Credits and Data Sources

Last updated: March 9, 2026

This page lists attribution and licensing for key external datasets used by Mind the Journey.

Wild Realms - Terrestrial Ecoregions

Reference dataset:

• RESOLVE / WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (2017)
• Earth Engine catalog: RESOLVE/ECOREGIONS/2017
• Publication DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bix014

Sources:

• Dataset catalog (Google Earth Engine)
• Official ecoregions portal
• Ecoregions downloads page

License:

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Recommended attribution:

RESOLVE (2017) and WWF. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Wild Realms - Volcanic Layer (Holocene Volcanoes)

Reference dataset:

• Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program (GVP)
• WFS layer: GVP-VOTW:Smithsonian_VOTW_Holocene_Volcanoes

Source:

• GVP Web Services (WFS)

Usage note:

• This dataset is used to build a local volcanic-geothermal biome overlay for selected countries in Wild Realms.
• Volcano points are technically transformed into support polygons for web visualization.

Changes Applied by Mind the Journey

For platform use, original data may be transformed through:

• geographic format conversion;
• geometry simplification for web performance;
• internal thematic regrouping (realms/biomes) for WR rendering;
• integration with filters and editorial content.

When these transformations are applied, we keep the original source and CC BY 4.0 license attribution.

Note on Other Sources

Other third-party datasets or content used in different project areas may have different license terms. Where applicable, attribution is reported in the relevant pages or modules.