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Submarine Cables

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66194  |  Updated: May 30, 2023  |  Published / External 
Short Citation:
Full Citation Examples
Office for Coastal Management, 2023: Submarine Cables, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66194.

Item Identification

Title: Submarine Cables
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2018-08-20
Abstract:

These data depict the occurrence of submarine cables in and around U.S. navigable waters. The purpose of this data product is to support coastal planning at the regional and national scale. These data are derived from NOAA and NASCA Submarine Cable records. Cables segments logically assumed to be parts of a single cable have been combined into a single feature in this dataset. However, in an effort to retain as much information as possible, in instances where such segments had slight differences in attribution the segments were not combined.
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
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
structure
ISO 19115 Topic Category
utilitiesCommunication
UNCONTROLLED
None Communication
None infrastructure
None NASCA
None North American Submarine Cable Association
None offshore cables
None Raster Navigation Chart
None RNC
None submarine cables
None underwater cables
None Utilities

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None Alaska
None East Coast
None Hawaii
None National
None Puerto Rico
None United States
None US Territories
None West Coast

Physical Location

City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
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: 1116724
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: 1116741
W° Bound: -179.999989
E° Bound: 179.999989
N° Bound: 71.79716
S° Bound: -14.391433

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1116740
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2018-08-20
Description:

publication date

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1121380
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1116725
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/SubmarineCable.zip
Distributor:

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5713

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

NASCA-maintenance-authority

CC ID: 1116733
Contact Name: NASCA
Citation URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/pdf/nasca-maintenance-authority.pdf
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.
Source Contribution:

NASCA submarine cables descriptions

NOAA Charted Submarine Cables

CC ID: 1116731
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2018-05-01
Citation URL: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/SubmarineCables.zip
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.
Source Contribution:

NOAA charted submarine cables (derived from NOAA RNC map server)

North American Submarine Cable Association (NASCA) Submarine Cables

CC ID: 1116732
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
Citation URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MarineCadastre/NASCASubmarineCables/MapServer/info/metadata
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.
Source Contribution:

NASCA charted submarine cables

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1116734
Description:

Compare NOAA and NASCA layers, digitizing all NASCA features omitted from the NOAA layer
Process Date/Time: 2017-07-10 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1116735
Description:

Project into world mercator
Process Date/Time: 2017-08-24 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1116736
Description:

Populate attributes of newly digitized features utilizing the NASCA map server and the NASCA maintenance authority document
Process Date/Time: 2017-07-11 00:00:00

Process Step 4

CC ID: 1116737
Description:

Project NOAA layer into Web Mercator for comparison to NASCA map server
Process Date/Time: 2017-07-09 00:00:00

Process Step 5

CC ID: 1116738
Description:

Combine segments of cables that have the same attribution into a continuous line: Create a New File for source code String_Joiner.R and Flex_String_Joiner.R and open Flexible_Line_Merge.R and paste the file paths for the two source codes within source("File path here"). Export cables layer from .gdb to .shp, if not already done so, into a new folder named SubCablesInput_[date] and create folder another new folder named SubCablesOutput_[date]. Open R Studio and fill in line_rectifier input.shape="local file path\\SubCablesInput_[date].shp", and output.shape="local filepath\\SubCablesOutput_[date].shp". Dissolve the output shape by all attributes excluding FID, ObjectID, shape_leng, FeatID, and Nfeat. Populate Flex Line Rectifier with input.shape="Your Dissolve output.shp" and output.shape="SubCables_ForQC_[date].shp" Run through Flex_line_rectifier with a degree flexibility between 0-2. Dissolve again by the same attributes from line rectifier and begin QC making sure all attributes are the same for cables that are in a continuous line with no gaps. Do not merge cables with the same attributes that come to a three-way intersection
Process Date/Time: 2017-08-16 00:00:00

Child Items

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66194
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66194
Metadata Record Created By: Brianna Key
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-22 05:33+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