myPolygon

Designed exclusively for the Proteus Partnership in response to needs for a simple, online interface with biodiversity data – myPolygon provides rapid analysis of how polygons overlap with protected areas and other biodiversity data.

Proteus Partners wishing to access myPolygon can do so through the Partner Area

Simple access to data Easy to use features
The tool has been designed to be available to users with no GIS technical expertise or software. Allowing you to compare a polygon with data layers, showing the percentage of your polygon which overlaps with:

  1. Protected Areas
  2. Coral Reefs
  3. Mangroves
  4. Sea grasses – COMING SOON

It also provides an estimate for the amount of soil and surface carbon found in the polygon
  • Google maps base layer
  • Users can draw polygons on a map
  • Users can upload their own shapefiles in a zipped file using WGS84 projection
  • Users can choose different layers to analyse against their shapefiles
  • Links to protectedplanet.net – the interface with the World Database on Protected Areas, the authoritative source for protected areas data
  • Simple guidance for users has been incorporated into the site
  • Report download function – providing a csv file for your polygon

Quickly generate results

  • Results presented online for all shapefiles
  • Protection overview displays the % area under protection
  • Option to display % overlap with mangroves and corals
  • Individual polygon pages give details on each overlapping protected area
  • Estimated sequestered carbon provided in kilotonnes
  • Download results in csv format
  • Link to protectedplanet.net for more information on each protected area

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