Links to guidelines documents

• IABIN Guidance Document - English
• IABIN Guidance Document - Spanish
• IABIN Guidance Document - Brazilian Portuguese

Consuming the IABINPATN data.

The IABIN PATN protected areas data which you can explore in the website are also available through OGC Standard Web Mapping Services and Web Feature Services. These can be used by embedding the data into most open and proprietary GIS software or creating online maps with the information.

A link the services are found here:

http://services.protectedplanet.net/geoserver/ows?service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities

A comprehensive explanation of the capabilities of the web services can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Geospatial_Consortium#Standards

Uploading data to iabinpatn.org

The IABIN protected areas thematic network is built on the World Database on Protected Areas. As such all data can be submitted through the protected areas team at UNEP-WCMC. The team can be contacted at protectedareas@unep-wcmc.org.

IABIN have supported the building of automated protected area data upload tools to allow easy integration of protected areas data into the IABIN PATN. These tools are currently being tested, below is a video showing the tool in action:

IABIN ProtectedPlanet.net Import process from UNEP WCMC on Vimeo.