Endangered Species Act
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)Data Set (DS) | ID: 48882 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Endangered Species Act |
---|---|
Short Name: | EndangeredSpeciesAct |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2016-05-11 |
Abstract: |
The purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) administer the ESA. Under the ESA, species may be listed as either endangered or threatened. "Endangered" means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. "Threatened" means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. All species of plants and animals, except pest insects, are eligible for listing as endangered or threatened. For the purposes of the ESA, Congress defined species to include subspecies, varieties, and, for vertebrates, distinct population segments. As of March 2011, the FWS had listed 1,967 species worldwide as endangered or threatened, 1,372 of which occur in the United States. Decisions made under the ESA are based on the best scientific information available. - Source: https://www.fws.gov/le/USStatutes/ESA.pdf - Date Enacted: December 28, 1973 - Codification: 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq. - Authority: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up to date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources. |
Purpose: |
To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Energy Policy Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act. |
Notes: |
11040 |
Supplemental Information: |
Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D WGS 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
---|---|
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Governance/Management |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | boundaries |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | planningCadastre |
None | Endangered Species Act |
None | ESA |
None | federal georegulation |
None | georegulation |
None | marine boundaries |
None | Ocean Law Search |
None | ocean planning |
None | regulation |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
---|---|
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | Continent > North America > United States Of America |
None | Alaska |
None | American Samoa |
None | East Coast |
None | Guam |
None | Hawaii |
None | National |
None | Northern Mariana Islands |
None | Pacific territories |
None | Puerto Rico |
None | United States |
None | West Coast |
Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
---|---|
City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
---|---|
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Distribution Liability: |
NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy, content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services, information, and data made available on the MarineCadastre.gov web site are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2016-05-11 |
---|---|
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 |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2016-05-11 |
---|---|
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 |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2016-05-11 |
---|---|
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 |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2016-05-11 |
---|---|
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 |
---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -180 | |
---|---|---|
E° Bound: | 180 | |
N° Bound: | 74.708840004 | |
S° Bound: | -17.555000002 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
---|---|
Start: | 2016 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
---|
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
---|---|
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
These data represent the unofficial boundary of the Endangered Species Act, as of 2016. For the official boundary, please reference language within the authoritative legislation and consult the governing agency/agencies. A copy of the legislation is found here: https://www.fws.gov/le/USStatutes/ESA.pdf. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. https://marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/Legis-Atlas/FederalGeoregulations/EndangeredSpeciesAct.zip |
---|---|
URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
URL 2
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MarineCadastre/FederalGeoregulations/MapServer |
---|---|
URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
URL 3
URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
---|---|
URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
URL 4
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/ |
---|---|
URL Type: |
Online Resource
|
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2016-11-09 |
---|---|
Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
---|---|
Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standard 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: | 2018-02-08 |
---|---|
Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Data Quality
Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
---|---|
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
Topology has been validated, including least possible modification of the original data as needed to correct topology errors. These errors were noted in southern Alaska (two errors) and the Gulf of Mexico (two errors). |
Lineage
Sources
Binational Features for the United States and Mexico Border Region
Contact Name: | Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
---|---|
Publish Date: | 2006-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2006 |
Citation URL: | http://txpub.usgs.gov/BEHI/Data_download/Boundaries_Layers/International_Boundary.zip |
Source Contribution: |
US/Mexico international boundary | Type of Source Media: online |
U.S. Maritime Limits and Boundaries
Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coast Survey (OCS) |
---|---|
Publish Date: | 2013-09-13 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2013-09-13 |
Citation URL: | http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip |
Source Contribution: |
National boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone and equivalent boundaries | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
1. The Endangered Species Act's geographic coverage was developed from two existing data sets: (A) OCS's U.S. Maritime Limits and Boundaries shapefile (EEZ and equivalent boundary), and (B) USGS's US/Mexico international boundary. 2. Where boundaries from the two data sources intersected in Texas and California, boundaries were cut accordingly so that no ArcGIS "dangles" remained. 3. Where boundaries in the Pacific Ocean crossed the International Date Line, the single part polylines were manually closed within an edit session. 4. Topology errors were addressed, which included two errors in southern Alaska and two errors in the Gulf of Mexico (within the OCS data). 5. The national polyline (including Alaska, Hawaii, and all U.S. territories) was converted to a polygon. 6. Added fields and populated accordingly. |
---|---|
Process Date/Time: | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 48882 |
---|---|
Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2019-07-02 15:17+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-09 |