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Distribution Information
Data Quality Information
Metadata:
File identifier:
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55362
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
UTF8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Office for Coastal Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
missing
Address:
Address:
Role:
Role code:
resourceProvider
Metadata author:
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
Date stamp:
2022-08-09T17:11:10
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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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
2016 Vessel Transit Counts by Type
Date:
Date:
Date:
2019-02-06
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/55362 title: InPort Catalog ID
55362
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
inapplicable
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55362
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
Other citation details:
Design, development, and processing provided by: The Baldwin Group Inc. and RPS Group Inc.
Abstract:
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location
and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and international waters in real-time. In the U.S. the Coast
Guard and industry collect AIS data, which can also be used for a variety of coastal planning purposes. NOAA
and BOEM have worked jointly to re-task and make available some of the most important records from the U.S.
Coast Guard's national network of AIS receivers. This dataset represents annual vessel transit counts
summarized at a 100 m by 100 m geographic area. A single transit is counted each time a vessel track passes
through, starts, or stops within a 100 m grid cell.
This record represents the metadata for each of these vessel types: Cargo, Fishing, Passenger, Pleasure Craft
and Sailing, Tanker, and Tug and Towing.
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 Rivers and
Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Credit:
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
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:
custodian
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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:
12.3
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:
12.3
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
AIS
Keyword:
Automatic Identification System
Keyword:
Cargo
Keyword:
Fishing
Keyword:
Military
Keyword:
Passenger
Keyword:
Pleasure Craft
Keyword:
Sailing
Keyword:
Tanker
Keyword:
Tow
Keyword:
Tug
Keyword:
coastal zone management
Keyword:
ocean planning
Keyword:
planning
Keyword:
position report
Keyword:
static data report
Keyword:
transportation
Keyword:
vessel
Keyword:
vessel traffic
Keyword:
voyage
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Atlantic Ocean
Keyword:
East Coast
Keyword:
Exclusive Economic Zone
Keyword:
Great Lakes
Keyword:
Gulf of Mexico
Keyword:
Outer Continental Shelf
Keyword:
Pacific Ocean
Keyword:
UTM Zone 1
Keyword:
UTM Zone 10
Keyword:
UTM Zone 11
Keyword:
UTM Zone 14
Keyword:
UTM Zone 15
Keyword:
UTM Zone 16
Keyword:
UTM Zone 17
Keyword:
UTM Zone 18
Keyword:
UTM Zone 19
Keyword:
UTM Zone 2
Keyword:
UTM Zone 20
Keyword:
UTM Zone 3
Keyword:
UTM Zone 4
Keyword:
UTM Zone 5
Keyword:
UTM Zone 6
Keyword:
UTM Zone 7
Keyword:
UTM Zone 8
Keyword:
UTM Zone 9
Keyword:
United States
Keyword:
West Coast
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:
AIS
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]: 2016 Vessel Transit Counts by Type [Data Date
Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55362.
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:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: These data are intended for coastal and ocean planning
NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy,
content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services,
information, and data made available on the Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without
warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation.
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html | Distribution Liability: Users must assume
responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR LEGALLY
BINDING APPLICATIONS.
NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy,
content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services,
information, and data made available on the Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without
warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation.
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:
55362
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/55362.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:
environment
Topic category:
Topic category code:
oceans
Topic category:
Topic category code:
planningCadastre
Topic category:
Topic category code:
transportation
Extent:
Extent:
Description:
Spatial Representation: Grid
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available: No
Axis1 Dimension Type: Row
Axis1 Size: varies
Axis2 Dimension Type: Column
Axis2 Size: varies
Axis3 Dimension Type: Vertical
Axis3 Size: 1
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-132
East bound longitude:
-60
South bound latitude:
10.7
North bound latitude:
51.5
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Description:
| Currentness: Publication Date
Begin date:
2016-01-01
End date:
2016-12-31
Supplemental Information:
Reference System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Horizontal Datum: D_WGS_1984
Linear Unit: Meter (1.0)
Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433)
Geographic extent: 132W to 60W, 10.7S to 51.5N
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Distribution info:
Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor 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:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/ais/ais2016/VesselTransitCounts2016.zip
Protocol:
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
Name:
Vessel Transit Counts 2016
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:
MarineCadastre.gov 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:
Content was acquired from original sources – no additional testing was done to cross reference or confirm
otherwise the field or geometry values from other sources.
Result:
missing
Report:
Absolute external positional accuracy:
Name of measure:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Evaluation method description:
Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000. Positional accuracy reflects the specifications and methods of
the original data producer and has not been modified for the generation of this product.
Result:
missing
Report:
Completeness commission:
Name of measure:
Completeness Report
Evaluation method description:
All known records acquired from the Nationwide Automatic Identification System which includes
approximately 58 U.S. ports and 11 coastal areas out to 24 nautical miles offshore. For further
information on vessel reporting requirements and participation in the AIS, see carriage requirements in
the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33. Significant null values exist in some fields principally as a
result of vessel operator practices.
Result:
missing
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Name of measure:
Conceptual Consistency
Evaluation method description:
Tested through visual inspection and through the analysis of summary statistics on field values.
Result:
missing
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
missing
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
1. Select tracks for each vessel type from the 2016 AIS Vessel Tracks geodatabase by groups as defined in the AIS Vessel Type and Group Codes, Marine Cadastre 2018-05-23.
2. Calculate transit count grids using the MarineCadastre.gov AIS Vessel Transit Counter tool for each month of tracks and for each ocean basin.
3. Merge monthly transit count grids into an annual transit count grid.
Date and time:
2018-01-02T00:00:00
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
1. Merge all 4 ocean basin/regional rasters into one raster using the mosaic to new raster tool.
Date and time:
2018-11-20T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
(843) 740-1202
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
coastal.info@noaa.gov
Role:
Role code:
processor
Source:
Source:
Description:
Source Contribution: Annual vessel tracks built using the Track Builder Pro 1.0 tool with time and
distance parameters of 30 minutes and 1 nm. Vessel type definitions derived from the original NMEA
record and the Authoritative Vessel Identification Service (AVIS) Vessel Catalog
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
AIS Vessel Tracks 2016
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-12-31
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
inapplicable
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://marinecadastre.gov/ais
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:
inapplicable
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