NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AREAS

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

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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Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: <http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

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Hours_of_Service:

Contact_Instructions:

Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Distribution_Liability:

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.610

Custom_Order_Process:

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