Cable and Pipeline Areas

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Applied Science Associates
Originator:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmoshpheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 2011-12
Title: Cable and Pipeline Areas
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: South Kingstown, RI
Publisher: Applied Science Associates
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset identifies locations that contain one or more submarine cable and/or pipeline areas. The submarine cable areas dataset APPROACH_HARBOR_CBLARE_poly from NOAA ENC Direct to GIS was downloaded for the northeast region using the bounding coordinates North: 44, South: 37, East: -65, and West -74. The NOAA ENC dataset for pipeline areas APPROACH_HARBOR_PIPAREA_POLYGON_poly was also downloaded for the same area and examined. The most recent NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs) were downloaded from <http://www.charts.noaa.gov/RNCs/RNCs.shtml> on August 5, 2011 for regions 1 and 2. Each chart at the 1:40,000 to 1:20:000 scale range was examined, with some additional charts at 1:15,000 for certain locations. The NOAA ENC Direct data were compared against the RNCs to identify cable and pipeline areas on the charts that required digitization. Digitization occurred at scales ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:4,000. Duplicates for existing features were examined and the least appropriate feature was deleted, and in some locations the cable or pipeline area boundary was redrawn. Areas labeled as Cable and Pipeline Areas on the RNCs were noted in the attribute table. Some features were merged into one feature if they represented the same cable area and corresponded to the same source chart. The original field names for source information, source date, and accompanying information about the area were retained from the NOAA ENC data, however excess fields were deleted. Originally cable and pipeline areas were created in separate datasets, yet these were integrated into a single dataset. Any duplicated features were removed and details on whether the feature represented a cable area, pipeline area, or both were noted in the attribute table.
Purpose:
This dataset shows locations of cable and pipeline areas in the marine environment in the northeastern U.S. to indicate areas that may limit marine activities including transportation, dragging, or trawling.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011-12
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.285233
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.195454
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.048292
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.657176
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Tri - Service Spatial Data Standard
Theme_Keyword: EnvironmentHazard
Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
Theme_Keyword: Transportation
Theme_Keyword: Marine Navigation
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: U.S. territories
Place_Keyword: U.S. waters
Place_Keyword: Northeastern U.S.
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: This data is not intended for navigational purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: RPS ASA
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Position: Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com
Data_Set_Credit: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes followed the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS conventions where applicable.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This dataset contains feature information for underwater cable and pipeline areas. The process used to create the dataset removed duplicates and overlapping features. However some overlapping features represent correct information from multiple charts and were retained due to slight ambiguity when one feature crossed more than one chart.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset represents the cable and pipeline areas in the northeastern U.S. based on the most recent NOAA Raster Navigational Charts as of August 5, 2011 for charts that have scales of up to 1:15,000. As this was not an automated, digital process, there may be some unaccounted for areas not identified through manual examination.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
New cable and pipeline areas were digitized from RNCs at scales ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:4,000 and attempted to conform to the cable or pipeline area boundary at those levels. Other original features from the NOAA ENC dataset may represent cable areas digitized at smaller scales. Dataset should not be used at scales beyond 1:350,000, based on the minimum scale indicated by the SCAMIN field of the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS dataset. Features in UTM zone 18 were created in a shapefile that had a spatial reference for UTM zone 18, and features in UTM zone 19 were created in a shapefile that had a spatial reference for UTM zone 19.
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA
Publication_Date: 200305 - present
Title: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS
Online_Linkage: <http://ocs-spatial.ncd.noaa.gov/encdirect_noscale/viewer.htm>
Online_Linkage: <http://ocs-spatial.ncd.noaa.gov/encdirect/encdirect_met.htm>
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS
Source_Contribution: NOAA
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA
Publication_Date: 2011-08
Title: NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/>
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011-08
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA RNCs
Source_Contribution: NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NortheastOceanData.org
Publication_Date: 2011-12
Title: Cable Areas
Online_Linkage: <http://www.northeastoceandata.org/>
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NEOD
Source_Contribution: NortheastOceanData.org
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NortheastOceanData.org
Publication_Date: 2011-12
Title: PipelineAreas
Online_Linkage: <http://www.northeastoceandata.org/>
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NEOD
Source_Contribution: NortheastOceanData.org
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The NOAA ENC® database has been built from a combination of charted information as well as original "source" information. NOAA has compiled critical features such as channel limits, aids to navigation, and obstructions from the original documents that were used to put the feature on the paper chart. The objective is to use the most accurate information for features that are critical to the safety of navigation. NOAA uses a number of sources in compiling NOAA ENC®S including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveys, drawings, and permits, U.S. Coast Guard Local Notices to Mariner, National Imagery and Mapping Agency Notices to Mariners, NOAA hydrographic surveys, and the largest scale paper chart of an area. ENC® Direct to GIS data was created by transforming Approach and Harbor NOAA ENC® version 2 cells to ESRI's shapefile format using Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Contact_Position: NOAA ENC® Direct to GIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1315 East West Highway NCS2
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2645
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4501
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: enc.gis@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0700-1500 EST
Contact_Instructions: E-mail is preferred
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Approach_HARBOR_CBLARE_poly and APPROACH_HARBOR_PIPAREA_POLYGON_poly datsets were downloaded from NOAA ENC Direct using the extent -74, 37, -65, 45. Metadata were imported from NOAA ENC Direct to GIS and metadata elements were filled in for attribute information using the IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue. Data were checked for completeness against NOAA Raster Navigational Charts. RNCs with a scale of 1:40,000 to up to 1:15,000 were examined to account for missing cable areas. These areas were digitized at scales of 1:12,000 to 1:4,000. Digitization for the region occurred in two phases, the first which examined charts in UTM zone 18 and the second which examined charts in UTM zone 19. Two separate shapefiles were created in each UTM zone to achieve the most appropriate positional accuracy, e.g. cable or pipeline areas in UTM zone 18 were digitized in the shapefile that had a spatial reference for UTM zone 18. The boundaries of some existing features were modified to conform to more detailed charts, and multiple adjacent features that identified the same cable area from the same source chart were merged into one feature. The source chart and digitization (source) date were recorded for each feature as well as whether it corresponded to a pipeline area or was an abandoned cable area. Once both shapefiles were created in their respective UTM zones, they were projected to a geographic coordinate system for NAD 83 and merged together in a file geodatabase. Cable and pipeline areas were examined and digitized during the same process, however separate datasets were created to store each feature type.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS
Process_Date: 2011-08-05
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Organization: Applied Science Associates
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An additional review was conducted to perform quality control of the cable areas and pipeline areas data. The charts were examined and new features were digitized using the same method previously detailed.
Process_Date: 2011-08-17
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Matt Grennan
Contact_Organization: Applied Science Associates
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mgrennan@asascience.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A final QC was undertaken to verify the results of the newly added features to ensure all information was correct and some unresolved issues were accounted for.
Process_Date: 2011-09-20
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Organization: Applied Science Associates
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Some cable area features were modified, removed, or added based on feedback from stakeholders.
Process_Date: 2011-12-21
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Organization: ASA
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: 02879
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The two separate datasets CableAreas and PipelineAreas were merged together to create a single product. Duplicate features were removed and the field cableType was added to distinguish between cable areas, pipeline areas, and both. Features in the Hudson River north of its confluence with the Harlem River were removed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NEOD
Process_Date: 2014-05-24
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: RPS ASA
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
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:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Cable and Pipeline Areas
Entity_Type_Definition: An area which contains one or more submarine cables.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
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: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: inform
Attribute_Definition: Textual information about the object.
Attribute_Definition_Source: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Codeset_Source: International Hydrographic Organization
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: sordat
Attribute_Definition:
The production date of the source, e.g. the date of measurement.
Attribute_Definition_Source: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Codeset_Source: International Hydrographic Organization
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: sorind
Attribute_Definition: Information about the source of the object.
Attribute_Definition_Source: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: IHO S-57 / ENC Object and Attribute Catalogue
Codeset_Source: International Hydrographic Organization
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: dsnm
Attribute_Definition: Data source name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ENC
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: abandoned
Attribute_Definition: Indication of whether cable area is abandoned
Attribute_Definition_Source: Applied Science Associates
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: abandoned area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Applied Science Associates
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: not abandoned area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Applied Science Associates
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: catcbl
Attribute_Definition: type of cable
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA ENC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: power line
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: telephone
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: areaType
Attribute_Definition: Type of cable
Attribute_Definition_Source: Applied Science Associates
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: cable
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: pipeline
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: cable and pipeline
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Information provided in this dataset is based on the International Hydrographic Organization Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data, Special Publication S-57, ENC Product Specification Edition 2.0. The entity and attribute descriptions are contained in the standard. The standard is available from the IHO at <http://www.iho.shom.fr> <http://www.iho.shom.fr>.
Two fields indicated the presence of Pipeline and Abandoned areas were added by Applied Science Associates and are not associated with the IHO standard.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: IHO S-57, Edition 3.1
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Address:
Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140610
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Applied Science Associates
Contact_Person: Rachel Shmookler
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 55 Village Sq. Dr.
City: South Kingstown
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401 789 6224
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rshmookler@asascience.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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