EUSeaMap Caribbean (2023) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map - Confidence in classification of biological zones

Confidence in the classification of biological zones in the EUSeaMap (2023) broad-scale predictive habitat map.

Values are on a range from 1 (Low confidence) to 3 (High confidence).

Biological Zone is one of the layers of information used to categorise physical habitat types in EUSeaMap; these layers of information are collectively known as 'habitat descriptors'. Confidence in the classification of a Biological Zone at any location is driven by both the confidence in the values of the input variables, and the confidence in the classification based on proximity to, and uncertainty in, the boundary between classes (i.e. areas closer to a boundary between two classes will have lower confidence).

Layers are also available showing confidence in the values of the input variables used to model Biological Zones.

Detailed information on the modelling process is found in the EMODnet Seabed Habitats technical reports and its appendices (links in Resources).

Created by the EMODnet Seabed Habitats project consortium.

Alternate title: EUSeaMap23Caribbean

Date (Creation): 2023-10-02

Citation identifier: 2e326253-c594-4da1-8504-00174a8d3371

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Ifremer		emodnetseabedhabitats@ifremer.fr	Owner

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: no limitations to public access

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License v4.0

Please use attribution statement below:

Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative ( https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/en/seabed-habitats), funded by the European Commission.

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 250000

Language: English

Topic category

Biota
Oceans

Begin date: 2021-09-23

End date: 2023-09-23 Now

Reference system identifier: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857

Distribution format

Name	Version
ESRI Shapefile	1.0
GML	3.2.1

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EUSeaMap_2023_CaribbeanSea.zip	EUSeaMap 2023 - Caribbean Sea Region download
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00859/97116/	EUSeaMap 2023, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, Technical Report
OGC:WMS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_view/wms?	carib_eusm2023_bio_conf
OGC:WCS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_open/wcs	emodnet_open:carib_eusm2023_bio_conf