55361
2015 Vessel Transit Counts by Type
Data Set
Published / External
55360
AIS
Project
Completed
2019-02-06
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and international waters in real-time. In the U.S. the Coast Guard and industry collect AIS data, which can also be used for a variety of coastal planning purposes. NOAA and BOEM have worked jointly to re-task and make available some of the most important records from the U.S. Coast Guard's national network of AIS receivers. This dataset represents annual vessel transit counts summarized at a 100 m by 100 m geographic area. A single transit is counted each time a vessel track passes through, starts, or stops within a 100 m grid cell.
This record represents the metadata for each of these vessel types: Cargo, Fishing, Passenger, Pleasure Craft and Sailing, Tanker, and Tug and Towing.
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 Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.
This record represents the metadata for each of these vessel types: Cargo, Fishing, Passenger, Pleasure Craft and Sailing, Tanker, and Tug and Towing.
Design, development, and processing provided by: The Baldwin Group Inc. and RPS Group Inc.
Reference System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Horizontal Datum: D_WGS_1984
Linear Unit: Meter (1.0)
Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433)
Geographic extent: 132W to 60W, 10.7S to 51.5N
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
transportation
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Theme
AIS
Theme
Automatic Identification System
Theme
Cargo
Theme
Fishing
Theme
Military
Theme
Passenger
Theme
Pleasure Craft
Theme
Sailing
Theme
Tanker
Theme
Tow
Theme
Tug
Theme
coastal zone management
Theme
ocean planning
Theme
planning
Theme
position report
Theme
static data report
Theme
transportation
Theme
vessel
Theme
vessel traffic
Theme
voyage
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
Spatial
East Coast
Spatial
Exclusive Economic Zone
Spatial
Great Lakes
Spatial
Gulf of Mexico
Spatial
Outer Continental Shelf
Spatial
Pacific Ocean
Spatial
UTM Zone 1
Spatial
UTM Zone 10
Spatial
UTM Zone 11
Spatial
UTM Zone 14
Spatial
UTM Zone 15
Spatial
UTM Zone 16
Spatial
UTM Zone 17
Spatial
UTM Zone 18
Spatial
UTM Zone 19
Spatial
UTM Zone 2
Spatial
UTM Zone 20
Spatial
UTM Zone 3
Spatial
UTM Zone 4
Spatial
UTM Zone 5
Spatial
UTM Zone 6
Spatial
UTM Zone 7
Spatial
UTM Zone 8
Spatial
UTM Zone 9
Spatial
United States
Spatial
West Coast
Office for Coastal Management
Charleston
SC
Data Set
None Planned
Map (digital)
Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR LEGALLY BINDING APPLICATIONS.
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 Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
CREDIT: MarineCadastre.gov, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ORIGINATORS: NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management;
Data Steward
2018
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Distributor
2018
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2018
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Point of Contact
2018
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Publication Date
Spatial Representation: Grid
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available: No
Axis1 Dimension Type: Row
Axis1 Size: varies
Axis2 Dimension Type: Column
Axis2 Size: varies
Axis3 Dimension Type: Vertical
Axis3 Size: 1
-132
-60
51.5
10.7
Range
2015-01-01
2015-12-31
Unclassified
None
These data are intended for coastal and ocean planning
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 Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/ais/ais2015/VesselTransitCounts2015.zip
Vessel Transit Counts 2015
Content was acquired from original sources – no additional testing was done to cross reference or confirm otherwise the field or geometry values from other sources.
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. Positional accuracy reflects the specifications and methods of the original data producer and has not been modified for the generation of this product.
All known records acquired from the Nationwide Automatic Identification System which includes approximately 58 U.S. ports and 11 coastal areas out to 24 nautical miles offshore. For further information on vessel reporting requirements and participation in the AIS, see carriage requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33. Significant null values exist in some fields principally as a result of vessel operator practices.
Tested through visual inspection and through the analysis of summary statistics on field values.
AIS Vessel Tracks 2015
2015-12-31
https://marinecadastre.gov/ais
Source Online Linkage
URL where the source data were originally accessed.
Annual vessel tracks built using the Track Builder Pro 1.0 tool with time and distance parameters of 30 minutes and 1 nm. Vessel type definitions derived from the original NMEA record and the Authoritative Vessel Identification Service (AVIS) Vessel Catalog
1
1. Select tracks for each vessel type from the 2015 AIS Vessel Tracks geodatabase by groups as defined in the AIS Vessel Type and Group Codes, Marine Cadastre 2018-05-23.
2. Calculate transit count grids using the MarineCadastre.gov AIS Vessel Transit Counter tool for each month of tracks and for each ocean basin.
3. Merge monthly transit count grids into an annual transit count grid.
2018-01-02T00:00:00
AIS Vessel Tracks 2015
2
1. Merge all 4 ocean basin/regional rasters into one raster using the mosaic to new raster tool.
2018-11-20T00:00:00
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55361
Anna Verrill
2019-01-22T17:12:26
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:40
2019-01-24
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2019-01-24
1 Year
2020-01-24