The coastline of Madeira Autonomous Region (Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas and Selvagens), was based on Geometric Registration of Rustic Property (CGPR), with scales of 1:500 and 1:1000. It was subsequently updated based on data from Hydrographic Institute and orthophotos. The administrative divisions have CGPR bases with scales of 1:500, 1:1000, 1:2000 and 1:5000. Legal instruments were used, with the help of the Local Authorities (Municipal and Parish Councils). In this data set are present DICOFRE codes and names of their parish.

Download service with the Information about the distribution and quantity of shorebirds in order to meet the annual cycle of populations, fluctuations and trends of its population, as well as the importance of several wetlands for each species.

Aerial photograph of Funchal (9917) found in the archives, however, the precise date could not be ascertained. It is thought that the production occurred in the first half of the 60s.

The delimitation of areas for extraction and dredging of inert materials in the seabed comes from the need to regulate the economic exploitation of the region's territorial sea and at the same time create an indispensable discipline to ensure the sustainable management of existing water resources in a context of economic stability and sustained development of economic sectors.

This Geographic DataSet represents the location where the water samples are collected for monitoring the Bathing Waters Identified in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.Bathing waters are identified annually by DROTA - Direcção Regional do Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 135/2009, of June 3, amended and republished by Decree-Law 113/2012 of 23 May, which establishes the legal system for the identification, management, monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and provision of information to the public about them (Directive 2006/7 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February )The annual procedure for the identification of bathing waters, begins with the preparation of a proposal to identify bathing waters, in cooperation with local authorities. The proposal is submitted to public consultation between January 2 and February 2. After this period identification is approved by ordinance by Government member responsible for the environment, until 1 March of each year..

This reserve is part of a terrestrial component equal to the entire land area of the municipality and also a marine component, containing in the aggregate a wide variety of natural and human, environmental, cultural and landscape values

Web feature service with the information about the distribution and quantity of aquatic birds, including shorebirds, in order to meet the annual cycle of populations, fluctuations and trends of its population, as well as the importance of several wetlands for each species. This service relates to aquatic birds counts per section within Sado estuary, Tejo estuary and Ria Formosa.

Web feature service with an aproximate location of the cetacean strandings in mainland Portugal. These prepresent any marine animal that comes ashore or near the shore. Include an event in the wild where a marine mammal is found dead on the beach or shore or floating; when a marine mammal is alive on the beach or shore, but unable to return to the water due to sickness or injury or some other obstacle and when a marine mammal is in the water, but is unable to return to its natural habitat without assistance.

This geographic service presents the results of monthly counts of wildfowl, that includes all species of ducks, geese, and swans, grebes, coots and cormorants in Portugal Mainland from October 1992 to March 1993. The original dataset includes 59 wetlands, however in this dataset only were included coastal wetlands with brakish waters.

Web feature service with the information gathered with the location of the best spots for the practice of nautical sports within the National Protected Areas Network. The sports considered in this service are the dive, surf, wind surf and kite surf.