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AIS Vessel Density 2013

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48932  |  Updated: August 21, 2024  |  Published / External 
Short Citation:
Full Citation Examples
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: AIS Vessel Density 2013, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48932.

Item Identification

Title: AIS Vessel Density 2013
Short Name: VesselDensity2013
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2015-12-09
Abstract:

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and international waters in real-time. This dataset represents the density of vessel traffic in 2013 for the contiguous United States offshore waters from vessels with AIS transponders in 100 meter grid cells. The dataset is best interpreted using a high to low density scale and does not represent actual vessel counts.
Purpose:

To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Energy Policy Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act.
Supplemental Information:

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
transportation
UNCONTROLLED
None AIS
None ship traffic
None shipping
None vessel density
None vessel traffic

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2013

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None East Coast
None Great Lakes
None Gulf of Mexico
None United States
None West Coast

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Data Set Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 654498
Date Effective From: 2015-12-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 654500
Date Effective From: 2015-12-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 654501
Date Effective From: 2015-12-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 654499
Date Effective From: 2015-12-09
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 654504
W° Bound: -132.000361
E° Bound: -59.998224
N° Bound: 57.073454
S° Bound: 10.713171

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 654503
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2013-01-01
End: 2013-12-31

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: Yes

Grid Representation 1

CC ID: 654489
Dimension Count: 3
Cell Geometry: Point
Transformation Parameters Available?: No

Axis Dimension 1
Dimension Type: Row
Size: 60669

Axis Dimension 2
Dimension Type: Column
Size: 94225

Axis Dimension 3
Dimension Type: Vertical
Size: 1

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. https://marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1121555
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

Marine Cadastre Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1121554
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/ais/ais2013/VesselDensity2013.zip
Distributor:
File Name: 2013 Vessel Density

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 654521
Activity Date/Time: 2015-12-18
Description:

Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.

Activity Log 2

CC ID: 654520
Activity Date/Time: 2017-11-14
Description:

Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.

Activity Log 3

CC ID: 717551
Activity Date/Time: 2018-02-08
Description:

Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.

Data Quality

Accuracy:

The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Maximum scale of intended use is 1:80,000.
Completeness Report:

Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness.
Conceptual Consistency:

These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean.

Lineage

Sources

2013 Vessel Density

CC ID: 654486
Contact Name: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM); Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Publish Date: 2015-12-09
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013-01-01
Extent End Date/Time: 2013-12-31
Citation URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Source Contribution:

2013 East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, and West Coast Vessel Densities | Source Geospatial Form: raster digital data | Type of Source Media: online

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 654487
Description:

1. Project all East Coast, West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes density rasters to NAD83, as necessary.

2. Use Mosaic to Raster tool to combine each regional raster per vessel type into a national vessel type mosaic. Determine priority for areas of overlap, as applicable.

3. Use Extract by Attributes tool to remove all negative from mosaic, as applicable.

4. Project mosaic to Web Mercator.
Process Date/Time: 2015-10-01 00:00:00

Child Items

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 48932
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48932
Metadata Record Created By: Anne Ball
Metadata Record Created: 2017-11-14 15:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Jesse Brass
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-21 13:20+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2019-01-24
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-01-24
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-01-24