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DATASET
Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Egypt
Salt marsh recorded in Egypt, from the UNEP-WCMC global saltmarsh layer (McOwen et al. 2017, updated). Coverage in Africa is patchy: absence on the map does not mean salt marsh is absent on the ground.
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Features
7
saltmarsh_record
Observations
0
Linked measurements
Quality score
90 / 100
Completeness · provenance · checks
Version
v1
Imported 2026-10-13
About this dataset
- Source
- UNEP-WCMC global seagrass and saltmarsh layersUN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and Short FT
- Source layer
- WCMC027_Saltmarsh_v6_1 (EPSG:4326)
- Module / ecosystem
- SALT MARSH
- Licence
- —
- Coordinate system
- Stored as EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). Source native: n/a
- Records archived
- 7 (matches the source's own count)
How to cite
UNEP-WCMC, Short FT (2021). Global distribution of saltmarsh (version 6.1). Based on McOwen et al. (2017), A global map of saltmarshes, Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e11764. Cambridge (UK): UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (2026). Salt marsh (UNEP-WCMC): Egypt. Archived copy held by Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence (snapshot n/a; SHA-256 87b7c25dd4436573…). Accessed via https://atlas.twende.green/datasets/saltmarsh-unep-wcmc-eg.
Feature classes
| Class | Features |
|---|---|
| saltmarsh_record | 7 |
Measurements recorded
Geometry-only dataset
No separate measurements; attributes are shown in the data table.
Unit harmonisation applied to this dataset
Every number in Atlas is stored in one canonical unit; the original value and unit are always kept
No numeric measurements to convert
Place names / geometry only.
Attributes stored per feature
How many features carry each attribute (first 20,000)
| Attribute | Features |
|---|---|
| accuracy | 7 |
| popup | 7 |
| ecosystem | 7 |
Checked against the geometry
Source value ÷ the same quantity computed from the stored shape
No unit checks apply
Archive & integrity
- Snapshot
- n/a
- Format
- GeoJSON
- Archive checksum
- 87b7c25dd44365731c9a17b172e6083902916cd41756630cbf3238f2ffefd6fe
Atlas serves this dataset from its own archived copy. Nothing is requested from the publisher when you view or download it.
Verification against the raw archive
Record counts match the source
Imported record count equals the source's own count; per-record cross-check recorded in the import run.
Import history
| Run | Status | Started | Records | Repaired geometries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1344 | completed | 2026-10-13 19:23:42+00 | 7 | 0 |