Undersea Feature Place Names
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Content Information
Distribution Information
Data Quality Information

Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48929
  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
  Date stamp: 
      2024-08-15T16:52:01
  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: Undersea Feature Place Names Date: Date: Date: 2017-11-08 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/48929 title: InPort Catalog ID 48929 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48929 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 Abstract: The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (BGN) database of geographic feature names. The database is the official repository of foreign place-name decisions approved by the BGN. Geographic coordinates are approximate and are intended for general location. Place name information is based on the Geographic Names Data Base, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The geographic names in this database are provided for the guidance of and use by the Federal Government and for the information of the general public. The names, variants, and associated data may not reflect the views of the United States Government on the sovereignty over geographic features. 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: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal 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: basin Keyword: canyon Keyword: place names Keyword: plain Keyword: plateau Keyword: ridge Keyword: seamount Keyword: tablemount Keyword: trough Keyword: undersea feature Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: World 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]: Undersea Feature Place Names [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48929. 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 Other constraints: Access Constraints: None 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: 48929 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/48929.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 Spatial representation type: Spatial representation type code: vector Language: eng; US Topic category: Topic category code: oceans Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -180 East bound longitude: 180 South bound latitude: -78 North bound latitude: 89 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Description: | Currentness: Publication Date Time position: 2017-08-01
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Content info: Feature catalogue description: Compliance code: false Language: Language Code: eng Included with dataset: false Feature catalogue citation: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/49233 Citation: Title: UnderseaFeaturePlaceNames Date: Date: Date: 2017-11-16 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/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: The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. 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. Result: missing Report: Completeness commission: Name of measure: Completeness Report Evaluation method description: Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. Result: missing Report: Conceptual consistency: Name of measure: Conceptual Consistency Evaluation method description: These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. Result: missing Lineage: Lineage: Statement: missing Process step: Process step: Description:
                  +	Go to: http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/
                  +	Click Export in left pane
                  +	In main frame select all countries at top, fill in the Export File Name and validate
                  +	Within Feature Designations sections select all for Undersea
                  +	Within Export File Format section select file type to download (shapefile)
                  +	Click search database and when prompted click Download File
                  +	Project data into WGS 1984 Auxiliary Sphere
                  +	Select all features where NT field = 'N' and export into a new feature class (approved BGN names)
                  +	Select all features where DSG field = 'UFHU' and delete (historical undersea features)
                  +	Delete features with empty geometry
                  +	Run the Intersect tool and find all features that overlap
                  +	Delete the oldest features in the pairs of overlapping features
                  +	Run the Find Identical tool and find all features with matching SORT_NAME
                  +	Delete the oldest features for those with identical SORT_NAME
                  +	Create new field designation and calculate based on designation code: http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/lookup.aspx?PAGE=DESIG&CD=&NAME=&SB1=3&SB2=3&FC=
Date and time: 2017-07-01T00:00:00 Source: Source: Description: Source Contribution: Shapefile downloaded from NGA, cleaned up and simplified by NOAA OCM. | Type of Source Media: online Source citation: Citation: Title: Undersea Features Date: Date: Date: 2017-07-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Source Citation URL Description: Source Citation URL Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Source extent: Extent: Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time instant: Time position: 2017-07
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