Type Shapefile
To show the designated protected areas on and around Kosrae.
This dataset shows the designated protected areas on and around Kosrae, including the nearby Ant and Pakin Atolls. It was created bythe Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)(2019) by merging information obtained from The Nature Conservancy and Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA). This GIS coverage may not be complete. Additional marine protected areas are referenced in legislation (e.g., http://www.fm/KosraeLeg/pending/PM_RD.doc) but may not have been delineated or formally implemented.
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Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA)
There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.
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The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Kosrae, created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) in collaboration with Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam and funding from United States Geological Survey (USGS) under WRRI 104-B Program and FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM).
Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA)
There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.
a. Converted KML dataset to shapefile; b. Projected shapefile to WGS84 UTM Zone 58N; c. Added Forest Watershed Reserve; d. Formatted attribute table and populated fields.
The original dataset that contained the Watershed Forest Reserve is part of data collection effort by iREi over many years and from a variety of sources. Many of the original sources are unknown due to incomplete metadata, but mostly include NGOs and state and national government agencies in the FSM. This particular layer was most likely created by the Kosrae State Government. The dataset was obtained by iREi prior to 2012.
KML dataset downloaded online.
Original data
Area in squaremeters
Area in acres
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
KML source file
This dataset is for general purposes only, not for use in litigation. The Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data.