NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AREAS

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Sanctuaries Program
Publication_Date: 200412
Title: NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AREAS
Edition: 200412
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Sanctuaries Program
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuaries Program
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: National Marine Sanctuary Program Digital Boundary Files
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland
Publisher: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program
Online_Linkage: <http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/>
Description:
Abstract:
The National Marine Sanctuary Program manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of these sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data. These files are available for public use at locations defined in this metadata record.
Purpose:
These GIS compatible digital files are provided to promote an understanding of the boundaries of each national marine sanctuary. They are based on the legal definition of each sanctuary as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. These digital files are not intended and should not be relied upon for use in navigation or legal purposes. For legal questions relating to the digital files, please contact the NMSP at the information provided in this metadata record.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200412
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Code of Federal Regulations
Theme_Keyword: marine protected area
Theme_Keyword: MPA
Theme_Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary
Theme_Keyword: NMS
Theme_Keyword: NMSP
Theme_Keyword: CFR
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Marine
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary
Place_Keyword: NMS
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program
Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: N/ORM-62, SSMC-4
Address: 1305 East West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
National Marine Sanctuaries: <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/welcome.html>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
Logical_Consistency_Report: The data were topologically cleaned.
Completeness_Report:
Where possible, the entire boundary for the sanctuary is represented by this digital file.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Positional accuracy will vary depending on source
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Positional accuracy will vary
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Publication_Date: 20011001
Title: U.S. Vector Shoreline Extracted from NOAA Nautical Charts
Edition: First
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Online_Linkage: <http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 200110
Ending_Date: 200310
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Publication_Date: 20010110
Title:
Raster Coastal Map Series Showing Hydrography and Topography Found on NOAA's Charted Nautical Charts for All Near-Shore Geographic Areas of the U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Coastal Map Series
Issue_Identification: kapp number
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Other_Citation_Details:
Scale of source material ranges from 1:20000 to 1:80000
Online_Linkage: <http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA, NOS, OCS, Marine Charting Division
Publication_Date: 19950101
Title: Nautical Charts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: NOAA Nautical Charts
Issue_Identification: kapp number
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19950101
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source Nautical Chart
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Federal Government
Originator: US Department of Commerce
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication_Date: 20030101
Title: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15, Volume 3
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: US Dept. of Commerce
Other_Citation_Details:
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/>
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 15CFR922
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The geographic boundary coordinates listed within the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) were converted to decimal degrees and a text file was created. A point coverage was then generated using ArcInfo GIS. The coverage was projected into the Geographic Coordinate System and overlaid on large scale nautical charts and analyzed with additional data such as adjacent sanctuaries and shorelines. Specific attention was given to analysis of inconsistencies between textual descriptions and listed coordinates. The polyline files were created using a combination of the coordinate list from the CFR and applicable shoreline vector files. For point files, two methods were used. If the sanctuary had a shoreline component, a polyline to point script was used to create a point for each vertice. If a shoreline component was not present, then the original coordinates from the CFR were used to create a point shapefile. Polygon files were created by converting polylines to polygons. For more detailed process description, please use contact information below.
Process_Date: 200412
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program
Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: N/ORM-2, SSMC-4, #11542
Address: 1305 East West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the National Marine Sanctuaries website (<http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html>) on 2/4/2008. The data was received as a shapefile in projection: Albers, NAD 83, GRS 80. The dataset was then projected from NAD 83 to FGDL Albers HPGN.

- Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on SANCTUARY. The SANCTUARY is an acronym field. The DESCRIPT contains the full sanctuary name. - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date of download from source - Deleted DATUM field - Added AREA and PERIMETER fields using X-tools - Changed data name from fknms_py to nmarsa_dec04

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20080205
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Q:\finaldata\state\pre_load\nmarsa_dec04.shp.xml
Process_Date: 20080220

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.000000
Standard_Parallel: 31.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: NMARSA_DEC04
Entity_Type_Definition: NMARSA_DEC04.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SANCTUARY
Attribute_Definition: Acronym for National Marine Sanctuary
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Marine Sanctuary Program
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_SM
Attribute_Definition: Area calculated in statute miles
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Name of specific areas within a sanctuary, or in cases where there are no area names, the name of the sanctuary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_KM
Attribute_Definition: Area calculated in square kilometers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_NM
Attribute_Definition: Area calculated in square nautical miles
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Area calculated in acres
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on SANCTUARY.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUTOID
Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Person:
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Country: United States
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary File (fknms_py.shp)

Digital boundary files are available for public consumption from the National Marine Sanctuary Program through their internet site. Because URL addresses and pages change, the actual data URL is not listed here, but will be searchable within the site (<http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov>) Requests may also be made through the NMSP Boundary Coordinator. See Distributor Contact Information for contact details.

Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20060317
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Sanctuaries Program
Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: N/ORM62, SSMC-4
Address: 1305 East West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday
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.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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