Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content

Shallow benthic habitats of San Francisco Bay, California CMECS Geodatabase

Metadata Updated: March 15, 2024

This dataset has been developed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (OCM) as a collaborative and cooperative project with the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) on behalf of the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) to collect and delineate habitat data in the San Francisco Bay area. Data is intended for use in coastal management decision making, including applications such as sea level rise. The mission of the Center is to support the environmental, social, and economic well-being of the coast by linking people, information, and technology. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: (843)740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Access & Use Information

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.

Downloads & Resources

Dates

Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 15, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NOS OCM

Graphic Preview

Sample of benthic cover data

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date March 15, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2015 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact, Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:47857
Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Shallow benthic habitats of San Francisco Bay, California CMECS Geodatabase [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47857., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Acknowledgment of Dewberry would be appreciated in products derived from this data., Distribution Liability: NOAA is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of this data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply the data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. NOAA provides no warranty,nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete,incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. Much of the data is based on and maintained with ARC/GIS software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). In addition, much of the information presented uses conventions and terms popularized by ARC/GIS and its user community. NOAA in no way represents the interests of ESRI, nor acts as agents for them.
Bbox East Long -121.802459
Bbox North Lat 38.253577
Bbox South Lat 37.412059
Bbox West Long -122.531409
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Graphic Preview Description Sample of benthic cover data
Graphic Preview File https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Images/Collections/BenthicCover_thumbnail.jpg
Graphic Preview Type JPEG
Harvest Object Id a67171a4-a183-4529-b28f-248c9d794217
Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-122.531409, 37.412059], [-121.802459, 37.412059], [-121.802459, 38.253577], [-122.531409, 38.253577], [-122.531409, 37.412059]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2010-08-26
Temporal Extent End 2011-08-23

Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.