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[dataset] Protected Areas

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas. It is a joint project between UN Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and is managed by UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organisations, academia and industry.The WDPA is updated on a monthly basis.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Identifier protected-areas
Documentation https://wdpa.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/WDPA_Manual/English/WDPA_WDOECM_Manual_1_6.pdf
Contact Point protectedareas@unep-wcmc.org
Contact Point - ORCID iD or e-mail adress
Dataset DOI
Information Website https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/wdpa?tab=WDPA
Theme / Vocabulary / Ontology https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/ps, https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/thematic-areas/oecms?tab=OECMs
Coordinate Reference System http://www.opengis.net/def/datum/EPSG/0/6326
Spatial Resolution
Spatial Resolution Measured
Temporal Coverage 1819-01-01 to 2021-04-30
Temporal Resolution P1M
Data Quality Metric

Format Consistency as Physical Structure Conflict Rate

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#formatConsistencyAsPhysicalStructureConflictRate

  • value of quality metric:1
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  • spatial representativity:Global
  • temporal representativity:1819-2021
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Completeness Ommission as Number of Missing Items

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#completenessOmmissionAsNumberOfMissingItems

  • value of quality metric:14
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  • thematic representativity:supp_info
  • spatial representativity:Global
  • temporal representativity:1819-2021
  • name of quality source:Extraction Tool Michael Wagner
  • type of quality source:Extraction Tool
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Completeness Ommission as Rate of Missing Items

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#completenessOmmissionAsRateOfMissingItems

  • value of quality metric:0.0058611
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  • thematic representativity:cons_obj
  • spatial representativity:Global
  • temporal representativity:1819-2021
  • name of quality source:Extraction Tool Michael Wagner
  • type of quality source:Extraction Tool
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Completeness Commission as Number of Excess Items

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#completenessCommissionAsNumberOfExcessItems

  • value of quality metric:15057
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  • thematic representativity:pa_def
  • spatial representativity:Global
  • temporal representativity:1819-2021
  • name of quality source:Extraction Tool Michael Wagner
  • type of quality source:Extraction Tool
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Completeness Commission as Rate of Excess Items

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#completenessCommissionAsRateOfExcessItems

  • value of quality metric:5.88343
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  • thematic representativity:pa_def
  • spatial representativity:Global
  • temporal representativity:1819-2021
  • name of quality source:Extraction Tool Michael Wagner
  • type of quality source:Extraction Tool
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Quantitive Attribute Accuracy as Attribute Value Uncertainity at 99% Significance Level

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#quantitiveAttributeAccuracyAsAttributeValueUncertainityAt99SignificanceLevel

  • value of quality metric:R² = 0.71-0.91; RMSE = 231-307
  • ground truth dataset:CDL2010 dataset
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  • spatial representativity:Global
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  • name of quality source:A cultivated planet in 2010 – Part 2: The global gridded agricultural-production maps
  • type of quality source:Publication
  • link to quality source:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3545-2020

Absolute External Positional Accuracy as Bias

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#absoluteExternalPositionalAccuracyAsBias

  • value of quality metric:The data in the WDPA and OECM database come from a wide range of sources, often using different scales and techniques to generate their data. This results in variation in accuracy and resolution.
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  • spatial representativity:Global
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  • name of quality source:WDPA_WDOECM_Manual_1_6
  • type of quality source:User Manual
  • link to quality source:https://wdpa.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/WDPA_Manual/English/WDPA_WDOECM_Manual_1_6.pdf

Thematic Classification Correctness as Number of Incorrectly Classified Features

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#thematicClassificationCorrectnessAsNumberOfIncorrectlyClassifiedFeatures

  • value of quality metric:All data in the WDPA have been verified either by the national authorities or by non-government expert partners
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  • spatial representativity:Global
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  • name of quality source:WDPA_WDOECM_Metadata_1_6
  • type of quality source:Metadata file
  • link to quality source:http://www.unesco-hist.org/index.php?r=article/download&id=1748#:~:text=The%20WDPA%20dataset%20is%20not,areas%20information%20from%20data%20holders.

Temporal Consistency as Value

https://geokur-dmp.geo.tu-dresden.de/pages/quality-elements#temporalConsistencyAsValue

  • value of quality metric:not applicable
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Last Updated June 14, 2021, 2:57 PM (UTC+00:00)
Created May 12, 2021, 1:19 PM (UTC+00:00)

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