oih/oih-wis2 huggingface dataset:
Kiribati Exclusive Economic Zone (Phoenix Islands)

Keywords: Geoscience, Kiribati Exclusive Economic Zone Phoenix Islands, 200NM, KI, Fisheries, Phoenix Islands, EEZ
Temporal coverage: None

The Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 repeals the Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983. It states that the exclusive economic zone comprises those waters beyond the territorial sea of Kiribati, but within a distance of two hundred (200) nautical miles from the baseline of Kiribati, shall be the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Kiribati.

The Exclusive Economic Zone Sea Outer Limits Regulations 2014 in accordance with the MZA 2011 specifies the geographical coordinates that defines the boundaries of Cook Islands EEZ and are referenced to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84). The Regulations also contains charts for general illustrations of the territorial sea lines. 
Kiribati has sovereignty beyond its land territory and internal waters over the territorial sea, and to the airspace above and the seabed and subsoil beneath the territorial sea. Ships of all States shall enjoy the right of innocent passage in accordance with international law in the territorial sea of Kiribati. 

The following information are also highlighted in the Regulation

(i) a treaty reference point (for the relevant treaty for a point, see section 4), or (ii) 200 nm, where the exclusive economic zone is adjacent to the high seas.

Where an agreement is in force between the Republic of Kiribati and an opposite or adjacent coastal State provides for the delimitation of an exclusive economic zone boundary, the relevant area of exclusive economic zone shall be delimited in accordance with such agreement.

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/KIR_2011_Act.pdf
https://www.un.org/Depts//los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/KIR_2014_eez_outer_limits_regulations.pdf
2017_Tuvalu_PHC_Admin_Boundaries

Keywords: boundaries, population-census
Temporal coverage: None

###Administrative boundaries utilized to conduct Tuvalu 2017 Population and Housing Census  
* Enumeration area boundaries: specific geographic units used for statistical data collection.
* Village boundaries
* Island boundaries
These administrative boundaries have been used to build the Tuvalu PopGIS3 online mapping tool https://tuvalu.popgis.spc.int/. To know more about the PopGIS project please see http://sdd.spc.int/mapping-popgis

###Disclaimer: 
Upper level administrative units may slightly differ from the official boundaries. The boundaries, codes and names shown in the datasets do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by SPC.
Marshal_Islands_Population_Grid_2020

Keywords: grid, population
Temporal coverage: None

Data Input: Settlement footprint from Facebook's High-Resolution Population Density Maps https://data.humdata.org/dataset/marshall-islands-high-resolution-population-density-maps-demographic-estimates
Population allocated proportionally using 2011 census population counts at enumeration area level.
Year Population Growth Rate of 0.3% has been applied to update population up to 2020
The human settlement footprint with census population allocated has been converted into a 100 m resolution raster.
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories - Dataset - Fiji

Keywords: population-census, coastal-communities, demographics, statistics, population
Temporal coverage: None

Spatial datasets utilized to conduct the spatial analysis and additional information from the research article: Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223249
https://sdd.spc.int/mapping-coastal
Tokelau Exclusive Economic Zone (200 Nautical Mile)

Keywords: 200NM
Temporal coverage: None

Tokelau has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1946, following the declaration of the intention by New Zealand to transmit information on the Tokelau Islands under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations.
•	See General Assembly resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946

Administering Power - New Zealand

The Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977 defines the general provisions which regulates activities within Tokelau’s EEZ. 

https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en/nsgt/tokelau

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/NZL_1977_Act.pdf

The layer provide in PDH was extracted from the Marine Regions platform. 

https://www.marineregions.org/eezmethodology.php
2009_Solomon_Islands_PHC_Admin_Boundaries

Keywords: population-census, boundaries
Temporal coverage: None

###Administrative boundaries utilized to conduct Solomon Islands 2009 Population and Housing Census  
* Enumeration area boundaries: specific geographic units used for statistical data collection.
* Ward boundaries
* Constituency boundaries
* Province boundaries
These administrative boundaries have been used to build the Solomon Islands PopGIS3 online mapping tool https://solomons.popgis.spc.int/. To know more about the PopGIS project please see http://sdd.spc.int/mapping-popgis

###Disclaimer: 
Upper level administrative units may slightly differ from the official boundaries. The boundaries, codes and names shown in the datasets do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by SPC.
Guam_Population_Grid_2020

Keywords: grid, population
Temporal coverage: None

Population Raster Guam 2020 Data Input: 
Settlement footprint from Facebook's High-Resolution Population Density Maps https://data.humdata.org/dataset/guam-high-resolution-population-density-maps-demographic-estimates Population allocated proportionally using 2011 census population counts at district level. Year Population Growth Rate of 1.64% has been applied to update population up to 2020
The human settlement footprint with census population allocated has been converted into a 100 m resolution raster.
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories - Dataset - Wallis and Futuna

Keywords: population-census, coastal-communities, marine-invertebrate-populations, demographics, statistics
Temporal coverage: None

Spatial datasets utilized to conduct the spatial analysis and additional information from the research article: Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223249 https://sdd.spc.int/mapping-coastal
Policy on Special and Inclusive Education

Keywords: Inclusive Education, education, inclusive-education, policy
Temporal coverage: None

The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework that will ensure and strengthen access to quality education for all persons with disabilities in all schools throughout Fiji. Quality education reflects the spirit of equity, inclusion, access, progress and achievement of educational outcomes that will guide and direct the journey of one’s lifelong learning and the opportunity to enjoy one’s quality of life. While all children should be given the opportunity to learn together wherever possible in mainstream schools close to their homes regardless of difficulties, disabilities or differences, it is recognised that for some students, Special Schools are an important option. This policy will reflect on the rights of persons with disabilities according to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories - Dataset - Nauru

Keywords: demographics, statistics, population-census, coastal-communities, population
Temporal coverage: None

Spatial datasets utilized to conduct the spatial analysis and additional information from the research article: Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223249
https://sdd.spc.int/mapping-coastal
Niue_Population_Grid_2020

Keywords: grid, population
Temporal coverage: None

Population Raster Niue 2020
Data Input: Household locations from Open Street Maps - HOSM Niue Building footprint. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/hotosm_niu_buildings
Population allocated proportionally using 2011 census population counts at enumeration area level.
Year Population Growth Rate of 0.76% has been applied to update population up to 2020
The human settlement footprint with census population allocated has been converted into a 100 m resolution raster.
FJ_Matuku_Mangrove-SPC-GIZ

Keywords: Mangrove, Fiji, Matuku
Temporal coverage: None

2016 mangrove cover for Matuku Island in the Lau group. ayer generated by supervised classification , aided by digitization of training samples and corrected accordingly by visual interpretation of trained officers and available ground collected data. Mapping project conducted jointly by SPC-GIZ with the assitance of Forestry Department Fiji.
American Samoa Territorial Sea (12 Nautical Mile)

Keywords: 12NM, Climate Change, Fisheries, Geoscience, Economic Development
Temporal coverage: None

The  Territorial Sea of the United States of America By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation of 27 December 1988  states the extension of the territorial sea of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises sovereignty.

The territorial sea of the United States henceforth extends to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States determined in accordance with international law. In accordance with international law, as reflected in the applicable provisions of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea, within the territorial sea of the United States, the ships of all countries enjoy the right of innocent passage and the ships and aircraft of all countries enjoy the right of transit passage through international straits. Nothing in this Proclamation: (a) extends or otherwise alters existing federal or State law or any jurisdiction, rights, legal interests, or obligations derived therefrom, or (b) impairs the determination, in accordance with international law, of any maritime boundary of the United States with a foreign jurisdiction.


https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/USA_1988_Proclamation.pdf
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories - Dataset - Northern Mariana Islands

Keywords: population-census, coastal-communities, population, demographics, statistics
Temporal coverage: None

Spatial datasets utilized to conduct the spatial analysis and additional information from the research article: Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223249
https://sdd.spc.int/mapping-coastal
New_Caledonia_Population_Grid_2020

Keywords: population, census
Temporal coverage: None

Population Raster New Caledonia 2020
Data Input: Settlement footprint from Facebook's High-Resolution Population Density Maps https://data.humdata.org/dataset/new-caledonia-high-resolution-population-density-maps-demographic-estimates
Population allocated proportionally using 2011 census population counts at enumeration area (districts de recensement) level.
Year Population Growth Rate of 0.2% (0.001957) has been applied to update population up to 2020
The human settlement footprint with census population allocated has been converted into a 100 m resolution raster.
2017_Fiji_PHC_Admin_Boundaries

Keywords: population-census, boundaries
Temporal coverage: None

###Administrative boundaries utilized to conduct Fiji 2017 Population and Housing Census  
* Enumeration area boundaries: specific geographic units used for statistical data collection.
* Tikina boundaries
* Province boundaries

These administrative boundaries have been used to build the Fiji PopGIS3 online mapping tool http://fiji.popgis.spc.int/. To know more about the PopGIS project please see http://sdd.spc.int/mapping-popgis

###Disclaimer: 
Upper level administrative units may slightly differ from the official boundaries. The boundaries, codes and names shown in the datasets do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by SPC.
Marshall Islands Territorial Sea Zone

Keywords: Marshall Islands, TSZ, 12M, Fisheries, MH, Marshall Islands Territorial Sea Zone, Geoscience
Temporal coverage: None

The Marshall Islands Territorial Sea Zone was measured from the low water line of the seaward side of the normal baseline (coast), low-water line of the seaward side of the reef fringing the coast and bounding any lagoon waters adjacent to any part of that coast. MarZone delimitation software was used to generate territorial sea limit using the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) reference datum as stipulated under the Tuvalu Maritime Zones Act 2012.
New Zealand Contiguous Zone (24 Nautical Mile)

Keywords: 24NM
Temporal coverage: None

The Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977, Act No. 28 of 26 September 1977 as amended by Act No. 146 of 1980 has a section for the Contiguous Zone ( PART IA THE CONTIGUOUS ZONE). Information has yet to be inserted. S
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/NZL_1980_Act.pdf
2011_WesternSamoa_PHC_Admin_Boundaries

Keywords: boundaries, population-census
Temporal coverage: None

###Administrative boundaries utilized to conduct Western Samoa 2011 Population and Housing Census  
* Enumeration Area boundaries: specific geographic units used for statistical data collection.
* District boundaries
* Region boundaries

###Disclaimer: 
Upper level administrative units may slightly differ from the official boundaries. The boundaries, codes and names shown in the datasets do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by SPC.
New Caledonia Contiguous Zone (24 Nautical Mile)

Keywords: Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, 24NM, Geoscience, Economic Development
Temporal coverage: None

New Caledonia was on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories from 1946 to 1947, following the transmission of information on New Caledonia and Dependencies by France under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations. In 1986, the General Assembly re-inscribed New Caledonia, by considering that “New Caledonia is a Non-Self-Governing Territory within the meaning of the Charter”. The Administering Power belongs to France. 

The Maritime Zone Notification released on 3rd of May 2011, includes deposit of charts, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, and article 75, paragraph 2, of the Convention concerning the baselines, the outer limits of the territorial sea and the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of New Caledonia and referenced to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). 

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/mzn_s/mzn81ef.pdf
Professional Development Policy

Keywords: policy, education, Teacher Development, teacher-development
Temporal coverage: None

The Ministry of Education (herein abbreviated as MoE) is committed to providing a supportive and rewarding environment for its employees and recognizes that the quality, responsiveness and professionalism of its workforce are inextricably linked to the achievement of its mission and strategic directions.
This policy is to encourage and support employees in their professional and career development. MoE acknowledges that professional development is integral to personal job satisfaction, workplace productivity, reward and recognition, and is critical to the achievement of MoE’s mission and continuous improvement in the quality of its services.
This policy applies to all employees of MoE, teaching staff, nonteaching staff, school committees and managements. It sets out the principles that underpin professional development in MoE, and the provision of various professional development activities that are available for employees
2013_WallisFutuna_PHC_Admin_Boundaries

Keywords: boundaries, population-census
Temporal coverage: None

###Administrative boundaries utilized to conduct Wallis and Futuna 2013 Population and Housing Census  
* Village boundaries
* District boundaries
These administrative boundaries have been used to build the Wallis and Futuna PopGIS3 online mapping tool https://wf.popgis.spc.int/. To know more about the PopGIS project please see http://sdd.spc.int/mapping-popgis

###Disclaimer: 
Upper level administrative units may slightly differ from the official boundaries. The boundaries, codes and names shown in the datasets do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by SPC.
Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories - Dataset - Guam

Keywords: population, demographics, statistics, population-census, coastal-communities
Temporal coverage: None

Spatial datasets utilized to conduct the spatial analysis and additional information from the research article: Coastal proximity of populations in 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. 
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223249
https://sdd.spc.int/mapping-coastal
FJ_Moce_Mangrove-SPC-GIZ

Keywords: Fiji, Moce island, Lau group, Mangrove
Temporal coverage: None

2016 Mangrove Cover on Moce island in the Lau group.  Layer generated by supervised classification , aided by digitization of training samples and corrected accordingly by visual interpretation of trained officers and available ground collected data. Mapping project conducted jointly by SPC-GIZ with the assitance of Forestry Department Fiji.