{"url":"https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/27552","version":"2012-06","description":"The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS, FGDC-STD-018-2012) ) is a collection of terms and and definitions (units) for classifying and describing aquatic environments. Units are organized in a framework of thematic, interrelated, semi-hierarchical components and settings designed for analyzing and mapping observational data within geographic information systems (GIS). CMECS is a US National Ecological Classification Standard published by the US Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). , The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classifcation Standard (CMECS) is a collection of terms and and defintions for classifying and describing aquatic environments. The vocabulary is organized in a framework of thematic, semi-heirarchical components and settings.","publicationYear":2023,"publisher":"Kate Rose","creators":[{"nameType":"Personal","givenName":"Kate","familyName":"Rose","creatorName":"Kate Rose","affiliations":[],"nameIdentifiers":[]}],"titles":[{"title":"Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard","titleType":""},{"title":"CMECS","titleType":"AlternativeTitle"}],"types":{"resourceTypeGeneral":"Dataset"}}