Federal Weather Radar Impact Zones
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57239 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Federal Weather Radar Impact Zones |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2015-09-01 |
Abstract: |
These data represent an inventory of the national impacts of wind turbine interference with NEXRAD radar stations. This inventory was developed by the NOAA Radar Operations Center (ROC) to establish variable zones that delineate the possible impacts that wind turbines may have on radar operations. The inventory scheme includes four zones that take in to account terrain, distance, and the number of elevation angles impacted. ROC requests various degrees of consultation with the developer depending on the zone. No Build - No wind turbines permitted Mitigation Zone - Significant impacts likely Consultation Zone - Significant impacts possible Notification Zone - Impacts not likely |
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 |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
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UNCONTROLLED | |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | planningCadastre |
None | Doppler |
None | Renewable energy planning |
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: | As Needed |
Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Data Set Credit: | NOAA NEXRAD Radar Operations Center, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2021 |
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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 |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -166.234711 | |
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E° Bound: | 145.033035 | |
N° Bound: | 65.807668 | |
S° Bound: | 13.231009 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2015-09-01 |
Description: |
publication date |
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: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Data Quality
Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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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
Radar Impact Zones
Contact Role Type: | Originator |
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Contact Type: | Organization |
Contact Name: | NEXRAD Radar Operations Center |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-07-01 |
Citation URL: | https://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/ |
Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
Source Contribution: |
Original shapefiles were provided by ROC, and were combined and condensed by NOAA OCM. |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
• Original source data was provided by NOAA Radar Operations Center • Import 4 shapefiles into a file geodatabase • Project 4 feature classes into NAD83 • Update attribute names to siteID and siteName • Add impactZone field to each feature class • Populate the fields so that GREEN = Notification Zone, YELLOW = Consultation Zone, ORANGE = Mitigation Zone and RED = No Build Zone • Dissolve each feature class based on siteID, siteName, and impactZone, unselecting multi-part features • Integrate each feature class at 1 foot tolerance to clean up most of the slivers in the data • Dissolve each feature class again based on siteID, siteName, and impactZone, unselecting multi-part features • Erase RED from ORANGE and Merge the new hollow ORANGE with RED • Union this new ORANGE-RED, and split and merge overlaps in the Mitigation Zone only • Erase the new ORANGE-RED from YELLOW and Merge the new hollow YELLOW with ORANGE-RED • Union this new YELLOW-ORANGE-RED, and split and merge overlaps in the Consultation Zone only • Erase the new YELLOW-ORANGE-RED from GREEN and Merge the new hollow GREEN with YELLOW-ORANGE-RED • Union this new GREEN-YELLOW-ORANGE-RED, and split and merge overlaps in the Notification Zone only • Delete from the No Build Zone features: Camp Humphreys, Kadena AB, Kunsan AB, Lajes AB and Langley Hill • Select by Attributes where siteID = 'PAHG', and populate so that all features have siteName = 'Kenai FAA (RDA1)' • Integrate new feature class at 20 feet tolerance to further clean up data slivers • Check geometry and project data into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere |
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Process Date/Time: | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 57239 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57239 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Jesse Brass |
Metadata Record Created: | 2019-08-20 09:40+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2019-08-20 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-08-20 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-08-20 |