66104
Audubon Important Bird Areas
Data Set
Published / External
37232
MarineCadastre
Project
Completed
A compilation of Important Bird Areas for Continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska, created by the National Audubon Society.
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.
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Theme
coastal
Theme
planning
Theme
renewable energy
Spatial
Exclusive Economic Zone
Spatial
Outer Continental Shelf
Spatial
Territorial Sea
Spatial
United States of America
Charleston
SC
Data Set
None Planned
Map (digital)
SITE_ID, SITE_NAME, PRIORITY, STATUS, FLYWAY, EBIRD_LINK, WEBSITE_1, WEBSITE_2, ACRES
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
National Audubon Society
66105
Coastal Audubon Important Bird Areas
Published / External
GIS File
Yes
Important Bird Areas (IBAs) as designated by the National Audubon Society for the U.S.; Source: National Audubon Society
1
FLYWAY
n/a
No
No
Active
Flyways for birds at given site.; Source: Audubon
Atlantic: Atlantic flyway.; Central: Central U.S. flyway.; Mississippi: Mississippi flyway.; Pacific: Pacific flyway.;
2
STATUS
n/a
No
No
Active
Status of site.; Source: Audubon
Identified: Identified site.; Merged: Merged site.; Potential: Potential site.; Recognized: Recognized site.;
3
CONTACT_EMAIL
n/a
No
No
Active
Contact email address.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
4
EBIRD_LINK
n/a
No
No
Active
Web link to site information of bird observations.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
5
SITE_ID
n/a
No
No
Active
Site ID for IBA.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
6
GlobalID
n/a
No
No
Active
Global ID for IBA.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
7
WEBSITE_1
n/a
No
No
Active
Web link to Audubon.org webpage with information on site.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
8
WEBSITE_2
n/a
No
No
Active
Web link to Audubon.org webpage with report on site.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
9
CHAPTER
n/a
No
No
Active
Name of source Audubon chapter for site.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
10
Shape
n/a
No
No
Active
Feature geometry.; Source: Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
11
SITE_NAME
n/a
No
No
Active
Site name.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
12
ACRES
n/a
No
No
Active
Area of polygon in acres. Note: Distance measurements for features in Alaska were calculated using the Alaska Albers Equal Area Conic projection (WKID: 3338) for higher accuracy.; Source: Audubon
Positive real numbers calculated for features.
13
STATE
n/a
No
No
Active
U.S. state identifier.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
14
CHAPTER_WEBSITE
n/a
No
No
Active
Web link for Audubon chapter for site.; Source: Audubon
Alphanumeric text defining the features.
15
LATITUDE
n/a
No
No
Active
Latitude point associated with polygon.; Source: Audubon
Coordinates defining the features.
16
LONGITUDE
n/a
No
No
Active
Longitude point associated with polygon; Source: Audubon
Coordinates defining the features.
17
Shape_Area
n/a
No
No
Active
Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
18
Shape_Length
n/a
No
No
Active
Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
19
PRIORITY
n/a
No
No
Active
Geographic priority level.; Source: Audubon
Continental: Continental priority level.; Global: Global priority level.; State: State priority level.;
20
OBJECTID
n/a
No
No
Active
Internal feature number.; Source: Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Point of Contact
2018-06
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Publication Date
-179.999989
179.999989
71.810069
19.017784
Unclassified
For coastal and ocean planning
https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/AudubonImportantBirdArea.zip
https://marinecadastre.gov/oceanreports/
Ocean Reports
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL
Untested
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level
Untested
These data are logically consistent
Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs)
Organization
National Audubon Society
Originator
Discrete
2018-05-01
https://nationalaudubon.app.box.com/s/pa2syvfo05vcfugb5vly124t7zzrnorh
Source Online Linkage
URL where the source data were originally accessed
Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs) for the U.S.
1
1) Received download link from Joanne Wu at National Audubon Society
2) Acquire data by URL
3) Removed unused fields
2018-05-01T00:00:00
2
Extract all features overlapping Coastal Counties boundary with 50 nm buffer selection. Execute the REPAIR GEOMETRY function.
2018-10-18T00:00:00
Audubon Important Bird Areas (IBAs)
66105
Entity
Coastal Audubon Important Bird Areas
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2021-12-21T21:33:34
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:10:15
2021-12-22
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2021-12-22
1 Year
2022-12-22