About OpenDive Atlas

OpenDive Atlas is an open-source, community-maintained atlas of the world's dive sites and the marine life found there. Anyone can browse; registered divers can log sightings, upload photos and rate sites.

Dive safely

Information here is contributed by the community and may be incomplete or out of date. Coordinates are approximate. Always dive within your training and experience, and check conditions, permits and entry points with a local operator.

Photos & licensing

Photos uploaded by divers with their sightings are shared under CC BY 4.0. Reference photos come from openly licensed sources such as Wikimedia Commons, each linked to its source page. Featured photography, including the homepage photo of a long-spined squirrelfish by Michael Davis, is © its photographer, all rights reserved, and is not covered by the MIT licence that applies to the code.

Contribute

The code is MIT licensed on GitHub. Bug reports, new dive sites and species data are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md.