Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)

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Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: NOAA / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Publication Date:
Title:
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)
Edition: 200412
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Other Citation Details:
none
Online Linkage: http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: NOAA / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Publication Date:
Title:
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Digital Boundary Files
Series Information:
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Silver Spring, Maryland
Publisher: NOAA / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Online Linkage: http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
Description:
Abstract: 
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) manages a system of sanctuaries and other
managed areas around the country.  The legal boundaries of these 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.  These files are available
for public use at locations defined in this metadata record.
Purpose: 
These 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.  These 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
ONMS at the information provided in this metadata record.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Currentness Reference: 
200412
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually on varying schedule
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -124.33350005978
East Bounding Coordinate: -122.627937316554
North Bounding Coordinate: 39.0000019069626
South Bounding Coordinate: 37.4941799985083
Data Set G-Polygon:
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: Boundaries
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: California
Place Keyword: Marine
Place Keyword: Gulf of the Farallones
Place Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary
Place Keyword: NMS
Place Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place Keyword: Code of Federal Regulations
Place Keyword: marine protected area
Place Keyword: MPA
Place Keyword: National Marine Sanctuary
Place Keyword: NMS
Place Keyword: ONMS
Place Keyword: CFR
Access Constraints: To Be Determined
Use Constraints: 
NOT FOR LEGAL USE
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NOAA / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Contact Person: ONMS Boundary Coordinator
Contact Position: ONMS Boundary Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
N/NMS, 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
Browse Graphic:
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Native Data Set Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Cross Reference:
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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:
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:
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
Source Scale Denominator:
Type of Source Media: Raster Images
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
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
Series Information:
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/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date:
Title:
Series Information:
Publication Information:
Source Scale Denominator:
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
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 / Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Contact Person: ONMS Boundary Coordinator
Contact Position: ONMS Boundary Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
N/NMS, SSMC-4, #11619
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
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Metadata imported.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
C:\tempboundaries\NMSP PY Distribute 1_27_06\gfnms_py.xml
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
VPF Terms Description:
VPF Topology Level:
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D_North_American_1983
Ellipsoid Name: GRS_1980
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: GFNMS_py
Entity Type Definition:
Entity Type Definition Source:
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.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: 
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: 
ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values:
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Contact Organization: NOAA / Office of National 
                Marine Sanctuaries 
                
Contact Person: ONMS Boundary Coordinator 

              
Contact Position: ONMS Boundary Coordinator 
              
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Address Type: mailing and physical address 
                

                
Address: 
N/NMS, 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.

          

          

          
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Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary File (gfnms_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.

          

          

          
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Metadata Date: 20060328 
          
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Contact Organization Primary: 
              

              

                
Contact Organization: NOAA / Office of National 
                Marine Sanctuaries 
                
Contact Person: ONMS Boundary Coordinator 

              
Contact Position: ONMS Boundary Coordinator 
              
Contact Address: 
              

              

                
Address Type: mailing and physical address 
                

                
Address: 
N/NMS, 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 
              

          
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Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 
          
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