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136 datasets found
  • Federal

    Federal and State Waters 66 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the geographic representation of Federal and State Waters for the purpose of display in the MarineCadastre.gov OceanReports application. The boundary...
  • Federal

    AIS data 57 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Automatic identification system (AIS) data are used to identify and track vessels for various purposes (primarily navigational safety). These data can be used to...
  • Federal

    Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America NGDA 35 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    NOAA is responsible for depicting on its nautical charts the limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile...
  • Federal

    Endangered Species Act 28 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
  • Federal

    Significant Wave Height and Direction 19 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Significant wave height is a spectrally derived time-series, which is the average of the highest third of the waves in a random seaway and roughly corresponds to the...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2022 18 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    Aids to Navigation 15 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This data set identifies aids to navigation, or ATONs, such as lights, signals, buoys, and day beacons, that are intended to assist a navigator to determine position...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2021 13 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    Bathymetric Contours

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show bathymetric contours (isobaths) that help characterize the general physiographic patterns of the seafloor. Contour intervals are every 10 m from zero...
  • Federal

    Congressional Districts

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data depict the 117th Congressional Districts and their representatives for the United States. Congressional districts are the 435 areas from which members are...
  • Federal

    NOAA Charted Submarine Cables

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data depict the occurrence of submarine cables in and around U.S. navigable waters. The geographic extent of these data is greater than the "NASCA Submarine...
  • Federal

    Military Training Routes

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Training Areas are geographic areas that provide a safe and realistic environment for training Sailors and testing systems. The MarineCadastre.gov team worked with...
  • Federal

    Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the location for oil and gas platforms located in the state and federal waters of the United States. Generally, this data set does not show platforms...
  • Federal

    NOAA ENC Direct to GIS

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs) have been developed to support the marine transportation infrastructure and coastal management. The NOAA ENCs are in...
  • Federal

    Chlorophyll-a

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This algorithm returns the near-surface concentration of chlorophyll-a (chlor_a) in mg m-3, calculated using an empirical relationship derived from in situ...
  • Federal

    Ecological Marine Units: Nutrients

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A compilation of ocean nutrient (nitrate, phosphate, and silicate concentrations) data at ¼ degree spatial resolution for the entire United States Exclusive Economic...
  • Federal

    Artificial Reefs

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Artificial reefs provide new or enhanced hard-bottom habitat to areas that may or may not be habitat limited. Artificial habitat provides space that is quickly...
  • Federal

    Lightering Zones

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent federal and state lightering zones within U.S. waters. Lightering is the transfer of a cargo of oil in bulk from one oil tanker less than 150...
  • Federal

    DoD Offshore Wind Mission Compatibility Assessments

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This data set represents the results of analyses conducted by the Department of Defense to assess the compatibility of offshore wind development with military assets...
  • Federal

    Aquaculture

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the location of aquaculture operations within coastal and offshore waters of the United States. Aquaculture types may include aquatic organisms such...
136 datasets found

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