NIWA Environmental Information Browser

This is a simple interface to discover NIWA's data holdings, view its metadata and learn how to access it. All the underlying services are published as standard OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) web services and can be connected to by compatible tools. It currently has access to NIWA's metadata catalogue and NIWA's national network of climate and hydrological stations. Over time NIWA will be publishing more and more of their data sources using this technology. Users can search by keywords, spatial domain and time period (what, where, when). Keywords entered in the 'what' field enables full text search in the underlying datasets. The spatial domain is defined by zooming on the map until the desired area is displayed, or search a location using the 'where' field. The time period of interest can be defined by choosing a date range from a calendar. The search returns the number of matching records in each data source, clicking on that number allows discovering detailed information. EI Browser is built on a software platform made up of open source components including PostGIS, GeoServer, Geonetwork. Visit the OS Geospatial Foundation for more information about open-source geospatial software. Data is accessed and served using OGC standard protocols, including CSW, WMS, WFS and SOS.

A Metadata Catalogue provides an index to NIWA's data and service assets. It can be searched by keyword, location and/or time frame to discover surveys, data sets and services. The Stations page allows the user to search NIWA’s network of sensor monitoring stations including climate, hydrological, water and air quality. The Marine Biodiversity page allows the user to search metadata and download observations gathered from some of NIWA's marine databases. For information about the South Western Pacific OBIS node managed by NIWA, see http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/coasts-and-oceans/tools-and-resources/southwestern-pacific-obis-node. Relevant datasets described here in the Waikato Region: Estuarine Classification Virtual Climate Station Network New Zealand Marine Sediment Database Cam-era Imagery Hauraki Gulf Bathymetric Grid Beach Type Classification Marine Environment Classification A description of each database is given, including contact people.

National.

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Varied

Is not yet a complete record of all NIWA data. For access to a more complete set of NIWA's marine biodata observations, as well as New Zealand observations from other institutions, see the main OBIS website at http://www.iobis.org.

Most datasets just described, some data available. Digital Format: Varied

Copyright and intellectual property constraints are described in the terms of use on the website.

Ongoing