NOAA's Web Service for the New York Offshore Biogeographic Assessment

This web service provides key ecological data layers in the New York Bight via the Internet and which can be loaded into client side GIS software. The web service includes spatial data for seabirds, deep sea corals, bathymetry and surficial sediments. These diverse data were requested by the New York Department of State to support offshore spatial planning. To the extent possible data is provided at the finest spatial scales survey data will support and use predictive spatial models to translate survey data into seamless data coverages.

These data were developed and compiled to support offshore spatial planning in the New York Bight. The New York Department of State requested these data to fill in key data gaps needed for an ecosystem-based framework to coordinate and support decisions balancing competing demands in their offshore environment. Other states, federal agencies, academic institutions and non-government organizations will find this data useful as well.

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Reference data and more information available at http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=80

Metadata for data layers in this web service can be obtained from http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0128996

This web service provides ecological data sets situated in the New York Bight.

Downloadable data and metadata for data sets in this web service can be obtained from: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0128996

These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.

Information about the data on this web map service is provided at http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=80;

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Please reference NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA/Biogeography Branch when utilizing these data in a report or peer reviewed publication. Additionally, knowledge of how this dataset has been of use and which organizations are utilizing it is of great benefit for ensuring this information continues to meet the needs of management and research communities. Therefore, it is requested but not mandatory, that any user of this data supply this information to the Project Manager: Charles Menza (charles.menza@noaa.gov)

The accuracy of these datasets depend on the source and resolution of the data samples. See the following report for more information: Menza, C., B.P. Kinlan, D.S. Dorfman, M. Poti and C. Caldow (eds.). 2012. A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight: Science to Support Offshore Spatial Planning. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 141. Silver Spring, MD. 224 pp.

The following reference provides information on omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive data sets which are part of this web service: Menza, C., B.P. Kinlan, D.S. Dorfman, M. Poti and C. Caldow (eds.). 2012. A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight: Science to Support Offshore Spatial Planning. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 141. Silver Spring, MD. 224 pp.

All users should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.