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    • H03201: NOS Hydrographic Survey

    Metadata Updated: July 7, 2023

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe navigation and to provide background data for engineers, scientific, and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data primarily consist of water depths, but may also include features (e.g. rocks, wrecks), navigation aids, shoreline identification, and bottom type information. NOAA is responsible for archiving and distributing the source data as described in this metadata record.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date June 8, 2023
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date July 7, 2023
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 1900 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/NOS/H02001-H04000

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type
    Metadata Date June 8, 2023
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date July 7, 2023
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 1900 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCS/HSD > Hydrographic Surveys Division, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nos.h02001-h04000:H03201
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
    Bbox East Long -68.8322769466366
    Bbox North Lat 41.6213409980884
    Bbox South Lat 40.587531016385
    Bbox West Long -70.0419790442339
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 1e3441af-ae10-41a9-8cc4-34dc5c7b60d4
    Harvest Source Id 9e0d0e97-4dbd-4595-a217-4a8bdc9ffd96
    Harvest Source Title NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/NOS/H02001-H04000
    Licence Not to be used for navigation. Although these data are of high quality and useful for planning and modeling purposes, they are not suitable for navigation. For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series., These data are considered raw and have not been subjected to the NOAA's quality control or quality assurance procedures. They are released for limited public use as preliminary data to be used only with appropriate caution. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    Lineage NOS Survey data is collect by surface vessels of varying characteristics. The three primary sources of survey data are NOAA survey ships, national response teams, and contract vessels. The ships collect data, conduct basic on board data processing and then send these data to NCEI (formerly NGDC) for archival and "RAW" data. After archiving the RAW data NCEI sends the data to the processing branches (Atlantic or Pacific) for further processing. The processing branches complete processing of these data and generate products. The processed survey data is sent to NCEI for archival and the products are sent to the Hydrographic Surveys Division (HSD) for approval. Once products are approved by HSD, these survey products are sent to NCEI for archival and posting on-line.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-70.0419790442339, 40.587531016385], [-68.8322769466366, 40.587531016385], [-68.8322769466366, 41.6213409980884], [-70.0419790442339, 41.6213409980884], [-70.0419790442339, 40.587531016385]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System Horizontal Datum: Unknown
    Spatial Harvester True

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