Aids to Navigation
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)Data Set (DS) | ID: 56120 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Aids to Navigation |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2019-05-16 |
Abstract: |
Structures intended to assist a navigator to determine position or safe course, or to warn of dangers or obstructions to navigation. This dataset includes lights, signals, buoys, day beacons, and other aids to navigation. Not for navigation. |
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: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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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 | transportation |
None | coastal |
None | planning |
None | renewable energy |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords | Continent > North America > United States Of America |
None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
None | Outer Continental Shelf |
None | Territorial Sea |
None | United States of America |
Physical Location
City: | Charleston |
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State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
aidName, type, time, characteristics, district, height, lightListNumner, location, morse, range, remarks, structure, xReference |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Data Set Credit: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
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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: | -177.737699 | |
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E° Bound: | 179.012336 | |
N° Bound: | 82.355833 | |
S° Bound: | -14.323876 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2019-05-16 |
Description: |
publication date |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | No |
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Vector: | Yes |
Text / Table: | No |
TIN: | No |
Stereo Model: | No |
Video: | No |
Vector Representation 1
Complex Object Present?: | No |
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Composite Object Present?: | No |
Curve Object Present?: | No |
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
Solid Object Present?: | No |
Surface Object Present?: | No |
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Data access URL |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data |
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Name: | MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro |
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
Untested |
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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
Weekly Light Lists
Contact Role Type: | Originator |
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Contact Type: | Organization |
Contact Name: | United States Coast Guard |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2019-02-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
• Go to https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates and download the 10 xml documents • Import xmls in to Excel (Data, Get External Data, From Other Sources, From XML Data Import) and select the "Existing worksheet" option (beginning data import in cell A1) • Remove unnecessary columns or rows and rename column names • Combine the 10 spreadsheets into one, checking that the column names match up • Sort columns latitude and longitude and delete features missing coordinate info • Remove line breaks, fix typos and grammar issues, remove partial sentences where column values have been truncated and standardize attributes where these were easily discernable • Change necessary latitude and longitude values to negative (i.e. for features in the southern and western hemispheres, respectively) • Convert Excel To Table (Conversion Tools, Excel) and load the spreadsheet into ArcMap • Display XY data and export data as a feature class • Perform visual inspection of the features plotted in ArcMap and modify/delete as needed • For district 8, populate the location and structure fields with info from bank, mile, structure up and structure down fields • Delete unnecessary fields • Check geometry and project data into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere |
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Process Date/Time: | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 56120 |
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Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
Metadata Record Created: | 2019-04-25 11:47+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2020-03-25 11:53+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2019-04-25 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-04-25 |