67947
National Marine Sanctuaries
Data Set
Published / External
37232
MarineCadastre
Project
Completed
2022-09-30
These data show the 15 national marine sanctuaries in the United States. The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and protect areas of the marine environment with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archeological, educational or esthetic qualities as national marine sanctuaries.
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
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
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
Office for Coastal Management
Charleston
SC
Data Set
None Planned
Map (digital)
siteName, unitName, CFRSection, citation, siteURL
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
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
-171.25
-70
48.75
-15.25
Discrete
2022-09-29
publication date
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Geographic 2D
EPSG:4269
NAD83
North American Datum 1983
GRS 1980
6378137
298.257222101
1
Geodetic Latitude
Lat
degree
north
1
Geodetic Latitude
Lat
degree
north
2
Geodetic Longitude
Lon
degree
east
2
Geodetic Longitude
Lon
degree
east
Unclassified
For coastal and ocean planning
https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry
https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/NationalMarineSanctuary.zip
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL
Untested
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level
Untested
These data are logically consistent
Code of Federal Regulations
Organization
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Originator
2022-09-16
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/subchapter-B/part-922?toc=1
National Marine Sanctuaries Geographic Information System Data
Organization
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Originator
2022-09-30
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html
Shapefiles
1
1) Acquire coordinates from primary source by URL
2) Acquire attribute values from the eCFR
3) Compile a polygon Feature Class in ArcGIS Pro
4) Validate using the GEOS option in QGIS
2022-09-30T00:00:00
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67947
Daniel Martin
2022-09-29T15:41:44
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:10:16
2022-09-29
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2022-09-29
1 Year
2023-09-29