Rhode Island Renewable Energy Zone

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Date: 20100816

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: Rhode Island Renewable Energy Zone

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Date: 20111022

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: Rhode Island Special Area Management Plan

Other_Citation_Details:

For More Information:
<http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/>

Description:

Abstract:

Global warming is perhaps the most critical issue of the 21st century. It is already accelerating sea level rise, leading to beach erosion, property losses, and increasing Rhode Island's vulnerability to hurricanes and floods. Climate change may adversely affect food supply, public health, and the economy. Rhode Island is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by using renewable energy resources, primarily offshore wind farms, to meet 15 percent of its energy needs. From 2008 to 2010, through a public policy process that includes scientific research and stakeholder involvement, the Ocean SAMP will make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to zone its offshore waters for diverse activities including renewable energy development. This process will also protect current uses and habitats through zones for commercial fishing; critical habitats for fish, marine animals, and birds; marine transport; and more

Purpose:

A Renewable Energy Zone, approximately 2 km wide (landward from state water boundary), extending from a location east to southwest of Block Island has been selected as the most suitable area for offshore renewable energy development in the Ocean SAMP area. This zone is graphically depicted in Figure 8.35 within the RI OceanSAMP Volume 1 document available at: <http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/>

Supplemental_Information: <http://www.narrbay.org/d_projects/oceansamp/>

Status:

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.653562

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.477057

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.168668

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.095891

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: OceanSAMP

Theme_Keyword: Renewable Energy

Theme_Keyword: Offshore

Theme_Keyword: Marine Spatial Planning

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center

Contact_Person: University of Rhode Island

Contact_Position: Research Associate

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Rhode Island

Address: Coastal Institute at Kingston

Address: 1 Greenhouse Road

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: Rhode Island

Postal_Code: 02881

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5054

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4

Data_Set_Credit: RI OceanSAMP Project Team

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.0.3035

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset was obtained from URI and projected to GCS NAD 83.

Process_Date: 2012-10-23

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: RPS-ASA

Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler

Contact_Position: Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.

City: South Kingstown

State_or_Province: Ri

Postal_Code: 02906

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 4017896224

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: RenewableEnergyZone

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Label: Shape_Area

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Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Label: Shape_Length

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Attribute:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Description

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121022

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center

Contact_Person: University of RHode Island

Contact_Position: Research Associate

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Rhode Island

Address: Coastal Institute at Kingston

Address: 1 Greenhouse Road

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: Rhode Island

Postal_Code: 02881

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5054

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Not for navigation. These data are for visualization purposes only and were developed to highlight potential use conflicts in the RI coastal zone.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>