COLREGS Demarcation Lines
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  File identifier: 
      gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56121
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      eng
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      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Organisation name: 
          Office for Coastal Management
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          resourceProvider
  Date stamp: 
      2024-08-15T13:40:46
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Spatial representation info: Vector spatial representation: Topology level: Topology level code: Geometric objects: Geometric objects: Geometric object type: Geometric object type code: curve
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Reference system info: Reference system: Reference system identifier: RS Identifier: Code: EPSG::4269
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: COLREGS Demarcation Lines Date: Date: Date: 2019-05-16 Date type: Date type code: publication Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56121 title: InPort Catalog ID 56121 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56121 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Full Metadata Record Description: View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Presentation form: Presentation form code: mapDigital Abstract: U.S. collision regulation boundaries delineate those waters upon which mariners shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) and those waters upon which mariners shall comply with the Inland Navigation Rules. The waters inland of these lines are subject to the Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980. The waters outside these lines are subject to the International Navigation Rules of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGS). The Coast Guard has the legal authority to effect regulatory changes to COLREGS. Records in this database are derived from descriptions published in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Part 80 and are for planning purposes only. Purpose: To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Status: Progress code: completed Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.0 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Type: Keyword type code: place Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.0 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: coastal Keyword: planning Keyword: renewable energy Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Territorial Sea Keyword: United States of America Type: Keyword type code: place Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Type: Keyword type code: dataCentre Thesaurus name: Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e6-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2017-04-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 8.5 Cited responsible party: xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 title: GCMD Landing Page Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: MarineCadastre Type: Keyword type code: project Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: InPort Date: inapplicable Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: COLREGS Demarcation Lines [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56121. Resource constraints: Constraints: Use limitation: NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use limitation: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html Resource constraints: Security constraints: Classification: Classification code: unclassified Classification system: missing Handling description: missing Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Date: unknown Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: 56121 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/56121.pdf Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Description: NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Language: eng; US Topic category: Topic category code: boundaries Topic category: Topic category code: oceans Topic category: Topic category code: transportation Environment description: Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -178.110405 East bound longitude: 166.634428 South bound latitude: -14.295391 North bound latitude: 71.182005 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: publication date | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2019-05-16 Supplemental Information: Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055
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Content info: Feature catalogue description: Compliance code: false Language: Language Code: eng Included with dataset: false Feature types: GIS File Feature catalogue citation: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56129 Citation: Title: COLREGS Demarcation Lines Date: Date: Date: 2019-05-03 Date type: Date type code: publication
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Distribution info: Distribution: Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/COLREGSDemarcationLine.zip Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/COLREGSDemarcationLine.zip Description: missing Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Description: Marine Cadastre Data Registry Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Quantitative attribute accuracy: Name of measure: Accuracy Evaluation method description: Untested Result: missing Report: Absolute external positional accuracy: Name of measure: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Evaluation method description: Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level Result: missing Report: Completeness commission: Name of measure: Completeness Report Evaluation method description: Untested Result: missing Report: Conceptual consistency: Name of measure: Conceptual Consistency Evaluation method description: These data are logically consistent Result: missing Lineage: Lineage: Statement: missing Process step: Process step: Description: • Original source data and metadata acquired • Heads up digitize, or coordinate input from original sources • Cross reference between sources • Dissolved unnecessary polyline splits and removed multiparts • On MMS layers dissolved "BDRY_APRV_" • On OC layers dissolved "APPRVDATE" • Populated attribute contents • Validated geometry Date and time: 2010-01-01T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: • Create a new map document RNC service http://egisws02.nos.noaa.gov/ArcGIS/services/NOAA_RNC • Add original feature class and scan for features in CollisionRegulationsBoundary feature class which were missing on RNC • Search COLREGS in the CFR to confirm presence in original feature class • Edit identified features, including descriptions and related fields in the attribute table • Use CFR list of up-to-date locations of Collision Regulations to verify their locations in Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Oceans Date and time: 2012-01-01T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: • Create a new map document RNC service http://egisws02.nos.noaa.gov/ArcGIS/services/NOAA_RNC • Add original feature class and scan for features in CollisionRegulationsBoundary feature class which were missing on RNC • Create bookmarks in ArcMap of missing or erroneous features and features whose geometry does not match their RNC counterpart • Check current CFR to confirm presence of features in original feature class and to see if new features need to be added • Edit identified features, including descriptions and related fields in the attribute table Date and time: 2014-07-01T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: • Compare original data from MarineCadastre.gov data registry to the 2014 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Raster Navigational Charts (RNC) • Use smallest scale RNC to evaluate features • Add new features from CFR and RNC, and remove old features • Update attribute fields Date and time: 2015-04-01T00:00:00 Process step: Process step: Description: • Download new version of CFR from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title33-vol1/pdf/CFR-2018-title33-vol1.pdf • Adjust geometry of updated COLREGS lines later than 07/01/2014 • These include: 80.155, 80.160, 80.165, 80.501, 80.502, 80.712, 80.748, 80.815, 80.1420, 80.1430, 80.1440, 80.1450, 80.1460, 80.1470 • Use RNC map service as a guide to recreate new geometries Date and time: 2019-02-01T00:00:00 Source: Source: Description: Source Contribution: Geographic coordinates expressed in terms of latitude or longitude Source citation: Citation: Title: 33 CFR Part 80 COLREGS Demarcation Lines Date: Date: Date: 1981-05-26 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: U.S. Coast Guard Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-80 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Source Citation URL Description: Source Citation URL Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: originator Source extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Time position: 1981 Source: Source: Description: Source Contribution: Raster display of NOAA nautical charts containing COLREGS Demarcation Lines Source citation: Citation: Title: COLREGS Demarcation Lines Date: missing Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office of Coast Survey Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://seamlessrnc.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/RNC/NOAA_RNC/MapServer Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Source Online Linkage Description: URL where the source data were originally accessed. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Source extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Time position: 2018-07-01
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