New Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- Department of Commerce
(DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected Areas
Center (MPAC)
- Publication_Date:
- 20100308
- Title:
- New Hampshire / Southern
Maine Ocean Uses Atlas
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector
digital data
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- Monterey, CA
- Publisher:
- NOAA's Ocean Service,
National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC)
- Online_Linkage:
- http://mpa.gov/science_analysis/atlas.html
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html
- Description:
- Abstract:
- The Ocean Uses Atlas
Project is an innovative partnership between the Coastal Response
Research Center (CRRC) and NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management (OCRM). The Project was designed to enhance ocean management
through geospatial data on the full range of significant human uses of
the ocean environment from the shorelines of New Hampshire and Southern
Maine to the EEZ boundary. The data were gathered from regional ocean
experts and users through participatory GIS methods. For more
information on the project scope, background and related data products,
please visit http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html or
www.mpa.gov/science_analysis/atlas.html.
- Purpose:
- The New Hampshire /
Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas Project fills a critical information gap
in ocean management by providing an unprecedented, comprehensive,
consistent and spatially explicit picture of human uses for management
agencies, policy makers and stakeholders interested in sound and
equitable ocean governance. Using participatory GIS concepts and
applications, the Atlas Project generated spatial data and map products
illustrating patterns, intensity, and temporal changes in a wide range
of human uses in three broad categories of use: (i) fishing, (ii)
non-consumptive, and (iii) industrial activities. The resulting datasets
depict patterns of ocean use on a broad scale appropriate for a variety
of ocean planning and management needs. Specifically, the data will be
used in the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) during
the March 2010 Spill of National Significance (SONS) drill.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 20100308
- Currentness_Reference:
- publication
date
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- As
needed
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -70.955177
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -67.457981
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 43.946476
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 42.812529
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- ISO 19115
Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- environment
- Theme_Keyword:
- geoscientificInformation
- Theme_Keyword:
- oceans
- Theme_Keyword:
- society
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Theme_Keyword:
- Human Uses
- Theme_Keyword:
- Industrial Use
- Theme_Keyword:
- Non-Consumptive Use
- Theme_Keyword:
- Ocean Use
- Theme_Keyword:
- Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Beach Use
- Theme_Keyword:
- Boating
- Theme_Keyword:
- Paddling
- Theme_Keyword:
- Tidepooling
- Theme_Keyword:
- Sailing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Scuba
- Theme_Keyword:
- Snorkeling
- Theme_Keyword:
- Swimming
- Theme_Keyword:
- Water Sports
- Theme_Keyword:
- Wildlife Viewing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Benthic Fishing with
Fixed Gear
- Theme_Keyword:
- Benthic Fishing with
Mobile Gear
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Dive
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Pelagic
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Kelp and
Algae Harvest
- Theme_Keyword:
- Commercial Lobster
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Kayak Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Shore Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Dive
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Boat
Fishing
- Theme_Keyword:
- Recreational Harvest
- Theme_Keyword:
- Offshore Alternative
Energy
- Theme_Keyword:
- Aquaculture
- Theme_Keyword:
- Underwater Cables
- Theme_Keyword:
- Cruise Ships
- Theme_Keyword:
- Military Operations
- Theme_Keyword:
- Mining and Mineral
Extraction
- Theme_Keyword:
- Offshore Oil and Gas
- Theme_Keyword:
- Shipping
- Theme_Keyword:
- Spill Response
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- NOS Data
Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- Socioeconomics
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- New Hampshire
- Place_Keyword:
- Maine
- Place_Keyword:
- Gulf of Maine
- Place_Keyword:
- Casco Bay
- Place_Keyword:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword:
- Exclusive Economic
Zone
- Place_Keyword:
- East Coast
- Access_Constraints:
- None.
- Use_Constraints:
- Atlas data
describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for
navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting
human activities.
- Point_of_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Mimi D'Iorio
- Contact_Position:
- GIS and Database
Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
address
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St. Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2703
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- Microsoft
Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog
9.2.6.1500
- Program_Affiliation:
- Program_Name:
- National Ocean
Service Data Explorer
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- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
- Planar:
- Map_Projection:
- Map_Projection_Name:
- Albers Conical
Equal Area
- Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
- Standard_Parallel:
- 18.000000
- Standard_Parallel:
- 42.000000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
- -72.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:
- 30.000000
- False_Easting:
- 0.000000
- False_Northing:
- 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:
- coordinate
pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
- Abscissa_Resolution:
- 0.000001
- Ordinate_Resolution:
- 0.000001
- Planar_Distance_Units:
- meters
- Geodetic_Model:
- Horizontal_Datum_Name:
- North
American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name:
- Geodetic Reference
System 80
- Semi-major_Axis:
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
- 298.257222
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- The
New Hampshire / Southern Maine Ocean Uses Atlas bins human use data into
3 sectors: fishing, industrial, and non-consumptive. Each sector has a
unique dataset, and expanded information on use definitions and data
processes for each sector can be found in each dataset's metadata file.
Ancillary datasets used for processing and analysis are also included.
Fishing dataset - contains data on commercial dive fishing, commercial
fishing with benthic fixed gear, commercial fishing with benthic mobile
gear, commercial kelp and algae harvest, commercial lobster fishing,
commercial pelagic fishing, kayak fishing, shore-based fishing,
recreational dive fishing, recreational fishing from boats - benthic
species, recreational fishing from boats - pelagic species, and
shore-based recreational harvest;
Industrial dataset - contains data on aquaculture, cruise ships,
military operations, mining and mineral extraction, offshore alternative
energy, offshore oil and gas, shipping, and underwater cables;
Non-Consumptive dataset - contains data on beach use, motorized boating,
paddling, sailing, scuba and snorkeling, surface water sports,
swimming, tidepooling, and wildlife viewing at sea;
Ancillary dataset - contains project boundaries and shoreline;
All use datasets contain a field that reflects the use name, and a value
of 1 for that field indicates a "yes" for the use's presence.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- For more information on use definitions and types, see
the readme document supplied with the data or visit
http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/ocean_uses/index.html.
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- Distribution_Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Mimi D'Iorio
- Contact_Position:
- GIS and Database
Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St.
- Address:
- Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2703
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Resource_Description:
- Downloadable
Data
- Distribution_Liability:
- Atlas data
describe broad uses of the ocean, and are not intended to be used for
navigational purposes or provide information on regulations affecting
human activities.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20100411
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- Department of
Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Marine Protected
Areas Center (MPAC)
- Contact_Person:
- Nicholas Hayden
- Contact_Position:
- Atlas GIS
Specialist
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- mailing and physical
- Address:
- 99 Pacific St.
- Address:
- Suite 100-F
- City:
- Monterey
- State_or_Province:
- CA
- Postal_Code:
- 93940
- Country:
- U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (831)645-2709
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (831)242-2051
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Nicholas.Hayden@noaa.gov
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- Mimi.Diorio@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- FGDC
Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention:
- local
time
- Metadata_Extensions:
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadataresource/metadata-references/files/ncddcmdprofile_v2.pdf
- Profile_Name:
- Content Specification
for Metadata in the National Coastal Data Development Center's Data
Catalog Version 2.0
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