North American Submarine Cable Association Submarine Cables
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48900 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: North American Submarine Cable Association Submarine Cables, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48900.
Full Citation Examples
These data show the locations of in-service and out-of-service submarine cables that are owned by members of NASCA and located in U.S. territorial waters. More information on the cables can be found in the "Source Info" under the Uses and Metadata link. Other cables may exist in U.S. waters that are owned by non-NASCA members; those may be found in the "NOAA Charted Submarine Cables" dataset. Cable locations within 100 meters of land were removed from the dataset at the request of NASCA. Data shown here are not available for download at the request of the owners. Additional information can be found at http://www.n-a-s-c-a.org/; those requiring more detailed submarine telecom cable charting information are requested to submit any requests for information to CableCharts@n-a-s-c-a.org.
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
None
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre, utilitiesCommunication
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-179.973504° W,
-63.697033° E,
61.188667° N,
15.091864° S
2015-08
Item Identification
Title: | North American Submarine Cable Association Submarine Cables |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2015-08 |
Abstract: |
These data show the locations of in-service and out-of-service submarine cables that are owned by members of NASCA and located in U.S. territorial waters. More information on the cables can be found in the "Source Info" under the Uses and Metadata link. Other cables may exist in U.S. waters that are owned by non-NASCA members; those may be found in the "NOAA Charted Submarine Cables" dataset. Cable locations within 100 meters of land were removed from the dataset at the request of NASCA. Data shown here are not available for download at the request of the owners. Additional information can be found at http://www.n-a-s-c-a.org/; those requiring more detailed submarine telecom cable charting information are requested to submit any requests for information to CableCharts@n-a-s-c-a.org. |
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: |
If more detailed submarine telecom cable charting information is required, requests should be submitted to CableCharts@n-a-s-c-a.org. Original contact information: Contact Org: North American Submarine Cable Association (NASCA) Title: Secretariat Phone: 1.973.615.2430 Email: secretariat@n-a-s-c-a.org |
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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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
utilitiesCommunication
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | infrastructure |
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 | Atlantic |
None | Bahamas |
None | California |
None | Caribbean |
None | Florida |
None | Massachusetts |
None | New Jersey |
None | New York |
None | Oregon |
None | Pacific |
None | Puerto Rico |
None | United States |
None | Washington |
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 |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Data Set Credit: | North American Submarine Cable Association, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015-08 |
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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: | -179.973504 | |
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E° Bound: | -63.697033 | |
N° Bound: | 61.188667 | |
S° Bound: | 15.091864 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2015-08 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2016-07-13 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
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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 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
ArcGIS Server tile cache service |
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Data Quality
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Source data for cable locations are based upon the best available information from cable owners and NASCA members. Data are considered authoritative and no testing was conducted on cable locations, except to confirm that cable segments were screened out within 100 meters of landfall. Tile cache service positional accuracy is based upon the precision inherent within ArcGIS Server's tiling scheme. |
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Completeness Report: |
This web service shows cable systems in U.S. territorial waters that are under NASCA jurisdiction. Cable segments which extend beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) were eliminated; however in general cables which exited and then reentered U.S. waters were retained. One cable which makes landfall outside the EEZ just south of California was retained, and trans-oceanic cables in the Pacific Ocean were cut off at a longitude of -180 degrees. This web service does not contain information on submarine cables not under the jurisdiction of NASCA. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
All cable segments are topologically consistent. |
Lineage
Sources
Cables
Contact Name: | Pacific Marine Systems |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2014 |
Source Contribution: |
Shapefiles containing information from NASCA RPLs, screened out within 100 meters of landfall. | Type of Source Media: geospatial data |
NASCA Cable System RPLs 2014
Contact Name: | North American Submarine Cables Association |
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Publish Date: | 2014-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-02-19 |
Source Contribution: |
Spreadsheets of Route Position Lists (RPLs) for NASCA cable systems | Type of Source Media: spreadsheet |
NASCA Member Submarine Cable System Maps
Contact Name: | NASCA |
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Publish Date: | 2014-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-01 |
Citation URL: | http://www.n-a-s-c-a.org/cable-maps/ |
Source Contribution: |
PDF maps showing cable systems with labeling | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Submarine cable locations were received as Route Position Lists (RPLs) from NASCA and in geospatial format from Pacific Marine Systems, which generated GIS products from the same RPL information. The geospatial data was compared with the NASCA RPLs to ensure cable segments were screened out within 100 meters of the landfall location. Cable segments that extended west beyond -180 were removed, and cables that exited and did not reenter U.S. territorial waters were clipped at the EEZ boundary. Cables that exited and reentered U.S. territorial waters remained intact. NASCA cables in the Mid-Atlantic were styled for publication as a tile cache service on ArcGIS Server using cartographic rendering techniques and annotation at select scales. Annotation was created at the scales 1:577791, 1:288895, and 1:144448, and where necessary were manually place along cable segments. Published charts from NASCA's website were used as a guide during the styling process to ensure cable name and owner were depicted accurately. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 |
Source: | NASCA Cable System RPLs 2014 |
Process Step 2
Description: |
Upon completion of a review for the Mid-Atlantic tile cache by NOAA and NASCA personnel, this process was extended to all nationwide NASCA cables. |
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Process Date/Time: | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 |
Source: | NASCA Cable System RPLs 2014 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 48900 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48900 |
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: | 2023-05-30 18:09+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 |