{
  "title": "GlobSed \u2014 Global Ocean Sediment Thickness, Modernized GeoParquet",
  "source": "CEED (Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics), University of Oslo",
  "citation": "Straume, E.O., Gaina, C., Medvedev, S., Hochmuth, K., Gohl, K., Whittaker, J.M., et al. (2019). GlobSed: Updated total sediment thickness in the world's oceans. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GC008115",
  "native_resolution": "5 arc-minutes x 5 arc-minutes",
  "crs": "EPSG:4326",
  "value_column": "sediment_thickness",
  "units": "unknown",
  "total_points": 6251924,
  "value_range": [
    0.0,
    18333.697265625
  ],
  "coverage": "World's oceans and marginal seas (grid is ocean-only, not global land+ocean)",
  "format": "GeoParquet (EPSG:4326 point geometry), single file",
  "license": "No explicit reuse license stated by the source (CEED / University of Oslo). Cite Straume et al. (2019) on use; confirm terms directly with CEED for redistribution beyond research/AI use.",
  "modernized_by": "NORA Research Lab",
  "modernization_date": "2026-09-03",
  "pipeline": "CEED direct download -> Standardization -> Modern Format -> Validation -> Metadata -> AI/API Ready"
}