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132 datasets found
  • Federal

    Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America NGDA 100 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 17 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

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2022 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

    Aids to Navigation 12 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

    NOAA Charted Submarine Cables 11 recent views

    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

    Significant Wave Height and Direction 11 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

    NOAA ENC Direct to GIS 10 recent views

    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

    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

    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

    AIS Vessel Transit Counts 2021

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and...
  • Federal

    Navigation Channels

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This layer shows coastal channels and waterways that are maintained and surveyed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These channels are necessary transportation...
  • 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

    Indian Lands

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This dataset depicts feature location, selected demographics, and other associated data for American Indian Reservations, Alaska Native Villages, Federally Recognized...
  • Federal

    Offshore Wind Speed and Direction

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent the average monthly wind speed and direction at the surface of the ocean. Source data includes values from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2010,...
  • 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

    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

    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...
  • Federal

    Tropical Cyclone Wind Exposure

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones pose a high risk to people, property, and ecosystems along the coastline of the United States. The impact of these storms can...
  • Federal

    Offshore Oil and Gas Wells

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the location of oil and gas wells within U.S. and territorial waters. The values of an oil and gas well record can change considerably over time, and...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2017

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Vessels traveling in U.S. coastal and inland waters frequently use Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) for navigation safety. The U.S. Coast Guard collects AIS...
132 datasets found

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