Data Management Plan (Deprecated)
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This is an outdated version of the NOAA Data Management Plan template. InPort now supports a dedicated Data Management Plan Catalog Item type, which is up-to-date with the latest NOAA DMP template. The ability to generate Data Management Plans from Data Sets will be discontinued in a future release. Please see the Data Management Plan Help Guide to learn more.
Data Management Plan
DMP Template v2.0.1 (2015-01-01)
Please provide the following information, and submit to the NOAA DM Plan Repository.Reference to Master DM Plan (if applicable)
As stated in Section IV, Requirement 1.3, DM Plans may be hierarchical. If this DM Plan inherits provisions from a higher-level DM Plan already submitted to the Repository, then this more-specific Plan only needs to provide information that differs from what was provided in the Master DM Plan.
1. General Description of Data to be Managed
NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs) have been developed to support the marine transportation infrastructure and coastal management. The NOAA ENCs are in S-57, a data standard developed by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to be used for the exchange of digital hydrographic data. NOAA ENCs can be used in Geographic Information Systems, (GIS) allowing for broader public access. Many GIS's, however cannot read an ENC's native S-57 format to address this problem. NOAA's ENC Direct to GIS web portal provides comprehensive access to display, query, and download all available large scale NOAA ENC data in a variety of GIS/CAD formats for non-navigational purposes using Internet mapping service technology. Nautical chart features contained within an NOAA ENC provide a detailed representation of the U.S. coastal and marine environment. This data includes coastal topography, bathymetry, landmarks, geographic place names and marine boundaries. Features in an NOAA ENC are limited in that they only represent the geographic region that is depicted in that particular NOAA ENC. By aggregating nautical features from all NOAA ENCs in the creation of GIS data, a contiguous depiction of the U.S coastal and marine environment is achieved.
Notes: Only a maximum of 4000 characters will be included.
Notes: Data collection is considered ongoing if a time frame of type "Continuous" exists.
Notes: All time frames from all extent groups are included.
Notes: All geographic areas from all extent groups are included.
(e.g., digital numeric data, imagery, photographs, video, audio, database, tabular data, etc.)
(e.g., satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial system, radar, weather station, moored buoy, research vessel, autonomous underwater vehicle, animal tagging, manual surveys, enforcement activities, numerical model, etc.)
2. Point of Contact for this Data Management Plan (author or maintainer)
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. The support role must be in effect.
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Metadata Contact" is used. This field is required if applicable.
3. Responsible Party for Data Management
Program Managers, or their designee, shall be responsible for assuring the proper management of the data produced by their Program. Please indicate the responsible party below.
Notes: The name of the Person of the most recent Support Role of type "Data Steward" is used. The support role must be in effect.
4. Resources
Programs must identify resources within their own budget for managing the data they produce.
5. Data Lineage and Quality
NOAA has issued Information Quality Guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information which it disseminates.
(describe or provide URL of description):
Process Steps:
- 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 Geospatial-Intelligence 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 ArcSDE format using Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine.
(describe or provide URL of description):
6. Data Documentation
The EDMC Data Documentation Procedural Directive requires that NOAA data be well documented, specifies the use of ISO 19115 and related standards for documentation of new data, and provides links to resources and tools for metadata creation and validation.
Missing/invalid information:
- 1.7. Data collection method(s)
- 4.1. Have resources for management of these data been identified?
- 4.2. Approximate percentage of the budget for these data devoted to data management
- 5.2. Quality control procedures employed
- 7.1. Do these data comply with the Data Access directive?
- 7.1.1. If data are not available or has limitations, has a Waiver been filed?
- 7.1.2. If there are limitations to data access, describe how data are protected
- 7.4. Approximate delay between data collection and dissemination
- 8.1. Actual or planned long-term data archive location
- 8.3. Approximate delay between data collection and submission to an archive facility
- 8.4. How will the data be protected from accidental or malicious modification or deletion prior to receipt by the archive?
(describe or provide URL of description):
7. Data Access
NAO 212-15 states that access to environmental data may only be restricted when distribution is explicitly limited by law, regulation, policy (such as those applicable to personally identifiable information or protected critical infrastructure information or proprietary trade information) or by security requirements. The EDMC Data Access Procedural Directive contains specific guidance, recommends the use of open-standard, interoperable, non-proprietary web services, provides information about resources and tools to enable data access, and includes a Waiver to be submitted to justify any approach other than full, unrestricted public access.
None.
Notes: The name of the Organization of the most recent Support Role of type "Distributor" is used. The support role must be in effect. This information is not required if an approved access waiver exists for this data.
Notes: This field is required if a Distributor has not been specified.
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_approach/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_approach/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_berthing/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_berthing/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_coastal/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_coastal/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_general/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_general/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_harbour/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_harbour/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_overview/MapServer/KmlServer
http://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/encdirect/enc_overview/MapServer/WmsServer?version=1.3.0
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_approach/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_berthing/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_coastal/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_coverage/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_general/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_approach/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_berthing/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_coastal/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_general/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_harbour/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_gp_overview/GPServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_harbour/MapServer
https://encdirect.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/encdirect/enc_overview/MapServer
Notes: All URLs listed in the Distribution Info section will be included. This field is required if applicable.
REST URL for KML Services is dependent on resolution scale.; REST URL for WMS is dependent on resolution scale.; REST URL for Geoprocessing Services is dependent on resolution scale.; REST URL for Map Services is dependent on resolution scale.;
Notes: This field is required if applicable.
8. Data Preservation and Protection
The NOAA Procedure for Scientific Records Appraisal and Archive Approval describes how to identify, appraise and decide what scientific records are to be preserved in a NOAA archive.
(Specify NCEI-MD, NCEI-CO, NCEI-NC, NCEI-MS, World Data Center (WDC) facility, Other, To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended)
Notes: This field is required if archive location is World Data Center or Other.
Notes: This field is required if archive location is To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended.
Notes: Physical Location Organization, City and State are required, or a Location Description is required.
Discuss data back-up, disaster recovery/contingency planning, and off-site data storage relevant to the data collection
9. Additional Line Office or Staff Office Questions
Line and Staff Offices may extend this template by inserting additional questions in this section.