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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Principal Ports, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56124.
Full Citation Examples

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.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

economy, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, transportation

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Principal Ports

Contact Information

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

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-180° W, -60° E, 75° N, 15° S

Time Frame 1
2019-05-16

publication date

Item Identification

Title: Principal Ports
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
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category
economy
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
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 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: 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

CC ID: 836779
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: 836783
W° Bound: -180
E° Bound: -60
N° Bound: 75
S° Bound: 15

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 836782
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: 1084810
Topology Level: Geometry Only
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
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 836786
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1121368
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/PrincipalPort.zip
Distributor:

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

Principal Ports of the United States

CC ID: 836772
Contact Role Type: Originator
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

CC ID: 836773
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

Process Date/Time: 2019-02-01 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Principal Ports

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 56124
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: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:09+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