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    • Submarine Cable Areas - U.S. and Affiliated Territories

    Metadata Updated: December 26, 2024

    These data show the general location of commercial and research submarine cables within U.S. waters. The majority of these cables are for telecommunications, and the remaining are for power transmission. The geographic footprint for each cable may vary and is dependent on the original source data. In the nearshore, cables are routinely buried below the seabed. In the offshore, they are placed directly on the seabed. A submarine cable area may contain one or more physical cables. 30 CFR 585.301 defines a minimum 100-foot-wide right of way grant on each side of a cable.

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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 November 14, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 7, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 26, 2024
    Reference Date(s) January 27, 2023 (creation), January 27, 2023 (issued), January 27, 2023 (revision)
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    Harvested from ioos

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 14, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 7, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 26, 2024
    Reference Date(s) January 27, 2023 (creation), January 27, 2023 (issued), January 27, 2023 (revision)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid usa_noaa_all_submarine_cable_areas
    Access Constraints
    Bbox East Long 180.0
    Bbox North Lat 71.7957364330001
    Bbox South Lat -14.281102373
    Bbox West Long -180.0
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    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description Sample image.
    Graphic Preview File http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/usa_noaa_all_submarine_cable_areas.png
    Harvest Object Id d832b8d6-662c-4ca8-8455-20b70b8b3be9
    Harvest Source Id 54e15a6e-6dde-4c9c-a8f0-345cc0dfccfb
    Harvest Source Title ioos
    Licence
    Lineage 2023-01-27T00:00:00Z OGC web services (WMS and WFS) enabled by PacIOOS via GeoServer. Original data from source provider may have been reformatted, reprojected, or adjusted in other ways to optimize these capabilities.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Data Service Type Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS)
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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