Danger Zones and Restricted Areas
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48876 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Danger Zones and Restricted Areas, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48876.
Full Citation Examples
These data represent the location of Danger Zones and Restricted Areas within coastal and marine waters, as outlined by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Raster Navigational Charts (RNC). The CFR defines a Danger Zone as, "A defined water area (or areas) used for target practice, bombing, rocket firing or other especially hazardous operations, normally for the armed forces. The danger zones may be closed to the public on a full-time or intermittent basis, as stated in the regulations." The CFR defines a Restricted Area as, "A defined water area for the purpose of prohibiting or limiting public access to the area. Restricted areas generally provide security for Government property and/or protection to the public from the risks of damage or injury arising from the Government's use of that area." Other features in this dataset include: Danger Area, Missile Testing Area, Naval Operations Area, Prohibited Area, Restricted Airspace, Test Area, and Torpedo Testing Area. Authoritative information relating to these data may be found in Title 33, Chapter II of the CFR (Part 334).
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | DangerZonesAndRestrictedAreas |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
Extents
-176.629138° W,
175.254452° E,
65.625516° N,
5.365109° S
2022-07-01
Item Identification
Title: | Danger Zones and Restricted Areas |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2022-10-27 |
Abstract: |
These data represent the location of Danger Zones and Restricted Areas within coastal and marine waters, as outlined by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Raster Navigational Charts (RNC). The CFR defines a Danger Zone as, "A defined water area (or areas) used for target practice, bombing, rocket firing or other especially hazardous operations, normally for the armed forces. The danger zones may be closed to the public on a full-time or intermittent basis, as stated in the regulations." The CFR defines a Restricted Area as, "A defined water area for the purpose of prohibiting or limiting public access to the area. Restricted areas generally provide security for Government property and/or protection to the public from the risks of damage or injury arising from the Government's use of that area." Other features in this dataset include: Danger Area, Missile Testing Area, Naval Operations Area, Prohibited Area, Restricted Airspace, Test Area, and Torpedo Testing Area. Authoritative information relating to these data may be found in Title 33, Chapter II of the CFR (Part 334). |
Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | coastal |
None | planning |
None | renewable energy |
None | transportation |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
None | Outer Continental Shelf |
None | Territorial Sea |
None | United States of America |
Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
boundaryName, state, boundaryType, boundaryIdentifier, instanceCode, agencyOfUse, effectiveDate, boundaryDescription, boundarySource, boundarySourceURL, contact, nativeDatum |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Data Set Credit: | NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2022-10-27 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -176.629138 | |
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E° Bound: | 175.254452 | |
N° Bound: | 65.625516 | |
S° Bound: | 5.365109 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2022-07-01 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | No |
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Vector: | Yes |
Text / Table: | No |
TIN: | No |
Stereo Model: | No |
Video: | No |
Vector Representation 1
Complex Object Present?: | No |
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Composite Object Present?: | No |
Curve Object Present?: | Yes |
Point Object Present?: | No |
Solid Object Present?: | No |
Surface Object Present?: | No |
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/DangerZoneRestrictedArea.zip |
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Distributor: |
Data Quality
Accuracy: |
Untested |
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Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
Completeness Report: |
Untested |
Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
Danger Zones and Restricted Areas
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Publish Date: | 2015-07-23 |
Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2012 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 2014 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/DangerZonesAndRestrictedAreas.zip |
Source Contribution: |
Provided the latest version of the data set geometry. | Type of Source Media: online |
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Special Use Airspace
Contact Name: | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility |
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Publish Date: | 2004-06-09 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2004-06-09 |
Citation URL: | http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home |
Source Contribution: |
Provided geometry (in May 2015) for missing restricted areas (special use airspace) in Virginia. | Type of Source Media: email |
NOAA (NGS) Shoreline Data Explorer
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geodetic Survey (NGS) |
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Publish Date: | 2014-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2007 |
Citation URL: | http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/NSDE/ |
Source Contribution: |
Provided shorelines for features that require specific shoreline elements not adequately provided within the NOAA 80K shoreline | Type of Source Media: online |
NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline (1998) for the Contiguous United States
Contact Name: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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Publish Date: | 1998-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Range |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 1988 |
Extent End Date/Time: | 1992 |
Citation URL: | http://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/medres.html |
Source Contribution: |
Provided a national shoreline used in createing features with shoreline-coincident boundaries | Type of Source Media: online |
Raster Navigational Charts Seamless Service
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) |
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Citation URL: | http://seamlessrnc.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/RNC/NOAA_RNC/ImageServer |
Source Contribution: |
Provided feature geometry for those features not stated in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), or that were unable to be created based on language in CFR | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2012)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2012-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2012-07-01 |
Citation URL: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2012-title33-vol3-part334.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2012)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2015-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-07-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2015-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2015-title33-vol3-part334.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2013)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2013-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013-07-01 |
Citation URL: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2013-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2013-title33-vol3-part334.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry (applies only to northeast U.S.) | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2014)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2014-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2014-07-01 |
Citation URL: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2014-title33-vol3-part334.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2016)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2016-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-07-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2016-title33-vol2/pdf/CFR-2016-title33-vol2-sec167-103.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates and language necessary to build geometry for a feature in Rhode Island | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2017)
Contact Name: | Government Printing Office |
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Publish Date: | 2017-07-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-07-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2017-title33-vol3/pdf/CFR-2017-title33-vol3-part334.pdf |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (July 1, 2022)
Publish Date: | 2022-07-01 |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2022-07-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-II/part-334 |
Source Contribution: |
Provided coordinates of features and related language necessary to build feature geometry | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
1. Acquired list of Danger Zones and Restricted Areas (DZRAs) from the CFR (Title 33, Chapter 2, Volume 3, Section 334). 2. Created labeled points in ArcMap (XY tool) based on CFR coordinates. Converted these points (graphics) to features, per CFR feature (DRAWING...CONVERT GRAPHICS TO FEATURES). 3. If points projected in NAD83 appeared to be off significantly compared to the RNCs, the points were projected to determine the intended coordinate system. (The CFR did not explicitly provide the datum, but for a couple features.) 4. For features in which no coordinate system could be identified, Global Mapper was used to project the points in the intended coordinate system, and export them as NAD83. This yielded results that placed the coordinates in significantly closer proximity to that of the charted feature. (It was determined to be a bug with Esri's NADCON transformation.) 5. Created a new polygon feature class to generate geometry from the points. 6. Added necessary fields to feature class (populated as necessary during creation of features). 7. Within the new polygon feature class, used a) point features (coordinates) generated, b) CFR language, c) Raster Nautical Charts (RNCs), and d) shorelines to create geometry. 8. Populated any remaining attributes after geometry was completed. 9. Created metadata. 10. Cross-referenced RNCs to check geometry and reconciled any differences between CFR and RNC where necessary. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
Description: |
1. Acquired current national geometry from internal directory. 2. Created new geometry for select features, derived from the Code of Federal Regulations (2014), the Raster Navigational Charts, and data provided by NASA for areas off the coast of Virginia. Features were created using language and coordinates from the CFR or geometry from the RNC, then made coincident with the shoreline. The two areas provided by NASA were not made coincident with the shoreline. 3. Populated attribute fields for new features. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 3
Description: |
1. Acquired latest version of the Danger Zone and Restricted Areas from MarineCadastre.gov data registry. 2. Acquired the latest version (2015) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 3. Based on differences between the 2012 and 2015 Code of Federal Regulations, created geometry for new features and removed expired features. New features were made coincident with the NOAA 1:80,000 shoreline. 4. Populated attribute fields for new and existing features, based on 2015 CFR. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 4
Description: |
1. Acquired latest version of the Danger Zone and Restricted Areas from the MarineCadastre.gov data registry. 2. Acquired the latest version (2017) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 3. Performed a 1:1 inspection of every feature in the published data set, with those features found on the Raster Nautical Charts. For features that varied noticeably from the nautical charts, language and coordinates from the latest CFR (2017) were used to confirm if the geometry was correct. For the few that were noted as deviating from both the RNC features and CFR descriptions, new geometry was created to update the data set. Also, geometry for new features found in the RNCs or 2017 CFR was created and added to the data set. Attributes were updated accordingly. 4. Changed symbology to more closely resemble the Raster Navigational Charts. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 5
Description: |
1. Acquired latest version of the Danger Zone and Restricted Areas from the MarineCadastre.gov data registry. 2. Acquired the latest version (2022) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 3. Performed a 1:1 inspection of every feature in the published data set, with those features found in the CFR, to confirm which features should be removed or added. 4. The geometry for some circular features in the previous data set were corrected and Repair Geometry was run. 5. Attributes were updated accordingly and special characters were removed. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2022-10-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title | |
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Entity | DangerZonesAndRestrictedAreas |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 48876 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48876 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:55+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-15 13:50+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-10-27 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-10-27 |