Preset area for "Australia" needs improving

[nickdos]

When using Add to map -> Species, the 3rd option Restrict to an area has an option for Australia. That area ends up being a rectangular polygon that simply surround the continent. See below:

The problem is, it includes part of Indonesia, Timor Leste and PNG.

This should be using a layer for Australia that includes the EEZ for AU plus land areas.

We don't appear to have such a layer, as the EEC layer only includes marine areas and excludes the land areas of Australia.

This would be consistent with how GBIF defines countries in their data portal.

CC @Tasilee - maybe there was a rationale for this that I've missed?

[nickdos]

I think we should be using this layer https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-dga-a8c72ee4-d0c1-4447-973a-e5d2241b388c/details

which doesn't have the Antarctic area, on first glance.

[Tasilee]

I agree that the rectangle is too simplistic. Defining the 'Australian region' is however complex. Full EEZ yes, External Territories yes, States and Territories yes, Territorial Seas yes.

[peggynewman]

I can't seem to get that layer to render on National Map @nickdos but if you go there and search for Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone map service something looking good comes up and includes Antarctica.
I'll set up the ticket to load a/the layer, but then what needs to happen in spatial and biocache hubs to change the definitions?

[peggynewman]

Created AtlasOfLivingAustralia/layers-service#126

[nickdos]

@adam-collins I think there is an existing layer that is used in Pipeline for the EEZ boundaries, already? Can you provide details, pls?

[qifeng-bai]

Use Australian EEZ as an example
https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/spatial-hub/tree/351_preset_area

[nickdos]

See 84830dd#commitcomment-55170660