eAtlas Legacy WMS: Great Barrier Reef Environmental Maps (2008-2011)

The eAtlas Legacy Web Mapping Service (WMS) delivered approximately 460 geospatial map layers focusing on the Great Barrier Reef. This service was operated by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and co-funded by the MTSRF program from 2008 to 2011, and was decommissioned in January 2024. The majority of layers correspond to Glenn De'ath's interpolated maps of the GBR developed under the MTSRF program.

Use Cases

• Study historical environmental patterns in the Great Barrier Reef based on the interpolated map layers mentioned in the description.
• Analyze spatial data from a decommissioned mapping system for methodological comparisons based on the legacy service details.
• Exclude or identify erroneous data layers based on the note that approximately half the layers correspond to wrong Standard Error maps.

Strengths

• Contains approximately 460 distinct geospatial map layers.
• Focuses on a specific, well-defined region (the Great Barrier Reef) and research program (MTSRF 2008-2010).
• Service provenance is clearly documented, specifying the hosting institution (Australian Institute of Marine Science) and software (GeoServer version 1.7).

Limitations

• The service is decommissioned (as of Jan 2024), indicating access may be limited or historical.
• Approximately half of the map layers (the Standard Error maps) are noted as being wrong, requiring careful filtering.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection after access.

Provenance

Source

Australian Institute of Marine Science, via the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN).

Collection Method

Delivered via a legacy Web Mapping Service (WMS) implemented with GeoServer version 1.7.

Time Range

2008-2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 14:04:08.801009; freshness should be verified as the service is decommissioned.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia