Atlantic Block Areas with Sand Resources
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67517 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Atlantic Block Areas with Sand Resources, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67517.
Full Citation Examples
These Outer Continental Shelf lease blocks or aliquots represent areas where sand resources have been identified through reconnaissance and/or design-level OCS studies. Additional OCS studies may be necessary in order to refine and quantify the extents of sand resources within these areas.
Distribution Information
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MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
For coastal and ocean planning
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-94.5° W,
-69.5° E,
43.75° N,
25.5° S
2021
ground condition
Item Identification
| Title: | Atlantic Block Areas with Sand Resources |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2022-07-17 |
| Abstract: |
These Outer Continental Shelf lease blocks or aliquots represent areas where sand resources have been identified through reconnaissance and/or design-level OCS studies. Additional OCS studies may be necessary in order to refine and quantify the extents of sand resources within these areas. |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | coastal |
| None | ocean |
| 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: |
blockNumber, areaCodeLabel |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| 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
| W° Bound: | -94.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -69.5 | |
| N° Bound: | 43.75 | |
| S° Bound: | 25.5 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2021 |
| Description: |
ground condition |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Vector Representation 1
| 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 |
Reference Systems
Reference System 1
Coordinate Reference System |
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Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/AtlanticBlockAreaSandResource.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
ATLSandAliquots_20211105
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Publish Date: | 2021-11-05 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2021 |
| Citation URL: | https://mmis.doi.gov/boemmmis/downloads/layers/ATLSandAliquots_fgdb.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
ArcGIS Feature Class |
GOMSigSedBlocks_20211105
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Publish Date: | 2021-11-05 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2021 |
| Citation URL: | https://mmis.doi.gov/boemmmis/downloads/layers/GOMSigSedBlocks_fgdb.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
ArcGIS Feature Class |
Metadata for Atlantic
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Publish Date: | 2021-11-05 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2021 |
| Citation URL: | https://mmis.doi.gov/boemmmis/metadata/PlanningAndAdministration/ATLSandAliquots.xml |
| Source Contribution: |
Metadata |
Metadata for Gulf of Mexico
| Contact Role Type: | Originator |
|---|---|
| Contact Type: | Organization |
| Contact Name: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Publish Date: | 2021-01-01 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2021 |
| Citation URL: | https://mmis.doi.gov/boemmmis/metadata/PlanningAndAdministration/GOMSigSedBlocks.xml |
| Source Contribution: |
Metadata |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
1) Acquire data by URL 2) IMPORT to local file storage 3) Adjust field name, alias, type, size, and order 4) Drop unnecessary fields 5) Drop Z and M values when present 6) Set the CRS to NAD 83 GRS 80 7) Execute REPAIR GEOMETRY function 8) MERGE both feature classes 9) Execute RECALCULATE FEATURE CLASS EXTENT function 10) Execute ADD SPATIAL INDEX function 11) Validate geometry |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2022-07-06 00:00:00 |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 67517 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67517 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Daniel Martin |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2022-07-07 12:53+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2022-07-07 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-07-07 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-07-07 |