STEER Coastal Use Mapping Project
Data Set (DS) | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40008 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Item Identification
| Title: | STEER Coastal Use Mapping Project |
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| Short Name: | STEER_coastal_use_data |
| Status: | In Work |
| Publication Date: | 2012-10 |
| Abstract: |
The Coastal Use Mapping Project is designed to collect critical information on human activities in and near the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER). The project purpose is to improve understanding of the spatial range and intensity of key human activities and uses in this region in order to better inform resource management. Workshops were held on St. Thomas where the public, scientists, and stakeholders were invited to participate in creating maps of ocean uses for the STEER. |
| Purpose: |
Coral reefs in the USVI are facing increasing pressures from a growing variety of ocean uses, as well as increased coastal development and watershed impacts. The STEER contains extensive mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs. It houses a variety of commercial activities and is adjacent to a landfill, marinas, an EPA Superfund Site, and residential areas served by individual septic systems. The Coastal Use Mapping Project is intended as a step to improving coastal and watershed management activities. The information collected through this project will provide a better understanding of human uses, issues, and constraints in the STEER. It can help inform management decisions to better protect the ecosystem, while minimizing impacts on those who depend on marine resources and reducing user conflict. The project includes collecting and mapping existing watershed information, and conducting participatory mapping workshops to gain a better understanding of key human uses and use motivations that affect the STEER. |
| Notes: |
1517 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
geoscientificInformation
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
society
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus | Geographic Information > Socioeconomic |
| CoRIS Theme Thesaurus | EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Socio-economic Survey |
| NOS Data Explorer Topic Category | Socioeconomics |
| None | Anchoring |
| None | Bait fishing |
| None | Boating |
| None | Camping |
| None | Charter boat tours |
| None | Charter Diving |
| None | Charter Snorkeling |
| None | Conch fishing |
| None | Emergency mooring |
| None | Ferry transit |
| None | Fishing |
| None | Handline fishing |
| None | Jet Skis |
| None | Kiteboarding |
| None | Mooring |
| None | Non-Extractive Use |
| None | Ocean Use |
| None | Ocean Uses |
| None | Paddling |
| None | Permanent mooring |
| None | Recreational Boat Fishing |
| None | Recreational Dive Fishing |
| None | Recreational Harvest |
| None | Recreational Use |
| None | Research |
| None | Sailing |
| None | SCUBA |
| None | Shore Fishing |
| None | Snorkeling |
| None | SNUBA |
| None | Spearfishing |
| None | Swimming |
| None | Thrill Craft |
| None | Transient mooring |
| None | Water Sports |
| None | Whelk fishing |
| None | Wildlife Viewing |
| None | Wind-sufring |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) |
| CoRIS Place Thesaurus | OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) |
| CoRIS Region | USVI |
| None | Caribbean |
| None | St. Thomas |
| None | STEER |
| None | U.S. Virgin Islands |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries |
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| City: | Silver Spring |
| State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | vector digital data |
| Distribution Liability: |
Data describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting human activities. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2012-10 |
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| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | MPA Data Manager |
| Address: |
99 Pacific Street Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Email Address: | mpainventory@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 831-647-6462 |
| Fax: | 831-647-1732 |
Distributor
| Date Effective From: | 2012-10 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | MPA Data Manager |
| Address: |
99 Pacific Street Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Email Address: | mpainventory@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 831-647-6462 |
| Fax: | 831-647-1732 |
Metadata Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2012-10 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | MPA Data Manager |
| Address: |
99 Pacific Street Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Email Address: | mpainventory@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 831-647-6462 |
| Fax: | 831-647-1732 |
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2012-10 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Position): | MPA Data Manager |
| Address: |
99 Pacific Street Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Email Address: | mpainventory@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | 831-647-6462 |
| Fax: | 831-647-1732 |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Workshop data collected in May 2012 |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -64.882334 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -64.821505 | |
| N° Bound: | 18.325102 | |
| S° Bound: | 18.29651 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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| Start: | 2012-05 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
| Vector: | Yes |
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Vector Representation 1
| Complex Object Present?: | Yes |
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| Complex Object Count: | 4303 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
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| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
Data describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting human activities. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nos/STEER/STEER_coastal_use_mapping_2012_1130.gdb.zip |
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| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Downloadable Data |
| File Type (Deprecated): | ESRI Geodatabase |
URLs
URL 1
| URL: | http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nos/STEER/ |
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| URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
| Activity Date/Time: | 2012-12-13 |
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| Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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| Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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| Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.5.4400 |
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Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Attribute accuracy was maintained by comparing data before and after each process step, and by comparing final product to source data. |
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| Completeness Report: |
A detailed spreadsheet is available that describes decisions made during processing of the workshop data. Contact the Point of Contact for more information on the project and data processing. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
Logical consistency was maintained by comparing data before and after each process step, and by comparing final product to source data. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Data were digitized by workshop participant groups in Bolongo Bay, US Virgin Islands. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
Data from each group were reviewed following the workshop to: a. Detail any instructions from participants to add/remove areas in post-processing b. Review GIS technician and facilitator workshop notes for any relevant data editing comments c. Discuss any areas that might require special attention or follow up. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 3
| Description: |
Data were processed by Project GIS Specialist to clean artifacts created during the live, participatory mapping process. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 4
| Description: |
All polygons were clipped to the project boundary to remove land and any marine areas outside the scope of the workshop. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 5
| Description: |
Use-specific procedures were performed based on participant input. This involved adding or removing areas as instructed by workshop participants based on certain depths or distances from shore. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 6
| Description: |
A spatial join analysis was run for each use using 50 meter squared microblocks as the zonal layer to determine the number of groups that identified a use in each grid cell. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 7
| Description: |
Data normalized for each use. For the footprint, an analysis cell with any number greater than 0 became a 1. For dominant, if the number of workshop groups who mapped a cell as dominant was at or greater than 50% of the groups who mapped that use, the value became a 1. All other cells became a 0, so that the final field values are binary (1= Yes, 0 = No) |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 8
| Description: |
Processed data was analyzed for completeness and consistency. Uses that seemed inconsistent or incomplete were marked for further investigation. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 9
| Description: |
A follow-up meeting with workshop participants was held for comment on preliminary results. Participant inputs were recorded for future edits. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 |
Process Step 10
| Description: |
Final edits were made to dataset based on participant response. |
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| Process Date/Time: | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 40008 |
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| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40008 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Tyler Christensen |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2017-04-05 14:27+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2017-09-14 |
| Owner Org: | ONMS |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-09-14 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-09-14 |