Detailed mangrove analysis is not available for Lesotho yet. Here is what Atlas holds for it and what comes next.
DATA
Data Dictionary & Units
One set of units for the whole platform. Whatever unit a source uses, Atlas converts it on import and keeps the original, so numbers from different sources can be compared directly.
Atlas canonical units
Measure
Atlas unit
Area
ha
hectare (ha)
Length
m
metre (m)
Distance
km
kilometre (km)
Carbon Stock Density
tC/ha
tonnes of carbon per hectare
Co2e
tCO2e
tonnes CO2-equivalent
Percent
%
percent (0-100)
Time
ISO-8601 UTC
timestamp (UTC)
Crs
EPSG:4326
WGS 84 geographic coordinates (decimal degrees)
Conversions Atlas applies
From
To
Rule
square metres (m²)
hectares
÷ 10,000
square kilometres (km²)
hectares
× 100
acres
hectares
× 0.404686
kilometres
metres
× 1,000
square degrees / degrees
—
not physical units: excluded, recomputed from geometry
fraction (0–1)
percent
× 100; values over 100% are rejected
tonnes carbon (tC)
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
× 3.667 (44/12)
biomass Mg/ha
tonnes carbon per ha
× carbon fraction (method recorded with the value)
local / US dates (M/D/YY)
ISO-8601
parsed explicitly; ambiguous formats confirmed from the data
local time
UTC
zone recorded; assumption flagged when the source omits it
any projected CRS (e.g. UTM 37S)
EPSG:4326
reprojected; native CRS recorded
blank placeholders (" ")
NULL
trimmed and emptied
Measurements stored in Atlas
Observation types and variables, with their units
Type
Variable
Unit
Observations
Datasets
area
AREA_HA
ha
8
1
area
Area_sqKm_PA
ha
7,438
1
area
Area_sq_Km_Country
ha
7,438
1
area
GIS_HA
ha
8
1
area
HECTARES
ha
233
1
area
Ha_plantes
ha
1,184
1
area
area_kmý
ha
36
2
area
tree_cover_loss___ha
ha
152
1
length
LENGTHKM
m
3,281
1
percent
IRRI_PCT
%
23,095
1
Field-by-field treatment per dataset
Open a dataset's 'Fields & units' tab for the full table; summary below
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
shape_leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
shape_leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
AREA_HA
ha
ha
kept (unit taken from field name)
GIS_HA
ha
ha
kept (unit taken from field name)
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
area_kmý
km2
ha
converted
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
area_kmý
km2
ha
converted
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
SHAPE_LENG
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
tree_cover_loss___ha
ha
ha
kept (unit taken from field name)
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
HECTARES
ha
ha
kept (unit taken from field name)
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
SHAPE_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Ha_plantes
ha
ha
kept (unit taken from field name)
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
LENGTHKM
km
m
converted
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Area_sqKm_PA
km2
ha
converted
Area_sq_Km_Country
km2
ha
converted
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
IRRI_PCT
% (assumed 0-100)
%
kept; values outside 0-100 rejected
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Area
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
Shape_Leng
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
Shape_Length
unknown (often degrees)
—
EXCLUDED - unit not stated; geodesic area/length computed from geometry instead
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
Field
Source unit
Atlas unit
Treatment
geometry
EPSG:4326 degrees
ha / m
geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS
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