Shipping Lanes in U.S. Waters

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Publication_Date:
2001
Title:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. Waters
Edition:
Various
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Silver Spring, MD
Publisher:
NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Online_Linkage:
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cmsp/shipping_lanes/MapServer
Description:
Abstract:
The GIS REST service for "Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters" provides raster maps of the Shipping Lanes is a term used to indicate the general flow of merchant shipping between two departure/terminal areas. These areas are derived from NOAA's Electronic Navigation Charts. This serivce is a cartographic representation of marine source data based on S-57 data format and content specification
Purpose:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters REST service is designed to allow for the visualization of the NOAA's Electronic Navigational Chart's (NOAA ENC) theme "Shipping Lanes".
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
20010711
Ending_Date:
Present
Currentness_Reference:
This layer updates nightly with latest edition ENC cells.
Status:
Progress:
In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
Daily
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:
-179.43
East_Bounding_Coordinate:
174.61
North_Bounding_Coordinate:
65.67
South_Bounding_Coordinate:
17.57
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Tri - Service Spatial Data Standard
Theme_Keyword:
hydrography
Theme_Keyword:
transportation
Theme_Keyword:
marine navigation
Theme_Keyword:
coastal and marine spatial planning
Theme_Keyword:
ocean coastal mapping
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Theme_Keyword:
Anchorage Area
Theme_Keyword:
Regulated Area
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword:
oceans
Theme_Keyword:
transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Geospatial Platform
Theme_Keyword:
OceanCommunity
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Place_Keyword:
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
Place_Keyword:
U.S. territories
Place_Keyword:
U.S. waters
Access_Constraints:
None.
Use_Constraints:
Anchorage Areas in U.S. waters is not intended for navigational purposes. This data is provided for use in GIS software packages for coastal planning and research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Contact_Person:
ENC GIS Technical
Contact_Position:
enc.gis@noaa.gov
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
1315 East West Highway N/CS2
City:
Silver Spring
State_or_Province:
Maryland
Postal_Code:
20910
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
(301) 713-2645
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
(301) 713-4501
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
james.hawks@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service:
0700-1500 EST
Contact_Instructions:
E-mail is preferred.
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters is derived from NOAA ENC's which conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters data is derived from NOAA ENC's which conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0. NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data has added generalized nautical chart symbology to aid in the visualization of this data.
Completeness_Report:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters represents current coverage of all ENC Charts. The NOAA ENC Chart Suite is not scheduled to be completed until 2015. As new NOAA ENCs and NOAA ENC editions are created they will be added to the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data on the first of every month.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Shipping Lanes in U.S. waters data is derived from data that conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The NOAA ENC database has been built from a combination of charted information as well as original "source" information. NOAA has compiled critical features such as channel limits, aids to navigation, and obstructions from the original documents that were used to put the feature on the paper chart. The objective is to use the most accurate information for features that are critical to the safety of navigation. NOAA uses a number of sources in compiling NOAA ENCS including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveys, drawings, and permits, U.S. Coast Guard Local Notices to Mariner, National Imagery and Mapping Agency Notices to Mariners, NOAA hydrographic surveys, and the largest scale paper chart of an area. ENC Direct to GIS data was created by transforming Approach and Harbor NOAA ENC version 2 cells to ESRI's shapefile format using Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine.
Process_Date:
200305
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Contact_Position:
NOAA ENC Direct to GIS Technical Contact
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
1315 East West Highway N/CS2
City:
Silver Spring
State_or_Province:
Maryland
Postal_Code:
20910
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
301-713-2645
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
301-713-4501
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
enc.gis@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service:
0700-1500 EST
Contact_Instructions:
E-mail is preferred
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution:
0.000001
Longitude_Resolution:
0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name:
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis:
6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The data provided through the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS service is derived from electronic data that conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0. The entity and attribute descriptions are contained in the standard. The standard is available from the IHO at <http://www.iho.shom.fr>.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
IHO S-57, Edition 3.1
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Contact_Person:
James Hawks
Contact_Position:
ENCDirect Technical Contact
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
1315 East West Highway N/CS2
City:
Silver Spring
State_or_Province:
Maryland
Postal_Code:
20910
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
(301) 713-2645
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
(301) 713-4501
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
enc.gis@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service:
0700-1500 EST
Contact_Instructions:
E-mail preferred.
Resource_Description:
Live data and maps
Distribution_Liability:
Not for navigation.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
AutoCAD DWG (R2000), AutoCAD DXF (R2000), Caris NTX, ESRI Arc/Info Coverage, ESRI Arc/Info Export (E00), ESRI Arc/Info Generate, ESRI Shape, MapInfo MID/MIF, MapInfo TAB,
Format_Information_Content:
Data can be downloaded in either North American Datum 1927 or World Geodetic System 1984.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cmsp/shipping_lanes/MapServer
Fees:
There are no fees for the use of this data.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:
20131121
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Contact_Person:
James Hawks
Contact_Position:
NOAA ENC Direct to GIS Technical Questions
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
mailing and physical address
Address:
1315 East West Highway N/CS2
City:
Silver Spring
State_or_Province:
Maryland
Postal_Code:
20910
Country:
USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
(301) 713-2645
Hours_of_Service:
0700-1500 EST
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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