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Summary

Description

The data and products within this category support benthic habitat mapping projects in Chesapeake Bay by the NOAA/NMFS/OHC/Chesapeake Bay Office.

Project Information

Project Type
Program

Collection Method
Electronic

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Jay V Lazar
jay.lazar@noaa.gov
410-375-0899

Metadata Contact
Jay V Lazar
jay.lazar@noaa.gov
410-375-0899

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-77.53333333333° W, -75.45555555556° E, 39.69166666667° N, 36.84444444444° S

The Chesapeake Bay and it's tidally influenced waters.

Item Identification

Title: Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Data/Products
Short Name: Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Data/Products
Abstract:

The data and products within this category support benthic habitat mapping projects in Chesapeake Bay by the NOAA/NMFS/OHC/Chesapeake Bay Office.

Purpose:

The purpose of the benthic habitat data and products is to support living resource management and decision-making with science.

Physical Location

Organization: NMFS Office Of Habitat Conservation
City: Annapolis
State/Province: MD

Project Information

Project Type: Program
Is Mandated?: No
Collection Authority: Federal
Collection Method: Electronic

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 264175
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Lazar, Jay V
Address: 410 Severn Ave
Annapolis, MD
Email Address: jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Phone: 410-375-0899
Fax: 410-267-5660

Distributor

CC ID: 264177
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Lazar, Jay V
Address: 410 Severn Ave
Annapolis, MD
Email Address: jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Phone: 410-375-0899
Fax: 410-267-5660

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 264176
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Lazar, Jay V
Address: 410 Severn Ave
Annapolis, MD
Email Address: jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Phone: 410-375-0899
Fax: 410-267-5660

Point of Contact

CC ID: 264174
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Lazar, Jay V
Address: 410 Severn Ave
Annapolis, MD
Email Address: jay.lazar@noaa.gov
Phone: 410-375-0899
Fax: 410-267-5660

Extents

Currentness Reference: Collected Data is current, Synthesized Products are as current as the data behind them

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

The Chesapeake Bay is the Geographical Extent.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 261832
W° Bound: -77.53333333333
E° Bound: -75.45555555556
N° Bound: 39.69166666667
S° Bound: 36.84444444444
Description

The Chesapeake Bay and it's tidally influenced waters.

Extent Group 2

Extent Description:

Temporal Extent begins at the inception of the Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Program.

Extent Group 2 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 264179
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 2005
Description:

Chesapeake Bay Benthic Habitat Data/Products collection/synthesis began in 2005 in continue to the present. Products can incorporate external datasets that originate prior to the 2005 start date of our program.

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

To access these data, visit http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/chesapeakebay/gis/

Data Access Constraints:

There are no constraints to the access of these data.

Data Use Constraints:

These data are constrained by uses for navigation. These data will not be used for navigation.

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 264181
URL: http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/chesapeakebay/gis/
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: GIS formats
Description:

The URL is to a public FTP maintained by NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation.

Acronyms

BHD Benthic Habitat Data
CB Chesapeake Bay
CMECS Coastal Marine Ecological Classification Standard
MB Multibeam
SSS Side Scan Sonar

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
63
Data Set Acoustic Backscatter
69
Data Set Chesapeake Bay CMECS Substrate Component Geodatabase
63
Data Set Multibeam Bathymetry

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26596
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26596
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2015-08-25 17:44+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-03-11
Owner Org: OHC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-03-11
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-03-11