Colombian Coral Reef Areas: Biotic, Geomorphological, and Ecological Units

Unidades de las Áreas Coralinas (Polígonos) provides the location and classification of Colombia's coral reef areas identified up to 2020. The data includes biotic, geomorphological, and ecological units for use in the "Atlas digital de las Áreas Coralinas de Colombia". It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is hosted on the Socrata platform via www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Mapping coral reef distribution and boundaries using the AreaCoralina and geometry columns.
• Analyzing the composition of reef sectors using the Sectores, Zonas, and U_Biotica columns.
• Calculating and comparing habitat areas from the Area__ha, area_geo_ha, and area_eco_ha columns.
• Assessing data reliability for spatial analysis using the Incertidumbre and Escala columns.

Strengths

• Includes multiple area calculations (Area__ha, area_geo_ha, area_eco_ha) for cross-validation.
• Provides classification across three unit types: biotic, geomorphological, and ecological.
• Data is explicitly tied to a national digital atlas project for Colombian coral reefs.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled for the "Atlas digital de las Áreas Coralinas de Colombia".

Time Range

Identified up to the year 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:02:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia