Marine Place Names
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56793 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2025: Marine Place Names, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56793.
Full Citation Examples
This layer displays coastal and offshore marine place names. These are general names for areas of the sea as published on the NOAA Nautical Charts. Different marine place names are displayed depending on the scale you are zoomed into on the map. This layer was created by extracting the Natural Features, Sea Area Named Water Areas from all scale bands in the NOAA Electronic Navigation Charts.
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, inlandWaters, oceans
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Marine Place Names |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
https://www.coast.noaa.gov/
Extents
-179.831378° W,
179.853756° E,
79.121667° N,
-64.825047° S
2019-03-01
publication date
Item Identification
| Title: | Marine Place Names |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2019-07-17 |
| Abstract: |
This layer displays coastal and offshore marine place names. These are general names for areas of the sea as published on the NOAA Nautical Charts. Different marine place names are displayed depending on the scale you are zoomed into on the map. This layer was created by extracting the Natural Features, Sea Area Named Water Areas from all scale bands in the NOAA Electronic Navigation Charts. |
| 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. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
inlandWaters
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | abyssal plain |
| None | bank |
| None | basin |
| None | bay |
| None | canal |
| None | canyon |
| None | escarpment |
| None | fan |
| None | fracture zone |
| None | gap |
| None | hole |
| None | knoll |
| None | lake |
| None | ledge |
| None | mud flats |
| None | narrows |
| None | peak |
| None | pinnacle |
| None | plateau |
| None | reach |
| None | reef |
| None | ridge |
| None | river |
| None | sea |
| None | sea channel |
| None | seamount |
| None | shoal |
| None | spur |
| None | trench |
| None | valley |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Alaska |
| None | Atlantic |
| None | East Coast |
| None | Great Lakes |
| None | Gulf of Mexico |
| None | Hawaii |
| None | National |
| None | Pacific |
| None | Puerto Rico |
| None | United States |
| None | US Virgin Islands |
| None | USVI |
| None | West Coast |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| 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: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| URL: | https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -179.831378 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 179.853756 | |
| N° Bound: | 79.121667 | |
| S° Bound: | -64.825047 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2019-03-01 |
| Description: |
publication date |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/MarinePlaceNames.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. |
| Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
Sea_Area_Named_Water_Area
| Contact Name: | NOAA Office of Coast Survey |
|---|---|
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2019-04-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://encdirect.noaa.gov/ |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Shapefiles were downloaded from NOAA OCS and condensed into a single point file by NOAA OCM |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
• Go to https://encdirect.noaa.gov/ and download Sea_Area_Named_Water_Area_point and Sea_Area_Named_Water_Area for all locations for all 6 scales (Overview, General, Coastal, Approach, Harbor & Berthing) • Import these shapefiles into a new file geodatabase • Merge the point feature classes into a single feature class • Visually scan through the point features and delete any duplicates • For the 6 area feature classes, compare visually between the layers and delete duplicates, keeping the feature that is placed most accurately using the RNC image service http://seamlessrnc.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/RNC/NOAA_RNC/ImageServer • Merge the remaining features from the 6 area feature classes into a single feature class • Use the Feature to Point tool, checking the Inside option box • Merge this point feature class with the original one • Again visually scan through the point features and delete any duplicates • Fill in the type field for any features missing that attributes • Delete any features that are not actually Marine Place Names • Delete all superfluous fields • Project data into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Marine Place Names |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 56793 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56793 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Jesse Brass |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2019-07-02 10:13+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-15 15:49+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2019-07-02 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-07-02 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-07-02 |