Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuaries Program

Publication_Date: 200412

Title:

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)

Edition: 200412

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Other_Citation_Details: none

Online_Linkage: <http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuaries Program

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: National Marine Sanctuary Program Digital Boundary Files

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland

Publisher: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Online_Linkage: <http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/>

Description:

Abstract:

The National Marine Sanctuary Program manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of Thesee sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data. Thesee files are available for public use at locations defined in this metadata record.

Purpose:

Thesee GIS compatible digital files are provided to promote an understanding of the boundaries of each national marine sanctuary. They are based on the legal definition of each sanctuary as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts for each national marine sanctuary. Thesee digital files are not intended and should not be relied upon for use in navigation or legal purposes. For legal questions relating to the digital files, please contact the NMSP at the information provided in this metadata record.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 200412

Currentness_Reference: 200412

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually on varying schedule

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.308884

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.570924

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.169501

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.819762

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Code of Federal Regulations

Theme_Keyword: marine protected area

Theme_Keyword: MPA

Theme_Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary

Theme_Keyword: NMS

Theme_Keyword: NMSP

Theme_Keyword: CFR

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Boundaries

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Texas

Place_Keyword: Marine

Place_Keyword: Flower Garden

Place_Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary

Place_Keyword: NMS

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Access_Constraints: To Be Determined

Use_Constraints: NOT FOR LEGAL USE

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: N/ORM-62, SSMC-4

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attributes were standardized by feature type (point, line, and polygon) across all sanctuary boundaries. The values recorded for each attribute were quality assured and believed to be accurate.

Logical_Consistency_Report: The data were topologically cleaned.

Completeness_Report:

Where possible, the entire boundary for the sanctuary is represented by this digital file.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Positional accuracy will vary depending on source

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Positional accuracy will vary

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)

Publication_Date: 20010110

Title:

Raster Coastal Map Series Showing Hydrography and Topography Found on NOAA's Charted Nautical Charts for All Near-Shore Geographic Areas of the U.S.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Coastal Map Series

Issue_Identification: kapp number

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)

Other_Citation_Details:

Scale of source material ranges from 1:20000 to 1:80000

Online_Linkage: <http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA, NOS, OCS, Marine Charting Division

Publication_Date: 19950101

Title: Nautical Charts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NOAA Nautical Charts

Issue_Identification: kapp number

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey

Type_of_Source_Media: Raster Images

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19950101

Ending_Date: present

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source Nautical Chart

Source_Contribution:

All information in Coastal Maps is derived from the Source Nautical Chart.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: US Federal Government

Originator: US Department of Commerce

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publication_Date: 20030101

Title: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15, Volume 3

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: US Dept. of Commerce

Other_Citation_Details:

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Online_Linkage: <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/>

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1996

Ending_Date: 2003

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 15CFR922

Source_Contribution:

The depicted shoreline of the sanctuary boundary was derived in part from information contained within the CFR.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The geographic boundary coordinates listed within the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) were converted to decimal degrees and a text file was created. A point coverage was then generated using ArcInfo GIS. The coverage was projected into the Geographic Coordinate System and overlaid on large scale nautical charts and analyzed with additional data such as adjacent sanctuaries and shorelines. Specific attention was given to analysis of inconsistencies between textual descriptions and listed coordinates. The polyline files were created using a combination of the coordinate list from the CFR and applicable shoreline vector files. For point files, two methods were used. If the sanctuary had a shoreline component, a polyline to point script was used to create a point for each vertice. If a shoreline component was not present, then the original coordinates from the CFR were used to create a point shapefile. Polygon files were created by converting polylines to polygons. For more detailed process description, please use contact information below.

Process_Date: 200412

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: N/ORM-2, SSMC-4, #11542

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: cbnms_py

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SANCTUARY

Attribute_Definition: Acronym for National Marine Sanctuary

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Marine Sanctuary Program

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATUM

Attribute_Definition:

The geometric model from which the geographic coordinate system is defined. For the Sanctuary boundaries, the datum used is NAD83, or in the case of Fagatele Bay, WGS84

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POLY_ID

Attribute_Definition: Polygon identification - the unique identifier for each polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: Coastal Services Center

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

Attribute_Definition: Area calculated in acres

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA_SM

Attribute_Definition: area calculated in statute miles

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA_NAME

Attribute_Definition:

name of specific areas within a sanctuary, or in cases where there are no area names, the name of the sanctuary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA_KM

Attribute_Definition: area calculated in square kilometers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA_NM

Attribute_Definition: area calculated in square nautical miles

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: N/ORM-62, SSMC-4

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Users must assume responisibility to determine the appropriate use of Thesee data. These boundaries are not to be used as LEGAL definitions. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but the edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to the natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of Thesee boundaries cannot be guaranteed.

Custom_Order_Process:

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary File (fgbnms_py.shp)

Digital boundry files are available for public consumption from the National Marine Sanctuary Program through their internet site. Because URL addresses and pages change, the actual data URL is not listed here, but will be searchable within the site (<http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov>) Requests may also be made through the NMSP Boundary Coordinator. See Distributor Contact Information for contact details.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060317

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA / National Marine Sanctuary Program

Contact_Person: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Position: NMSP Boundary Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: N/ORM62, SSMC-4

Address: 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3125

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713-0404

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sanctuaries@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 4:00PM EST; Monday - Friday

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile