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Easy Access to PMEL Scientific Data
The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's ERDDAP data server for scientific data distribution to the GTS |
NOAA OAR PMEL |
| Dataset Title: | OBIS occurrence data from parquet files
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| Institution: | Ocean Biodiversiy Information System (Dataset ID: obis_occurrence) |
| Range: | longitude = -180.0 to 180.0°E, latitude = -90.0 to 89.1394°N, depth = -9.0 to 10462.03m, time = 1753-07-02T00:00:00Z to 2025-02-06T00:00:00Z |
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Attributes {
s {
dataset_id {
String long_name "Dataset Id";
}
id {
String long_name "Id";
}
time {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
Float64 actual_range -6.83208e+9, 1.7388e+9;
String axis "T";
String ioos_category "Time";
String long_name "Time";
String standard_name "time";
String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
}
acceptedNameUsage {
String long_name "Accepted Name Usage";
}
acceptedNameUsageID {
String long_name "Accepted Name Usage ID";
}
accessRights {
String long_name "Access Rights";
}
aphiaid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 1, 1793849;
String long_name "Aphiaid";
}
areas {
String long_name "Areas";
}
associatedMedia {
String long_name "Associated Media";
}
associatedOccurrences {
String long_name "Associated Occurrences";
}
associatedOrganisms {
String long_name "Associated Organisms";
}
associatedReferences {
String long_name "Associated References";
}
associatedSequences {
String long_name "Associated Sequences";
}
associatedTaxa {
String long_name "Associated Taxa";
}
basisOfRecord {
String long_name "Basis Of Record";
}
bathymetry {
Float32 actual_range -5053.0, 9237.0;
String long_name "Bathymetry";
}
bed {
String long_name "Bed";
}
behavior {
String long_name "Behavior";
}
bibliographicCitation {
String long_name "Bibliographic Citation";
}
brackish {
Byte _FillValue 127;
String _Unsigned "false";
String long_name "Brackish";
}
caste {
String long_name "Caste";
}
catalogNumber {
String long_name "Catalog Number";
}
class {
String long_name "Class";
}
classid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 24, 1740106;
String long_name "Classid";
}
collectionCode {
String long_name "Collection Code";
}
collectionID {
String long_name "Collection ID";
}
continent {
String long_name "Continent";
}
coordinatePrecision {
String long_name "Coordinate Precision";
}
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters {
Float32 actual_range 1.0, 5786664.0;
String long_name "Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters";
}
country {
String long_name "Country";
}
countryCode {
String long_name "Country Code";
}
county {
String long_name "County";
}
cultivarEpithet {
String long_name "Cultivar Epithet";
}
dataGeneralizations {
String long_name "Data Generalizations";
}
datasetID {
String long_name "Dataset ID";
}
datasetName {
String long_name "Dataset Name";
}
dateIdentified {
String long_name "Date Identified";
}
date_end {
Float64 _FillValue 9223372036854775807;
Float64 actual_range -6816355200000, 1738800000000;
String long_name "Date End";
}
date_start {
Float64 _FillValue 9223372036854775807;
Float64 actual_range -6847804800000, 1738800000000;
String long_name "Date Start";
}
date_year {
Int16 _FillValue 32767;
Int16 actual_range 1753, 2025;
String long_name "Date Year";
}
day {
String long_name "Day";
}
latitude {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
Float64 actual_range -90.0, 89.1394;
String axis "Y";
Float64 colorBarMaximum 90.0;
Float64 colorBarMinimum -90.0;
String ioos_category "Location";
String long_name "Latitude";
String source_name "decimalLatitude";
String standard_name "latitude";
String units "degrees_north";
}
longitude {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
Float64 actual_range -180.0, 180.0;
String axis "X";
Float64 colorBarMaximum 180.0;
Float64 colorBarMinimum -180.0;
String ioos_category "Location";
String long_name "Longitude";
String source_name "decimalLongitude";
String standard_name "longitude";
String units "degrees_east";
}
degreeOfEstablishment {
String long_name "Degree Of Establishment";
}
depth {
String _CoordinateAxisType "Height";
String _CoordinateZisPositive "down";
Float64 _FillValue NaN;
Float64 actual_range -9.0, 10462.03;
String axis "Z";
Float64 colorBarMaximum 8000.0;
Float64 colorBarMinimum -8000.0;
String colorBarPalette "TopographyDepth";
String ioos_category "Location";
String long_name "Depth";
String positive "down";
String standard_name "depth";
String units "m";
}
disposition {
String long_name "Disposition";
}
division {
String long_name "Division";
}
divisionid {
String long_name "Divisionid";
}
domain {
String long_name "Domain";
}
domainid {
String long_name "Domainid";
}
dynamicProperties {
String long_name "Dynamic Properties";
}
earliestAgeOrLowestStage {
String long_name "Earliest Age Or Lowest Stage";
}
earliestEonOrLowestEonothem {
String long_name "Earliest Eon Or Lowest Eonothem";
}
earliestEpochOrLowestSeries {
String long_name "Earliest Epoch Or Lowest Series";
}
earliestEraOrLowestErathem {
String long_name "Earliest Era Or Lowest Erathem";
}
earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem {
String long_name "Earliest Period Or Lowest System";
}
endDayOfYear {
String long_name "End Day Of Year";
}
establishmentMeans {
String long_name "Establishment Means";
}
eventDate {
String long_name "Event Date";
}
eventID {
String long_name "Event ID";
}
eventRemarks {
String long_name "Event Remarks";
}
eventTime {
String long_name "Event Time";
}
eventType {
String long_name "Event Type";
}
family {
String long_name "Family";
}
familyid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 59, 1793467;
String long_name "Familyid";
}
fieldNotes {
String long_name "Field Notes";
}
fieldNumber {
String long_name "Field Number";
}
footprintSRS {
String long_name "Footprint SRS";
}
footprintSpatialFit {
String long_name "Footprint Spatial Fit";
}
footprintWKT {
String long_name "Footprint WKT";
}
forma {
String long_name "Forma";
}
formaid {
String long_name "Formaid";
}
formation {
String long_name "Formation";
}
genericName {
String long_name "Generic Name";
}
genus {
String long_name "Genus";
}
genusid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 2275, 1793501;
String long_name "Genusid";
}
geodeticDatum {
String long_name "Geodetic Datum";
}
geologicalContextID {
String long_name "Geological Context ID";
}
georeferenceProtocol {
String long_name "Georeference Protocol";
}
georeferenceRemarks {
String long_name "Georeference Remarks";
}
georeferenceSources {
String long_name "Georeference Sources";
}
georeferenceVerificationStatus {
String long_name "Georeference Verification Status";
}
georeferencedBy {
String long_name "Georeferenced By";
}
georeferencedDate {
String long_name "Georeferenced Date";
}
gigaclass {
String long_name "Gigaclass";
}
gigaclassid {
Int16 _FillValue 32767;
Int16 actual_range 10194, 10194;
String long_name "Gigaclassid";
}
group {
String long_name "Group";
}
hab {
String long_name "Hab";
}
habitat {
String long_name "Habitat";
}
higherClassification {
String long_name "Higher Classification";
}
higherGeography {
String long_name "Higher Geography";
}
higherGeographyID {
String long_name "Higher Geography ID";
}
highestBiostratigraphicZone {
String long_name "Highest Biostratigraphic Zone";
}
identificationID {
String long_name "Identification ID";
}
identificationQualifier {
String long_name "Identification Qualifier";
}
identificationReferences {
String long_name "Identification References";
}
identificationRemarks {
String long_name "Identification Remarks";
}
identificationVerificationStatus {
String long_name "Identification Verification Status";
}
identifiedBy {
String long_name "Identified By";
}
identifiedByID {
String long_name "Identified By ID";
}
individualCount {
String long_name "Individual Count";
}
informationWithheld {
String long_name "Information Withheld";
}
infraclass {
String long_name "Infraclass";
}
infraclassid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 103, 1562576;
String long_name "Infraclassid";
}
infragenericEpithet {
String long_name "Infrageneric Epithet";
}
infrakingdom {
String long_name "Infrakingdom";
}
infrakingdomid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 368898, 582420;
String long_name "Infrakingdomid";
}
infraorder {
String long_name "Infraorder";
}
infraorderid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 1296, 1640336;
String long_name "Infraorderid";
}
infraphylum {
String long_name "Infraphylum";
}
infraphylumid {
Int16 _FillValue 32767;
Int16 actual_range 1828, 1829;
String long_name "Infraphylumid";
}
infraspecificEpithet {
String long_name "Infraspecific Epithet";
}
institutionCode {
String long_name "Institution Code";
}
institutionID {
String long_name "Institution ID";
}
island {
String long_name "Island";
}
islandGroup {
String long_name "Island Group";
}
kingdom {
String long_name "Kingdom";
}
kingdomid {
Byte _FillValue 127;
String _Unsigned "false";
Byte actual_range 2, 12;
String long_name "Kingdomid";
}
language {
String long_name "Language";
}
latestAgeOrHighestStage {
String long_name "Latest Age Or Highest Stage";
}
latestEonOrHighestEonothem {
String long_name "Latest Eon Or Highest Eonothem";
}
latestEpochOrHighestSeries {
String long_name "Latest Epoch Or Highest Series";
}
latestEraOrHighestErathem {
String long_name "Latest Era Or Highest Erathem";
}
latestPeriodOrHighestSystem {
String long_name "Latest Period Or Highest System";
}
license {
String long_name "License";
}
lifeStage {
String long_name "Life Stage";
}
lithostratigraphicTerms {
String long_name "Lithostratigraphic Terms";
}
locality {
String long_name "Locality";
}
locationAccordingTo {
String long_name "Location According To";
}
locationID {
String long_name "Location ID";
}
locationRemarks {
String long_name "Location Remarks";
}
lowestBiostratigraphicZone {
String long_name "Lowest Biostratigraphic Zone";
}
marine {
Byte _FillValue 127;
String _Unsigned "false";
String long_name "Marine";
}
materialEntityID {
String long_name "Material Entity ID";
}
materialEntityRemarks {
String long_name "Material Entity Remarks";
}
materialSampleID {
String long_name "Material Sample ID";
}
maximumDepthInMeters {
Float32 _FillValue NaN;
Float32 actual_range -9.0, 10462.03;
String long_name "Maximum Depth In Meters";
}
maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters {
String long_name "Maximum Distance Above Surface In Meters";
}
maximumElevationInMeters {
String long_name "Maximum Elevation In Meters";
}
megaclass {
String long_name "Megaclass";
}
megaclassid {
String long_name "Megaclassid";
}
member {
String long_name "Member";
}
minimumDepthInMeters {
Float32 _FillValue NaN;
Float32 actual_range -507.0, 10462.03;
String long_name "Minimum Depth In Meters";
}
minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters {
String long_name "Minimum Distance Above Surface In Meters";
}
minimumElevationInMeters {
String long_name "Minimum Elevation In Meters";
}
modified {
String long_name "Modified";
}
month {
String long_name "Month";
}
municipality {
String long_name "Municipality";
}
nameAccordingTo {
String long_name "Name According To";
}
nameAccordingToID {
String long_name "Name According To ID";
}
namePublishedIn {
String long_name "Name Published In";
}
namePublishedInID {
String long_name "Name Published In ID";
}
namePublishedInYear {
String long_name "Name Published In Year";
}
nomenclaturalCode {
String long_name "Nomenclatural Code";
}
nomenclaturalStatus {
String long_name "Nomenclatural Status";
}
occurrenceID {
String long_name "Occurrence ID";
}
occurrenceRemarks {
String long_name "Occurrence Remarks";
}
occurrenceStatus {
String long_name "Occurrence Status";
}
order {
String long_name "Order";
}
orderid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 25, 1791090;
String long_name "Orderid";
}
organismID {
String long_name "Organism ID";
}
organismName {
String long_name "Organism Name";
}
organismQuantity {
Float64 actual_range -1.0, 1.30502905e+8;
String long_name "Organism Quantity";
}
organismQuantityType {
String long_name "Organism Quantity Type";
}
organismRemarks {
String long_name "Organism Remarks";
}
organismScope {
String long_name "Organism Scope";
}
originalNameUsage {
String long_name "Original Name Usage";
}
originalNameUsageID {
String long_name "Original Name Usage ID";
}
otherCatalogNumbers {
String long_name "Other Catalog Numbers";
}
ownerInstitutionCode {
String long_name "Owner Institution Code";
}
parentEventID {
String long_name "Parent Event ID";
}
parentNameUsage {
String long_name "Parent Name Usage";
}
parentNameUsageID {
String long_name "Parent Name Usage ID";
}
parvorder {
String long_name "Parvorder";
}
parvorderid {
String long_name "Parvorderid";
}
parvphylum {
String long_name "Parvphylum";
}
parvphylumid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 152352, 1517375;
String long_name "Parvphylumid";
}
pathway {
String long_name "Pathway";
}
phylum {
String long_name "Phylum";
}
phylum_division {
String long_name "Phylum Division";
}
phylum_divisionid {
String long_name "Phylum Divisionid";
}
phylumid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 9, 1730074;
String long_name "Phylumid";
}
pointRadiusSpatialFit {
String long_name "Point Radius Spatial Fit";
}
preparations {
String long_name "Preparations";
}
previousIdentifications {
String long_name "Previous Identifications";
}
recordNumber {
String long_name "Record Number";
}
recordedBy {
String long_name "Recorded By";
}
recordedByID {
String long_name "Recorded By ID";
}
redlist_category {
String long_name "Redlist Category";
}
references {
String long_name "References";
}
reproductiveCondition {
String long_name "Reproductive Condition";
}
rightsHolder {
String long_name "Rights Holder";
}
sampleSizeUnit {
String long_name "Sample Size Unit";
}
sampleSizeValue {
Float32 actual_range 0.0, 1.750527e+7;
String long_name "Sample Size Value";
}
samplingEffort {
String long_name "Sampling Effort";
}
samplingProtocol {
String long_name "Sampling Protocol";
}
scientificName {
String long_name "Scientific Name";
}
scientificNameAuthorship {
String long_name "Scientific Name Authorship";
}
scientificNameID {
String long_name "Scientific Name ID";
}
section {
String long_name "Section";
}
sectionid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 106678, 1646248;
String long_name "Sectionid";
}
sex {
String long_name "Sex";
}
shoredistance {
Float32 actual_range -2443109.0, 2676216.0;
String long_name "Shoredistance";
}
species {
String long_name "Species";
}
speciesid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 100358, 1793849;
String long_name "Speciesid";
}
specificEpithet {
String long_name "Specific Epithet";
}
sss {
Float32 _FillValue NaN;
Float32 actual_range 0.09, 40.61;
Float64 colorBarMaximum 37.0;
Float64 colorBarMinimum 32.0;
String long_name "Sea Water Practical Salinity";
String standard_name "sea_water_practical_salinity";
String units "PSU";
}
sst {
Float32 _FillValue NaN;
Float32 actual_range -1.79, 30.18;
String long_name "Sea Surface Temperature";
}
startDayOfYear {
String long_name "Start Day Of Year";
}
stateProvince {
String long_name "State Province";
}
subclass {
String long_name "Subclass";
}
subclassid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 57, 1737150;
String long_name "Subclassid";
}
subdivision {
String long_name "Subdivision";
}
subdivisionid {
String long_name "Subdivisionid";
}
subfamily {
String long_name "Subfamily";
}
subfamilyid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 225, 1792671;
String long_name "Subfamilyid";
}
subforma {
String long_name "Subforma";
}
subformaid {
String long_name "Subformaid";
}
subgenus {
String long_name "Subgenus";
}
subgenusid {
String long_name "Subgenusid";
}
subkingdom {
String long_name "Subkingdom";
}
subkingdomid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 22718, 1741194;
String long_name "Subkingdomid";
}
suborder {
String long_name "Suborder";
}
suborderid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 90, 1739008;
String long_name "Suborderid";
}
subphylum {
String long_name "Subphylum";
}
subphylum_subdivision {
String long_name "Subphylum Subdivision";
}
subphylum_subdivisionid {
String long_name "Subphylum Subdivisionid";
}
subphylumid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 13, 1779793;
String long_name "Subphylumid";
}
subsection {
String long_name "Subsection";
}
subsectionid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 106680, 740671;
String long_name "Subsectionid";
}
subspecies {
String long_name "Subspecies";
}
subspeciesid {
String long_name "Subspeciesid";
}
subterclass {
String long_name "Subterclass";
}
subterclassid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 149855, 1057250;
String long_name "Subterclassid";
}
subtribe {
String long_name "Subtribe";
}
subtribeid {
String long_name "Subtribeid";
}
subvariety {
String long_name "Subvariety";
}
subvarietyid {
String long_name "Subvarietyid";
}
superclass {
String long_name "Superclass";
}
superclassid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 411, 1737258;
String long_name "Superclassid";
}
superdomain {
String long_name "Superdomain";
}
superdomainid {
String long_name "Superdomainid";
}
superfamily {
String long_name "Superfamily";
}
superfamilyid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 173, 1782337;
String long_name "Superfamilyid";
}
superorder {
String long_name "Superorder";
}
superorderid {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 167, 1572017;
String long_name "Superorderid";
}
supertribe {
String long_name "Supertribe";
}
supertribeid {
String long_name "Supertribeid";
}
taxonConceptID {
String long_name "Taxon Concept ID";
}
taxonID {
String long_name "Taxon ID";
}
taxonRank {
String long_name "Taxon Rank";
}
taxonRemarks {
String long_name "Taxon Remarks";
}
taxonomicStatus {
String long_name "Taxonomic Status";
}
tribe {
String long_name "Tribe";
}
tribeid {
String long_name "Tribeid";
}
type {
String long_name "Type";
}
typeStatus {
String long_name "Type Status";
}
unaccepted {
Int32 _FillValue 2147483647;
Int32 actual_range 13, 1790291;
String long_name "Unaccepted";
}
variety {
String long_name "Variety";
}
varietyid {
String long_name "Varietyid";
}
verbatimCoordinateSystem {
String long_name "Verbatim Coordinate System";
}
verbatimCoordinates {
String long_name "Verbatim Coordinates";
}
verbatimDepth {
String long_name "Verbatim Depth";
}
verbatimElevation {
String long_name "Verbatim Elevation";
}
verbatimEventDate {
String long_name "Verbatim Event Date";
}
verbatimIdentification {
String long_name "Verbatim Identification";
}
verbatimLabel {
String long_name "Verbatim Label";
}
verbatimLatitude {
String long_name "Latitude";
String standard_name "latitude";
String units "degrees_north";
}
verbatimLocality {
String long_name "Verbatim Locality";
}
verbatimLongitude {
String long_name "Longitude";
String standard_name "longitude";
String units "degrees_east";
}
verbatimSRS {
String long_name "Verbatim SRS";
}
verbatimTaxonRank {
String long_name "Verbatim Taxon Rank";
}
vernacularName {
String long_name "Vernacular Name";
}
verticalDatum {
String long_name "Vertical Datum";
}
vitality {
String long_name "Vitality";
}
waterBody {
String long_name "Water Body";
}
wrims {
String long_name "Wrims";
}
year {
String long_name "Year";
}
originalScientificName {
String long_name "Original Scientific Name";
}
flags {
String long_name "Flags";
}
dropped {
Byte _FillValue 127;
String _Unsigned "false";
String long_name "Dropped";
}
absence {
Byte _FillValue 127;
String _Unsigned "false";
String long_name "Absence";
}
geometry {
String long_name "Geometry";
}
}
NC_GLOBAL {
String cdm_data_type "Other";
String Conventions "COARDS, CF-1.10, ACDD-1.3";
Float64 Easternmost_Easting 180.0;
Float64 geospatial_lat_max 89.1394;
Float64 geospatial_lat_min -90.0;
String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
Float64 geospatial_lon_max 180.0;
Float64 geospatial_lon_min -180.0;
String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
Float64 geospatial_vertical_max 10462.03;
Float64 geospatial_vertical_min -9.0;
String geospatial_vertical_positive "down";
String geospatial_vertical_units "m";
String history
"2025-11-14T16:54:57Z https://obis.org/data/access/
2025-11-14T16:54:57Z https://data.pmel.noaa.gov/generic/tabledap/obis_occurrence.das";
String infoUrl "https://obis.org/";
String institution "Ocean Biodiversiy Information System";
String keywords "above, absence, accepted, acceptedNameUsage, acceptedNameUsageID, access, accessRights, according, age, algal, aphiaid, areas, array, array-data, associated, associatedMedia, associatedOccurrences, associatedOrganisms, associatedReferences, associatedSequences, associatedTaxa, authorship, basis, basisOfRecord, bathymetry, bed, behavior, bibliographic, bibliographicCitation, biostratigraphic, bloom, body, brackish, caste, catalogNumber, category, citation, class, classid, classification, code, collection, collectionCode, collectionID, comprehensive, concept, condition, context, continent, coordinate, coordinatePrecision, coordinates, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters, count, country, countryCode, county, cultivar, cultivarEpithet, data, dataGeneralizations, dataset, dataset_id, datasetID, datasetName, date, date_end, date_mid, date_start, date_year, dateIdentified, datum, day, degree, degreeOfEstablishment, density, depth, disposition, distance, division, divisionid, 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String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords";
String license "These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0).";
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String sourceUrl "https://obis.org/data/access/";
Float64 Southernmost_Northing -90.0;
String subsetVariables "dataset_id";
String summary "OBIS occurrence data from parquet files";
String time_coverage_end "2025-02-06T00:00:00Z";
String time_coverage_start "1753-07-02T00:00:00Z";
String title "OBIS occurrence data from parquet files";
Float64 Westernmost_Easting -180.0;
}
}
Data Access Protocol (DAP)
and its
selection constraints
.
The URL specifies what you want: the dataset, a description of the graph or the subset of the data, and the file type for the response.
Tabledap request URLs must be in the form
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/datasetID.fileType{?query}
For example,
https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/pmelTaoDySst.htmlTable?longitude,latitude,time,station,wmo_platform_code,T_25&time>=2015-05-23T12:00:00Z&time<=2015-05-31T12:00:00Z
Thus, the query is often a comma-separated list of desired variable names,
followed by a collection of
constraints (e.g., variable<value),
each preceded by '&' (which is interpreted as "AND").
For details, see the tabledap Documentation.