Seabed sediment spatial datasets
Data from ~150 published, unpublished, national and international collections covering >30,000 sediment analyses and observations were compiled and integrated to produce a series of maps characterising the surficial sediments of the entire New Zealand marine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and extended continental shelf (ECS).
Data Quality
| Parameter | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible (AC) | Good | Data are accessible from a public facing server |
| Common Format (CF) | Good | Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax) |
| Data Lineage Statement (DL) | Good | Data are well described in terms of their origins, modifications and processing history |
| Data Quality Statement (DQ) | Medium | Data are not well established in terms of their content quality, completeness and consistency |
| Governance (GO) | Medium | The contributing organisation (CRI) has ambiguous ownership or recognised stewardship of the data |
| Identifiers (ID) | Poor | Neither the metadata nor the data are described with a unique identifier |
| Terms of use (TU) | Good | A data licence is easily accessible and understandable |
| Last Updated (LU) | Medium | The last updated statement is ambiguous |