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The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccConID String 21
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccConstrDescription String This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccConstrDisplay String This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccConstrEN String Attribution (CC BY)
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccessConstraint String Attribution (CC BY)
attribute NC_GLOBAL AccessConstraints String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL Acronym String MedOBIS
attribute NC_GLOBAL added_date String 2004-12-17 13:02:51
attribute NC_GLOBAL BrackishFlag String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL CDate String 2004-12-07
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Other
attribute NC_GLOBAL CheckedFlag String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Citation String Hellenic Centre For Marine Research, MedOBIS - Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research; Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management Department, Heraklion, Greece. Http://www.medobis.org/
attribute NC_GLOBAL Comments String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL ContactEmail String arvanitidis at her.hcmr.gr
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String Gerovasileiou, Nikolopoulou, Mavraki, Arvanitidis
attribute NC_GLOBAL CurrencyDate String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL DasID String 481
attribute NC_GLOBAL DasOrigin String Data collection
attribute NC_GLOBAL DasType String Data
attribute NC_GLOBAL DasTypeID String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL DateLastModified String {'date': '2025-02-18 01:34:01.301036', 'timezone_type': 1, 'timezone': '+01:00'}
attribute NC_GLOBAL DescrCompFlag String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL DescrTransFlag String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 35.38
attribute NC_GLOBAL EmbargoDate String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL EngAbstract String The Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System (MedOBIS) is a distributed system that allows you to search multiple datasets simultaneously for biogeographic information on marine organisms.
attribute NC_GLOBAL EngDescr String An attempt to collect, format, analyse and disseminate surveyed marine biological data deriving from the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region is currently under development at the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR, Greece). The effort has been supported by the MedOBIS project (Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System) and has been carried out in cooperation with the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (Greece), the National Institute of Oceanography (Israel) and the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas (Ukraine).
The aim is to develop a taxon-based biogeography database and online data server with a link to survey and provide satellite environmental data. In its completion, the MedOBIS online marine biological data system (http://www.medobis.org/) will be a single source of biological and environmental data (raw and analysed) as well as an online GIS tool for access of historical and current data by marine researchers. It will function as the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea node of EurOBIS (the European node of the International OBIS initiative, part of the Census of Marine Life).

The spatial component of data has led to the integration of datasets by means of the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The latter is widely used as the natural framework for spatial data handling. GIS serves as the basic technological infrastructure for several online marine biodiversity databases available on the Internet today. Developments like OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, http://www.iobis.org/), OBIS-SEAMAP (Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, http://seamap.env.duke.edu) and FIGIS (FAO Fisheries Global Information System, http://www.fao.org/fi/figis) facilitate the study of anthropogenic impacts on threatened species, enhance our ability to test biogeographic and biodiversity models, support modeling efforts to predict distribution changes in response to environmental change and develop a strong potential for the public outreach component. In addition, such online database systems provide a broader view of marine biodiversity problems and allow the development of management practices that are based on synthetic analysis of interdisciplinary data.

Towards this end, a new online marine biological information system is developed. MedOBIS (Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System) intends to assemble, formulate and disseminate marine biological data for the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea regions focusing on the assurance and longevity of historical surveyed data, the assembly of current and new information and the dissemination of raw and integrated biological and environmental data and future products through the Internet.

To provide a taxon-based search capability to the MedOBIS development, the sampling data as well as the relevant spatial data are stored in the database, so taxonomic data can be linked with the geographical data by queries. To reference each species to its location on the map, the database queries are stored and added to the applet as individual layers. A search function written in JavaScript searches the attribute data of that layer, displays the results in a separate window and marks the matching stations on the map. Finally, selecting several stations by drawing a zooming rectangle on the map provides a list with predefined themes from which the user may select more information.

As more data will be assembled in time-series databases, an additional future work will include the development of MedOBIS data analysis phase, which is planned to include GIS modeling/mapping of species-environment interactions.
attribute NC_GLOBAL FreshFlag String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL GBIF_UUID String 83bede10-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 45.7
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double 31.89
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 35.38
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double 12.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL InputNotes String S:\datac\original datasets\Marbef\Europe\EurOBIS\MedOBIS[481]\medobis_masterbase.mdb
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String HCMR
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String aphia_id, InstitutionCode, latitude, longitude, MaximumDepth, MinimumDepth, ObservedIndividualCount, ScientificName
attribute NC_GLOBAL License String https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL Lineage String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL MarineFlag String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL modified_sync String 2021-02-04 00:00:00
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 45.7
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigAbstract String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigDescr String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigDescrLang String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigDescrLangNL String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigLangCode String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigLangCodeExtended String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigLangID String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigTitle String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigTitleLang String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigTitleLangCode String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigTitleLangID String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL OrigTitleLangNL String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL Progress String In Progress
attribute NC_GLOBAL PublicFlag String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL ReleaseDate String Dec 17 2004 12:00AM
attribute NC_GLOBAL ReleaseDate0 String 2004-12-17
attribute NC_GLOBAL RevisionDate String None
attribute NC_GLOBAL SizeReference String 2953 species; 776 stations
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double 31.89
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute NC_GLOBAL StandardTitle String Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System
attribute NC_GLOBAL StatusID String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL subsetVariables String ScientificName,aphia_id
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String The Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System (MedOBIS) is a distributed system that allows you to search multiple datasets simultaneously for biogeographic information on marine organisms.
attribute NC_GLOBAL TerrestrialFlag String 0
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Mediterranean Ocean Biodiversity Information System
attribute NC_GLOBAL UDate String 2022-08-03
attribute NC_GLOBAL VersionDate String Dec 7 2004 12:00AM
attribute NC_GLOBAL VersionDay String 7
attribute NC_GLOBAL VersionMonth String 12
attribute NC_GLOBAL VersionName String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL VersionYear String 2004
attribute NC_GLOBAL VlizCoreFlag String 1
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double 12.3
variable ScientificName   String  
attribute ScientificName long_name String ScientificName
attribute ScientificName sdn_P02_name String SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters
attribute ScientificName sdn_P02_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/ (external link)
attribute ScientificName sdn_P02_urn String SDN:P02::BPRP
attribute ScientificName sdn_parameter_name String Taxon of biological entity specified elsewhere
attribute ScientificName sdn_parameter_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/ (external link)
attribute ScientificName sdn_parameter_urn String SDN:P01::SCNAME01
attribute ScientificName sdn_uom_name String Not applicable
attribute ScientificName sdn_uom_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/XXXX/ (external link)
attribute ScientificName sdn_uom_urn String SDN:P06::XXXX
attribute ScientificName standard_name String scientificname
attribute ScientificName units String Not applicable
attribute ScientificName units_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SCNAME01/ (external link)
variable InstitutionCode   String  
attribute InstitutionCode long_name String InstitutionCode
attribute InstitutionCode units String None
attribute InstitutionCode units_uri String None
variable MinimumDepth   float  
attribute MinimumDepth actual_range float 3.0, 1559.0
attribute MinimumDepth long_name String MinimumDepth
attribute MinimumDepth units String None
attribute MinimumDepth units_uri String None
variable MaximumDepth   float  
attribute MaximumDepth actual_range float 3.0, 1559.0
attribute MaximumDepth long_name String MaximumDepth
attribute MaximumDepth units String None
attribute MaximumDepth units_uri String None
variable ObservedIndividualCount   float  
attribute ObservedIndividualCount actual_range float 0.0, 41000.0
attribute ObservedIndividualCount long_name String ObservedIndividualCount
attribute ObservedIndividualCount units String http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount (external link)
attribute ObservedIndividualCount units_uri String http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount (external link)
variable longitude   float  
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range float 12.3, 35.38
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
attribute longitude units_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALONZZ01 (external link)
variable latitude   float  
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range float 31.89, 45.7
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
attribute latitude units_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/ALATZZ01 (external link)
variable aphia_id   float  
attribute aphia_id actual_range float 1.0, 22500.0
attribute aphia_id long_name String aphia_id
attribute aphia_id sdn_P02_name String SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters
attribute aphia_id sdn_P02_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BPRP/ (external link)
attribute aphia_id sdn_P02_urn String SDN:P02::BPRP
attribute aphia_id sdn_parameter_name String Identifier (LSID) of biological entity specified elsewhere
attribute aphia_id sdn_parameter_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/ (external link)
attribute aphia_id sdn_parameter_urn String SDN:P01::SNANID01
attribute aphia_id sdn_uom_name String Not applicable
attribute aphia_id sdn_uom_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/XXXX/ (external link)
attribute aphia_id sdn_uom_urn String SDN:P06::XXXX
attribute aphia_id standard_name String aphia_id
attribute aphia_id units String Not applicable
attribute aphia_id units_uri String https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SNANID01/ (external link)

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.


 
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