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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Aids to Navigation, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56120.
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Abstract

This data set identifies aids to navigation, or ATONs, such as lights, signals, buoys, and day beacons, that are intended to assist a navigator to determine position or safe course, or to warn of dangers or obstructions to navigation. The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring that this network is up to date and functioning properly so recreational and commercial boaters can safely navigate the maritime environment. Not for navigation.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre, transportation

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Aids to Navigation

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-177.75° W, 179° E, 82.5° N, -14.5° S

Time Frame 1
2022-01-07

publication date

Item Identification

Title: Aids to Navigation
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2023-06-07
Abstract:

This data set identifies aids to navigation, or ATONs, such as lights, signals, buoys, and day beacons, that are intended to assist a navigator to determine position or safe course, or to warn of dangers or obstructions to navigation. The U.S. Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring that this network is up to date and functioning properly so recreational and commercial boaters can safely navigate the maritime environment. 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
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
ISO 19115 Topic Category
transportation
UNCONTROLLED
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
UNCONTROLLED
None Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

aidName, aidType, characteristics, lightListNumber, structure, signalTime, location, aidHeight, aidRange, remarks

Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html

Data Set Credit: U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy 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: -177.75
E° Bound: 179
N° Bound: 82.5
S° Bound: -14.5

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 836626
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2022-01-07
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:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1121081
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/AtoN.zip
Distributor:

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: 2022-01-07
Citation URL: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 836617
Description:

Source data was extracted from the U.S. Coast Guard NAVCEN website, transformed, and loaded into the Marine Cadastre information system using a collection of Python scripts designed specifically for this purpose.

Process Date/Time: 2023-06-03 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Aids to Navigation

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 56120
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport: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: 2023-06-07 15:14+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-04-25
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-04-25
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-04-25