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Navigation Channels

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66151  |  Updated: May 30, 2023  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Spatial Info
Access Info
Distribution Info
Tech Environment
Data Quality
Lineage
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Navigation Channels, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66151.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

This layer shows coastal channels and waterways that are maintained and surveyed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These channels are necessary transportation systems that serve economic and national security interests. The possibility of silting is always present. Local authorities should be consulted for the controlling depth. NOAA Charts frequently show controlling depths in a table, which is kept current by the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners.

Distribution Information

  • The National Channel Framework (NCF) is an enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS) database providing information about congressionally authorized navigation channels maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers. This service includes channel details based on district-managed GIS polygons rather than on CAD-based linework, and is maintained through the eHydro hydrographic survey application. Details include reaches, channel areas, quarters, centerlines, and stationing.

  • MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre, transportation

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Coastal Maintained Channels

Contact Information

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

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-177.370761° W, 145.729349° E, 70.211388° N, 5.870264° S

Time Frame 1
2018-07-01

ground condition

Item Identification

Title: Navigation Channels
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Abstract:

This layer shows coastal channels and waterways that are maintained and surveyed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These channels are necessary transportation systems that serve economic and national security interests. The possibility of silting is always present. Local authorities should be consulted for the controlling depth. NOAA Charts frequently show controlling depths in a table, which is kept current by the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners.
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
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
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 Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
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:

channelName
Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Data Set Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1115652
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: 1115665
W° Bound: -177.370761
E° Bound: 145.729349
N° Bound: 70.211388
S° Bound: 5.870264

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1115664
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2018-07-01
Description:

ground condition

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: 1115658
Topology Level: Geometry Only
Complex Object Present?: No
Composite Object Present?: No
Curve Object Present?: No
Point Object Present?: No
Solid Object Present?: No
Surface Object Present?: Yes

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1115653
Download URL: https://geospatial-usace.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/9227967a2748410983352b501c0c7b39_1/about
Distributor:
File Name: ChannelArea
Description:

The National Channel Framework (NCF) is an enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS) database providing information about congressionally authorized navigation channels maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers. This service includes channel details based on district-managed GIS polygons rather than on CAD-based linework, and is maintained through the eHydro hydrographic survey application. Details include reaches, channel areas, quarters, centerlines, and stationing.

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1115654
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 3

CC ID: 1121322
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/NavigationChannel.zip
Distributor:

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL

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

Channel Area

CC ID: 1115659
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Citation URL: https://geospatial-usace.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/9227967a2748410983352b501c0c7b39_1
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed
Source Contribution:

Navigation Channel Framework

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1115660
Description:

1) Acquire navigation channel data from US Army Corps of Engineers

https://geospatial-usace.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/9227967a2748410983352b501c0c7b39_1

2) Combine like channels into cohesive units. Combine intracoastal waterways into cohesive units.

3) In cases where no name is available, refer to Navigable Waterway Lines dataset and compare to find suitable name for waterway.

https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/navigable-waterway-lines
Process Date/Time: 2018-06-15 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Coastal Maintained Channels

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66151
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66151
Metadata Record Created By: Brianna Key
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-22 04:06+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-12-22
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-12-22
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-12-22