AIS Vessel Transit Counts 2025
This dataset summarizes annual vessel transit counts. Transit counts show how many times vessels pass through a specific 100-meter by 100-meter geographic area.
The automatic identification system (AIS) is 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 add value and make available some of the most important historical records from the U.S. Coast Guard's national network of AIS receivers. This data set represents annual vessel transit counts summarized at a 100-meter by 100-meter geographic area. A single transit is counted each time a vessel track passes through, starts, or stops within a 100-meter grid cell.
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https://ocmgeodatastor1.blob.core.windows.net/marinecadastre/ais/aistransit/ais-transit-count-2025.tif
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https://marinecadastre.gov/data
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "NOAA Office for Coastal Management", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:coastal.info@noaa.gov" } |
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | This dataset summarizes annual vessel transit counts. Transit counts show how many times vessels pass through a specific 100-meter by 100-meter geographic area. The automatic identification system (AIS) is 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 add value and make available some of the most important historical records from the U.S. Coast Guard's national network of AIS receivers. This data set represents annual vessel transit counts summarized at a 100-meter by 100-meter geographic area. A single transit is counted each time a vessel track passes through, starts, or stops within a 100-meter grid cell. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/ocm/iso/xml/79556.xml |
| issued | 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "coastal", "energy", "planning", "Exclusive Economic Zone", "Outer Continental Shelf", "Territorial Sea", "United States of America", "DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "Automatic Identification System (AIS)" ] |
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/79556 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Office for Coastal Management", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -60.0,15.0,-168.0,50.0 |
| temporal | 2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | AIS Vessel Transit Counts 2025 |
