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A new version (V8) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released
Added on: 2014-02-28 10:00:29 by Claus, Simon
A new version (V8) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. 17 boundaries are updated, including the recently agreed maritime boundary between Chile and Peru. The new version - including a change history - is available via the download page.National Geographic November issue using EEZ from Marineregions
Added on: 2013-10-30 10:32:58 by Claus, Simon
The latest National Geographic Magazine issue is using the EEZ boundaries from Marineregions in the article on Mapping a New America from Robert Ballard.Marine Regions Webservices launched
Added on: 2013-08-02 11:48:33 by Claus, Simon
As a user or developer you can now use the Marine Gazetteer webservices to feed your own application with the Marine Gazetteer standardized list of georeferenced marine place names and marine areas. Currently, we support both Restful and SOAP methods for accessing the services.Marine Natura 2000 sites available!
Added on: 2013-05-27 14:29:04 by Claus, Simon
The boundaries of the marine and coastal Natura 2000 sites, representing an ecological network of protected areas for Europe are now accessible from marineregions.org. The sites are integrated into the marine gazetteer. Selection criteria used when defining a 'marine' site, was by checking if the site falls (partly) within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the country, based on the version 7 of the high resolution EEZ GIS cover. Currently 2894 marine Natura 2000 sites are available. The GIS boundaries of these sites, defined by the EU Habitat and Bird directives are provided to Marine Regions in real time through a webservice developed by the European Environmental Agency. EEA map services are available here.The UNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites available through Marine Regions
Added on: 2013-03-14 12:49:27 by Claus, Simon
46 Marine World Heritage Sites, covering ΒΌ of all marine protected areas on the planet are now available through Marine Regions. They are integrated into the marine gazetteer, can be downloaded from the download page, and are available as a WFS service.OSPAR Boundaries available from Marine Regions
Added on: 2013-02-13 14:10:36 by Claus, Simon
The OSPAR boundaries are now available from Marine Regions. They can be downloaded from the download page, are available as a WFS service and are integrated into the marine gazetteer.Launch marineregions.org
Added on: 2012-11-20 09:30:13 by Claus, Simon
We are happy to launch marineregions.org, a list of marine georeferenced place names and areas. The objective of marineregions.org is to work towards a global standard of georeferenced marine names.A new version (V7) of World EEZ shapefiles has been released
Added on: 2012-11-20 09:24:24 by Claus, Simon
A new version (V7) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles - currently only in low resolution version - are available via the download page.A new version (6.1) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2011-05-12 11:54:19 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (6.1) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles - including a change history - are available via the download page.A new version (6.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2011-03-30 11:53:10 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (6.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download page.Mapping technology updated
Added on: 2009-11-26 11:52:13 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
Mapping technology updated: switched from "MapServer + Java Rosa applet" to "GeoServer + OpenLayers".A new version (5.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2009-10-01 11:50:57 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (5.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download page.A new version (4.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2009-08-11 11:50:16 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (4.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download page.A new version (3.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2009-05-27 11:49:04 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (3.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download pageA new version (2.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2008-11-19 11:47:40 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
A new version (2.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download page.Price Collins converts the World EEZ shapefiles to a Google Earth Layer (KML).
Added on: 2006-11-22 11:45:04 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
Price Collins converts the World EEZ shapefiles to a Google Earth Layer (KML). More information on the Keyhole websiteThe first version (1.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released.
Added on: 2006-01-26 11:37:17 by Lyssens, Liesbeth
The first version (1.0) of the World EEZ shapefiles has been released. The shapefiles are available via the download page.[Add]