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Military Surface Grid Areas within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48899  |  Updated: January 9, 2024  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Spatial Info
Access Info
Distribution Info
Activity Log
Tech Environment
Data Quality
Lineage
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2025: Military Surface Grid Areas within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48899.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

A regular pattern of polygons that represent arbitrary delineations of an Operating Area (OPAREA). These data are a subset of the Navy's Common Operating Picture for the purpose of supporting ocean planning.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

boundaries, oceans, planningCadastre

Child Items

Type Title
Entity MilitarySurfaceGridAreasAtlanticGulfofMexico

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-88.25° W, -62° E, 44.5° N, 18.25° S

Time Frame 1
2023-11-14

Item Identification

Title: Military Surface Grid Areas within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2024-01-05
Abstract:

A regular pattern of polygons that represent arbitrary delineations of an Operating Area (OPAREA). These data are a subset of the Navy's Common Operating Picture for the purpose of supporting ocean planning.

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.
Notes:

Original contact information:

Contact Name: EIMS Data WIPT Team

Contact Org: U.S. Fleet Forces

Email: eims_usersupport@navy.mil
Supplemental Information:

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
UNCONTROLLED
None coastal
None OPAREA
None planning

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Entity Attribute Overview:

surfaceGridIDPK, featureName, featureDescription, mediaIdentifier, metadataIdentifier, region, COPArea, dataSource
Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Data Set Credit: Department of Defense, NGA

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 653098
Date Effective From: 2017-09-13
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: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 653103
W° Bound: -88.25
E° Bound: -62
N° Bound: 44.5
S° Bound: 18.25

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 653102
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2023-11-14

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 653090
Surface Object Present?: Yes
Surface Object Count: 1720

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1287539

Coordinate Reference System
CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1121310
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1121311
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/MilitaryCollection.zip
Distributor:

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 653120
Activity Date/Time: 2017-09-20
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 653119
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

CC ID: 717423
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Untested
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

Coordinate Grid Area (OPAREA Grids) - Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces - U.S. Navy, Common Operating Picture (COP)

CC ID: 653087
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Position
Contact Name: U.S. Fleet Forces, EIMS Data WIPT Team, NGA
Publish Date: 2023-11-14
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2023-11-14

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 653088
Description:

1) Acquired source data by email

2) IMPORTED feature class and removed unnecessary fields

3) Adjusted field names, field types, and field sizes

4) Set the CRS to NAD83 GRS 80

5) REPAIRED and validated geometry
Process Date/Time: 2017-08-01 00:00:00

Child Items

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Entity MilitarySurfaceGridAreasAtlanticGulfofMexico

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 48899
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48899
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-14 15:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Daniel Martin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-01-09 16:32+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-02-08
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-02-08
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-02-08