NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data to support the compilation of nautical charts, safe navigation, and to provide basic data for engineering, scientific and other commercial and industrial activities. This dataset collection describes the hydrographic data collected and managed by NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (OCS).
Hydrographic survey data consists primarily of water depths but also includes features (rocks, wrecks, etc.), navigational aids, shoreline and some bottom type information. This information is used by the federal government, state and local governments, commercial fishermen, ship pilots, coastal zone managers, fisheries biologists, offshore oil and gas operators, and others. Examples of how these entities incorporate hydrographic survey data include storm surge modeling and fish habitat studies as well as supporting maritime functions such as port and harbor maintenance, coastal planning and engineering, and coastal zone management.
Resources
6 resources available
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Hydrographic Survey Data Products
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Bathymetric Data Viewer
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NOAA NOS Hydrographic Survey Data WMS
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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Entity Attribute Detail URL
PDF
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Not provided - Contact data.gov",
"hasEmail": "mailto:datagovsupport@gsa.gov"
}
|
| describedBy | https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/documents/HSSD_2026-0-01.pdf |
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data to support the compilation of nautical charts, safe navigation, and to provide basic data for engineering, scientific and other commercial and industrial activities. This dataset collection describes the hydrographic data collected and managed by NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (OCS). Hydrographic survey data consists primarily of water depths but also includes features (rocks, wrecks, etc.), navigational aids, shoreline and some bottom type information. This information is used by the federal government, state and local governments, commercial fishermen, ship pilots, coastal zone managers, fisheries biologists, offshore oil and gas operators, and others. Examples of how these entities incorporate hydrographic survey data include storm surge modeling and fish habitat studies as well as supporting maritime functions such as port and harbor maintenance, coastal planning and engineering, and coastal zone management. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Hydrographic Survey Data Products",
"accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/nos-hydrographic-survey",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Hydrographic Survey data: raw (as collected), processed and derived products",
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},
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"title": "Bathymetric Data Viewer",
"accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).",
"describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "NOAA NOS Hydrographic Survey Data WMS",
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"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "A hosted feature service showing the location and coverage derived from NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Hydrographic Surveys in U.S. waters and non-hydrographic surveys acquired external to OCS, that have been assessed by OCS for use in NOAA's navigational products and the National Bathymetry.",
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"title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page",
"accessURL": "https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords",
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"title": "Full Metadata Record",
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"description": "View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.",
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"title": "Entity Attribute Detail URL",
"format": "PDF",
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|
| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/ocs/iso/xml/39979.xml |
| issued | 1834-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"EARTH SCIENCE",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY > COASTAL BATHYMETRY",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > HYDROGRAPHY",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA",
"OCEAN",
"bathymetry/topography",
"bathymetry",
"charting",
"coastline",
"depth",
"hydrographic data",
"hydrography",
"morphology",
"navigation surveys",
"ocean",
"seafloor topography",
"sonar",
"soundings",
"water depth",
"United States",
"coastal waters",
"DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCS > Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"ocs"
]
|
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39979 |
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 1834-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "Office of Coast Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -62.0,-15.0,144.0,74.0 |
| temporal | 1834-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1834-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection |
