Principal Ports
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56124 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Principal Ports, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56124.
Full Citation Examples
Principal Ports are the top 150 U.S. ports based upon total annual tonnage. Variation in annual tonnage at a port may result in exclusion or inclusion on the Principal Port list. The Principal Port data contain port code, port name, and values for total, domestic, foreign, import and export tonnage.
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
economy, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, transportation
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | Principal Ports |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
Extents
-180° W,
-60° E,
75° N,
15° S
2019-05-16
publication date
Item Identification
Title: | Principal Ports |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2019-05-16 |
Abstract: |
Principal Ports are the top 150 U.S. ports based upon total annual tonnage. Variation in annual tonnage at a port may result in exclusion or inclusion on the Principal Port list. The Principal Port data contain port code, port name, and values for total, domestic, foreign, import and export tonnage. |
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
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
economy
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
transportation
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UNCONTROLLED | |
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
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UNCONTROLLED | |
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: | None Planned |
Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
portCode, portName, totalTonnage, domestic, foreign, import, export |
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: | -180 | |
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E° Bound: | -60 | |
N° Bound: | 75 | |
S° Bound: | 15 |
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
Topology Level: | Geometry Only |
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Complex Object Present?: | No |
Composite Object Present?: | No |
Curve Object Present?: | No |
Point Object Present?: | Yes |
Solid Object Present?: | No |
Surface Object Present?: | No |
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: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/PrincipalPort.zip |
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Distributor: |
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
Principal Ports of the United States
Contact Role Type: | Originator |
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Contact Type: | Organization |
Contact Name: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center |
Publish Date: | 2018-01-01 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018 |
Citation URL: | https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/2093/rec/5 |
Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
Source Contribution: |
Downloadable data |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
1) Acquire source: https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/2093/rec/5 and download "pport16.xlsx" 2) Add spreadsheet into ArcGIS Pro and display XY Table projected in NAD83 3) Export into file geodatabase with field name and data type adjustments 4) Delete extraneous fields 5) Validate geometry 6) Project to CRS WKID :102100 |
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Process Date/Time: | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
Type | Title | |
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Entity | Principal Ports |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 56124 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56124 |
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: | 2024-08-15 16:22+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 |