows a raster data derived from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model (DEM) data set at 30 meter cell size. The data set contains shaded relief surface that enables the user to display continuous surface of elevation.

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WIO Urban areas 2005

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This coverage shows spatial extent of selected Land use cover classes in 2005 for the WIO. This land cover data documents how much the WIO region within a 100 km coastal buffer is covered by Rainfed cropland, irrigated or post flooded land and Urban areas.…

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Coastal Geologic Provinces of Mozambique channel region

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This coverage includes arcs, polygons and polygon labels that describe U.S. Geological Survey defined geologic provinces of the Africa. Each province has a set of geologic characteristics distinguishing it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may…

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kwale county wards

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

kwale county wards Shapefile shows the lowest delineation of administrative units of Kale County.

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NMC human population count

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This coverage shows the human population and distribution model at three distinct levels in the Northern Mozambique Channel region. This coverage was derived through spatial processing of gridded human population data sourced from the Socioeconomic Data and…

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WIO GCRMN sites Algal cover for selected years 2014-2016

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This layer shows Algal cover for selected sites and years i.e. 2014-2016 as reported through the WIO GCRMN 2015-2016 process.

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kenya_coast_line

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

High-resolution coastline layer. This is a demo layer for illustration of Geonode Remote service capabilities.

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kwale County admin boundary

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

Shapefile showing the external boundaries Kwale County.

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The Diversity and Bio-geography of Western Indian Ocean Reef Building Corals

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This coverage was derived from a study that assessed the biogeographic classification of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) on the basis of the species diversity and distribution of reef-building corals. Twenty one locations were sampled between 2002 and 2011.…

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ke_coral_reef_wcmc

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Fishing intensity Gazi

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This data shows high-resolution maps on fishing behavior and target resources of artisanal fishers in Gazi Kenya. The resource was developed using participatory mapping of fishing grounds using a handheld GPS mounted on selected fishing vessels. To access this…

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WIO 2016 mortality

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This layer shows coral mortality observations as compiled by CORDIO from partners on the ground in the Indian Ocean region during 2016 bleaching season.

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Crustal age of the Mozambique channel

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

Layer shows the crustal age in million years. This data gives an insights into the forces that have shaped the face of our planet. Forged and altered by volcanic and tectonic processes that are intimately linked to the deep earth,

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WIO GCRMN sites Live coral cover for selected years 2014-2016

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This layer shows live coral cover for selected sites and years i.e. 2014-2016 as reported through the WIO GCRMN 2015-2016 process.

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WIO Locally Managed Marine areas

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This vector layer shows the location marine areas managed at a local level by the coastal communities through collaborative groups, organisations and government representatives who reside or are based within the immediate area. The layer also shows/contains…

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Sea turtle nesting location WIO

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This point vector shows geo referenced sea turtle nesting location and beach names in the WIO.

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WIO 100 km coastal buffer

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

This coverage is a vector polygon/layer illustrating a coastal buffer that extends a 100 km on land. The layer was produced by CORDIO based on a high resolution coastal line derived from the GSHHSshp: Shape-files (polygons) shorelines.

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CEPF Report 4_Comoros species inventory spreadsheet_20230822

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kwale sub-county

Marine Spatial Atlas for the Western Indian Ocean (MASPAWIO)

Shapefile showing the sub-county (Constituency) boundaries of Kwale County.

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