OPTIMAP feeds

General feeds

Subscribe to research works from all sources, time periods, and regions.

Regional feeds

Subscribe to research works from selected continents or oceans.

Continents

Oceans

Sources & licenses for region data

Source: Flanders Marine Institute (2021). Global Oceans and Seas, version 1 (CC BY 4.0 license)

Regions: Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Region, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South China and Easter Archipelagic Seas, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

Source: Esri Hub World Continents Feature Service (license)

Regions: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Geometric processing:

Ocean geometries are simplified to reduce file size while preserving geographic accuracy. Simplification uses a tolerance of degrees and removes the smallest % of interior holes (islands are preserved).