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    • H05501: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 1933-11-28

    Metadata Updated: July 7, 2022

    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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    Metadata Date July 31, 2020
    Metadata Created Date July 7, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date July 7, 2022
    Reference Date(s) November 28, 1933 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/NOS/H04001-H06000

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type
    Metadata Date July 31, 2020
    Metadata Created Date July 7, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date July 7, 2022
    Reference Date(s) November 28, 1933 (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.h04001-h06000:H05501
    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 -76.383295999665
    Bbox North Lat 38.8879559998752
    Bbox South Lat 38.693708000678
    Bbox West Long -76.5243109996082
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 0bbcb2de-e887-4968-b913-fa1cb60d45df
    Harvest Source Id b4f764e9-bf88-414a-a4d5-d53000a3278f
    Harvest Source Title NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/NOS/H04001-H06000
    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.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-76.5243109996, 38.6937080007], [-76.3832959997, 38.6937080007], [-76.3832959997, 38.8879559999], [-76.5243109996, 38.8879559999], [-76.5243109996, 38.6937080007]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4267
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1933-07-25
    Temporal Extent End 1933-11-28

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