Dataset
OBIS UK MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences
Georeferenced seagrass point data from SeagrassSpotter.org, an online social network of citizen scientists observing seagrass meadows globally. All observations include location error estimation aligned to the cover component of seagrass as an Essential Ocean Variable (EOV). All data quality is controlled and assurred following citizen science collection with associated images. All data provides species present, date of collection, and url link to associated image, with some of the data containing additional metadata on seagrass condition and threats.
Citation: Unsworth, R.K.F., Jones, B.L.H, Rogers, A., Cullen-Unsworth, L.C., Lilley, R.J. (2025). SeagrassSpotter. Project Seagrass, Bridgend, UK. Available from https://seagrassspotter.org.
Published: December 11, 2025 at 08:50
First registration: December 11, 2025 at 08:53
License: This work is released under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence
URL: https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ipt/resource?r=project_seagrass
Contacts:
Benjamin Jones
Project Seagrass
Project Seagrass
Project Seagrass
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 76 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 7,755 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 10,599 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 7,611 |
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| ON_LAND | 1,855 |
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| DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH | 68 |
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