40113
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
sbnms_py
Data Set
Published / External
37245
nmsp
Project
Completed
2004-12
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data. These files are available for public use at locations defined in this metadata record.
These GIS compatible digital files are provided to promote an understanding of the boundaries of each national marine sanctuary. They are based on the legal definition of each sanctuary as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. These digital files are not intended and should not be relied upon for use in navigation or legal purposes. For legal questions relating to the digital files, please contact the ONMS at the information provided in this metadata record.
1362
none
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
Theme
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Marine Boundaries
Theme
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Nautical Charting
Theme
CFR
Theme
Code of Federal Regulations
Theme
MPA
Theme
NMS
Theme
National Marine Sanctuary
Theme
ONMS
Theme
marine protected area
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
Spatial
Marine
Spatial
Massachusetts
Spatial
New Hampshire
Spatial
Stellwagen
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
Continually on varying schedule
vector digital data
Users must assume responisibility to determine the appropriate use of These data. These boundaries are not to be used as LEGAL definitions. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but the edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to the natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of These boundaries cannot be guaranteed.
42061
sbnms_py
sbnms_py
Published / External
Completed
Unknown | Description Source: Unknown
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
FID
Unknown
No
No
Active
Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
2
Shape
Unknown
No
No
Active
Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
3
SANCTUARY
Unknown
No
No
Active
Acronym for National Marine Sanctuary | Description Source: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Unknown
4
DATUM
Unknown
No
No
Active
The geometric model from which the geographic coordinate system is defined. For the Sanctuary boundaries, the datum used is NAD83, or in the case of Fagatele Bay, WGS84 | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
5
POLY_ID
Unknown
No
No
Active
Polygon identification - the unique identifier for each polygon | Description Source: Coastal Services Center
Unknown
6
ACRES
Unknown
No
No
Active
Area calculated in acres | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
7
AREA_SM
Unknown
No
No
Active
area calculated in statute miles | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
8
AREA_NAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
name of specific areas within a sanctuary, or in cases where there are no area names, the name of the sanctuary | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
9
AREA_KM
Unknown
No
No
Active
area calculated in square kilometers | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
10
AREA_NM
Unknown
No
No
Active
area calculated in square nautical miles | Description Source: Unknown
Unknown
Data Steward
2004-12
Position
GIS Coordinator
sanctuaries@noaa.gov
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910
(301) 713-3125
(301) 713-0404
Distributor
2004-12
Position
GIS Coordinator
sanctuaries@noaa.gov
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910
(301) 713-3125
(301) 713-0404
Metadata Contact
2004-12
Position
GIS Coordinator
sanctuaries@noaa.gov
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910
(301) 713-3125
(301) 713-0404
Point of Contact
2004-12
Position
GIS Coordinator
sanctuaries@noaa.gov
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor
Silver Spring
MD
20910
(301) 713-3125
(301) 713-0404
200412
-70.597366
-70.035064
42.766715
42.0933
Discrete
2004-12
Yes
Yes
1
Unclassified
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary File (sbnms_py.shp) Digital boundry files are available for public consumption from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries through their internet site. Because URL addresses and pages change, the actual data URL is not listed here, but will be searchable within the site (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/) Requests may also be made through the ONMS Boundary Coordinator. See Distributor Contact Information for contact details.;
None
NOT FOR LEGAL USE
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
Online Resource
2010-10-18
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-04-05
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.
2017-08-14
Partial upload of Maintenance Note field only.
2017-09-13
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.
2017-11-01
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.
2018-02-08
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Attributes were standardized by feature type (point, line, and polygon)across all sanctuary boundaries. The values recorded for each attributewere quality assured and believed to be accurate.
Positional accuracy will vary depending on source
Positional accuracy will vary
Where possible, the entire boundary for the sanctuary is represented by this digital file.
The data were topologically cleaned.
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15, Volume 3
US Federal GovernmentUS Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2003-01-01
Range
1996
2003
The depicted shoreline of the sanctuary boundary wasderived in part from information contained within the CFR. | Type of Source Media: online
Raster Coastal Map Series Showing Hydrography and Topography Found on NOAA's Charted Nautical Charts for All Near-Shore Geographic Areas of the U.S.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
2001-01-10
Continuing
1995-01-01
http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/cm_vs.htm
All information in Coastal Maps is derived from the Source Nautical Chart. | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: Raster Images
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The geographic boundary coordinates listed within the United StatesCode of Federal Regulations (CFR) were converted to decimal degreesand a text file was created. A point coverage was then generatedusing ArcInfo GIS. The coverage was projected into the GeographicCoordinate System and overlaid on large scale nautical charts andanalyzed with additional data such as adjacent sanctuaries andshorelines. Specific attention was given to analysis ofinconsistencies between textual descriptions and listedcoordinates. The polyline files were created using a combination of thecoordinate list from the CFR and applicable shoreline vector files. Forpoint files, two methods were used. If the sanctuary had a shorelinecomponent, a polyline to point script was used to create a point foreach vertice. If a shoreline component was not present, then theoriginal coordinates from the CFR were used to create a point shapefile.Polygon files were created by converting polylines to polygons. Formore detailed process description, please use contact information below.
2004-12-01T00:00:00
42061
Entity
sbnms_py
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40113
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T14:28:00
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:23
2018-02-08
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
ONMS
1002
Public
No
2018-02-08
1 Year
2019-02-08