GeoTIFF / Shapefile
Global Shipping Lanes & AIS Traffic
Global shipping route and AIS vessel traffic density data from NOAA MarineCadastre and satellite AIS sources.
Maritime navigation Port planning
Maritime & ocean
Maritime & Ocean Data
Global maritime and ocean datasets including exclusive economic zones, marine protected areas, shipping lanes, and oceanographic data.
Quick answer: compare official sources, download formats, coverage, licensing, and practical GIS workflows in this Maritime & ocean directory.
EEZ Marine protected areas Shipping lanes Ocean data
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Official sources and direct access
Mixed delivery
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Spatial data guidance
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Compare geographic coverage, file formats and reuse terms before choosing data for your map or analysis.
Maritime pages help GIS users find authoritative data for ocean and coastal zone mapping, including maritime boundaries, protected areas, and shipping corridors.
These layers work well with hydrology and bathymetry datasets for comprehensive marine spatial planning.
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GeoJSON / Shapefile
Flanders Marine Institute EEZ Boundaries
Global Exclusive Economic Zone boundaries from VLIZ, the standard reference for maritime jurisdiction.
Maritime jurisdiction mapping Fisheries management
Shapefile / GeoJSON
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
IUCN/UNEP global database of terrestrial and marine protected area boundaries.
Marine conservation planning Protected area monitoring
Raster (sea surface temperature)
NOAA daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) at 0.25° resolution from 1981-present.
Sea surface temperature monitoring El Nino/La Nina analysis
GeoTIFF
Global Mangrove Watch
Global mangrove extent and change dataset at 25m resolution with annual time series from 1996-present.
Mangrove conservation Blue carbon assessment
Recommended maritime workflow
How to choose a source
- Use Flanders Marine Institute EEZ boundaries for global maritime jurisdiction mapping.
- Use the World Database on Protected Areas for marine protected area boundaries.
- Combine EEZ, MPA, and shipping lane data for maritime spatial planning and fisheries management.
Category FAQ
Category FAQ
What is an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
An EEZ is a maritime zone extending up to 200 nautical miles from a coastal state's baseline, where the state has special rights to explore and exploit marine resources.
Can I download marine protected area boundaries?
Yes. The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) provides both terrestrial and marine protected area boundary data through Protected Planet.