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Aids to Navigation

Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Data Set (DS)  |  ID: 56120  |  Published / External
Short Citation:
Full Citation Examples
Office for Coastal Management, 2021: Aids to Navigation, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56120.

Item Identification

Title: Aids to Navigation
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
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
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
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
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

CC ID: 836623
Date Effective From: 2018-06
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

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 836627
W° Bound: -177.737699
E° Bound: 179.012336
N° Bound: 82.355833
S° Bound: -14.323876

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 836626
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2019-05-16
Description:

publication date

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: No
Vector: Yes
Text / Table: No
TIN: No
Stereo Model: No
Video: No

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 900996
Complex Object Present?: No
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

CC ID: 900997

Coordinate Reference System
CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
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Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 836631
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

Data access URL

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 836619
URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data
Name: MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
URL Type:
Online Resource

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro

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

Weekly Light Lists

CC ID: 836616
Contact Role Type: Originator
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

CC ID: 836617
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
Process Date/Time: 2019-02-01 00:00:00

Child Items

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Rubric Score Type Title
Entity (ENT) Aids to Navigation

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 56120
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