Metadata : Coastline - Natural (Soft Structures)

Identification

Title
Coastline - Natural (Soft Structures)
Abstract

The line where shore and water meet. Although the terminology of coasts and shores is rather confused, shoreline and coastline are generally used as synonyms. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 858,4695)

Attribution statement

© British Crown and OceanWise, 2025. All rights reserved. License No. EK001-20120402. Not to be used for Navigation.

Data source

Oceanwise

Licence
Varied / Original

Copyright:

None

Date modified
Type
Spatial data
Category:
Oceans

Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs

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Regions
Global
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No
Group
Marine & Fisheries

Information

Spatial extent
Projection system
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
-7.127515
Extension x1
-2.5
Extension y0
50.5087165
Extension y1
54.0

Features

Restrictions

OceanWise Data Products Standard Terms and Conditions

Spatial Representation Type
Vector data is used to represent geographic data

Contact

Email
data@gov.wales
Organisation
Welsh Government
Department
Marine & Fisheries

References

Link online
/layers/appdata-wg-marine:MTL_Elevation_Coastline_Natural_SoftStructures
Metadata page
/layers/appdata-wg-marine:MTL_Elevation_Coastline_Natural_SoftStructures/metadata_detail

OWS endpoints

WMS
/capabilities/layer/3756/?ows_service=wms