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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Unexploded Ordnance Locations, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66208.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Unexploded ordnances (UXO) are explosive weapons (bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, mines, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation. Ocean disposal of munitions was an accepted international practice until 1970, when it was prohibited by the Department of Defense. In 1972 Congress also passed the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act banning ocean disposal of munitions and other pollutants. This dataset represents known or possible individual or tightly grouped unexploded ordnances on the ocean floor. This is NOT a complete collection of unexploded ordnances on the seafloor, nor are the locations considered to be accurate. Two related datasets should be viewed in tandem: Unexploded Ordnance Areas displays known or possible former explosive dumping areas and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) displays areas identified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers where unexploded ordnances may exist.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Unexploded Ordnance Locations

Contact Information

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

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-166.573812° W, 174.15542° E, 71.383004° N, 13.46916° S

Time Frame 1
2018-05-08

ground condition

Item Identification

Title: Unexploded Ordnance Locations
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2018-12-12
Abstract:

Unexploded ordnances (UXO) are explosive weapons (bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, mines, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation. Ocean disposal of munitions was an accepted international practice until 1970, when it was prohibited by the Department of Defense. In 1972 Congress also passed the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act banning ocean disposal of munitions and other pollutants. This dataset represents known or possible individual or tightly grouped unexploded ordnances on the ocean floor. This is NOT a complete collection of unexploded ordnances on the seafloor, nor are the locations considered to be accurate. Two related datasets should be viewed in tandem: Unexploded Ordnance Areas displays known or possible former explosive dumping areas and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) displays areas identified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers where unexploded ordnances may exist.

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
UNCONTROLLED
None ammunition
None bombs
None caution
None danger
None depth charge
None dumping ground
None explosives
None mines
None missile
None obstruction
None oceans
None ordnance
None projectiles
None rockets
None shells
None torpedo
None unexploded
None UXO

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Physical Location

City: North 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: 1117193
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: 1117212
W° Bound: -166.573812
E° Bound: 174.15542
N° Bound: 71.383004
S° Bound: 13.46916

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1117211
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2018-05-08
Description:

ground condition

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1121390
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1117194
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/UnexplodedOrdnance.zip
Distributor:

Technical Environment

Description:

Version 6.2 (Build 9200); Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5713

Data Quality

Accuracy:

The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. The NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data is derived from NOAA ENC's which conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. The NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data is derived from data that conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0.

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. NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data represents current coverage of all ENC Charts. As new NOAA ENCs and NOAA ENC editions are created they will be added to the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data on the first of every month.

Conceptual Consistency:

These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. The NOAA ENC Direct data is derived from NOAA ENC's which conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0. NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data has added generalized nautical chart symbology to aid in the visualization of this data.

Lineage

Sources

(multiple, see details within other citation field)

CC ID: 1117200
Contact Name: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS Technical Contact, NOAA, NOS, OCS
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016-10-29
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:

Feature Classes and Shapefiles

Federal and State Waters

CC ID: 1117203
Contact Name: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Mapping and Boundary Branch, Branch Chief
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2018-06-01
Source Contribution:

State and Federal waters within the Economic Exclusion Zone of the United States feature class used to clip source datasets.

Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America

CC ID: 1117202
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2018-06-01
Citation URL: http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

Source Contribution:

Maritime limits and boundaries of the United States shapefile including the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the U.S. extending 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and adjacent to the 12 nm territorial sea of the U.S., overlapping the 12-24nm contiguous zone. The EEZ was used to clip the source datasets.

RNC/NOAA_RNC (ImageServer)

CC ID: 1117201
Contact Name: NOS Special Projects
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2018-04-19
Citation URL: https://seamlessrnc.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/RNC/NOAA_RNC/ImageServer
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

Source Contribution:

Image server

Unexploded Ordnances

CC ID: 1117205
Contact Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2017-02-15
Citation URL: ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/UnexplodedOrdnances.zip
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

Source Contribution:

Feature Class

UnexplodedOrdnance

CC ID: 1117206
Contact Name: Joan Delos Santos, State of Hawaii, Office of Planning
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2002-12-31
Citation URL: http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/unexploded_ordnance.zip
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

Source Contribution:

Shapefile

UXOlocations2012

CC ID: 1117204
Contact Name: Office of Coast Survey (OCS), NOAA Ocean Service (NOS)
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2012-01-01
Citation URL: http://www.mainecoastalatlas.org/layers/geonode:uxolocations2012
Citation URL Name: Source Online Linkage
Citation URL Description:

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

Source Contribution:

Shapefile

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1117207
Description:

Delete all extraneous fields then append attributed features into final schema to ensure the original NOAA_UXO schema is preserved.

Process Date/Time: 2018-05-07 00:00:00

Process Step 2

CC ID: 1117208
Description:

Download polygon ENC_DIRECT_DATASETS. Merge the point files into a single feature class and merge the area files into a single feature class. Extract all point and polygon features that intersect the US_EEZ boundary, then project these layers into WGS 1984 World Mercator.

Process Date/Time: 2018-05-07 00:00:00

Process Step 3

CC ID: 1117209
Description:

Reading the attribute tables of each feature class, delete any features with no mention of unexploded items or explosive weapons. Delete features that are duplicates. Visually confirm and adjust size, placement, and description of each feature. Compare between all layers, removing duplicates, and compare to NOAA_RNC imagery as a guide to determine which polygon features to convert to point as well as to update attributes in the layers. Clip the resulting features to the FederalAndStateWaters shoreline, check geometry, and project data into WGS 1984 World Mercator.

Process Date/Time: 2018-05-07 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Unexploded Ordnance Locations

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66208
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66208
Metadata Record Created By: Brianna Key
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-22 13:54+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