Historical Lighthouses
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54384 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Historical Lighthouses, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54384.
Full Citation Examples
This dataset includes lighthouses in coastal areas of the United States (including Puerto Rico) that may or may not be official or active aids for navigation. This dataset is a compilation of lighthouses identified from various official data sources: Aids to Navigation (ATON), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Park Service (NPS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Lighthouse focal plane height measurements are given in feet (FT). Only lighthouses extracted from the ATON database contain verified focal plane heights, whereas lighthouses from other official sources have unverified focal plane heights.
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
environment, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre, structure, transportation
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Historic Lighthouses of the US Coast |
Contact Information
No contact information is available for this record.
Please contact the owner organization (OCM) for inquiries on this record.
Extents
-164.927654° W,
-64.619076° E,
60.537515° N,
17.755098° S
2018-07-17
Publication date
Item Identification
| Title: | Historical Lighthouses |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2018-12-12 |
| Abstract: |
This dataset includes lighthouses in coastal areas of the United States (including Puerto Rico) that may or may not be official or active aids for navigation. This dataset is a compilation of lighthouses identified from various official data sources: Aids to Navigation (ATON), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Park Service (NPS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Lighthouse focal plane height measurements are given in feet (FT). Only lighthouses extracted from the ATON database contain verified focal plane heights, whereas lighthouses from other official sources have unverified focal plane heights. |
| 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: |
Processing of lighthouse point data (in order of priority): ATON database (USCG)- eliminated all point records with 'Buoy' or 'buoy' in the Structure description and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizen; NGS database- eliminated all point records already identified in the ATON database, records not containing 'lighthouse' in the Name description or in the Marker description, records where the Last Condition field was specified as "Not Found," and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizen; NPS database- eliminated all point records already identified in either the ATON or NGS database and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizen NOAA; (Raster Nautical Charts)- Digitized points for lighthouses not already found in the ATON, NGS, NPS databases, or by a private citizen. Private Citizen- Lighthouse list (with Lat/Lon coordinates). |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
structure
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
transportation
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| ISO 19115 Topic Category | Infrastructure |
| None | aids to navigation |
| None | marine transportation |
| None | navigation |
| None | oceans |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Alabama |
| None | Alaska |
| None | California |
| None | Connecticut |
| None | Delaware |
| None | Florida |
| None | Georgia |
| None | Hawaii |
| None | Louisiana |
| None | Maine |
| None | Maryland |
| None | Massachusetts |
| None | New Hampshire |
| None | New Jersey |
| None | New York |
| None | North Carolina |
| None | Oregon |
| None | Puerto Rico |
| None | Rhode Island |
| None | South Carolina |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | Texas |
| None | United States of America |
| None | Virgin Islands |
| None | Virginia |
| None | Washington |
Physical Location
| City: | Sterling |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | VA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | U.S. Coast Guard, National Park Service, NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Charles Bash |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -164.927654 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -64.619076 | |
| N° Bound: | 60.537515 | |
| S° Bound: | 17.755098 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2018-07-17 |
| Description: |
Publication date |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/HistoricalLighthouse.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.0.6491 |
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Data Quality
| Completeness Report: |
Features represented have not been tested for completeness |
|---|---|
| Conceptual Consistency: |
Tests for integrity have not been performed. |
Lineage
Sources
USCG Navigation Center Light List
| Contact Name: | USCG |
|---|---|
| Citation URL: | http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
Processing of lighthouse point data (in order of priority): ATON database (USCG)- eliminated all point records with 'Buoy' or 'buoy' in the Structure description and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizenNGS database- eliminated all point records already identified in the ATON database, records not containing 'lighthouse' in the Name description or in the Marker description, records where the Last Condition field was specified as "Not Found," and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizenNPS database- eliminated all point records already identified in either the ATON or NGS database and those without a match in the lighthouse database supplied by a private citizenNOAA (Raster Nautical Charts)- Digitized points for lighthouses not already found in the ATON, NGS, NPS databases, or by a private citizenPrivate Citizen- Lighthouse list (with Lat/Lon coordinates) provided by Charles Bash |
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Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Historic Lighthouses of the US Coast |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 54384 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54384 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2018-10-25 12:07+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-15 13:59+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2019-08-12 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-08-12 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-08-12 |