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NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe navigation and to provide background data for engineers, scientific, and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data primarily consist of water depths, but may also include features (e.g. rocks, wrecks), navigation aids, shoreline identification, and bottom type information. NOAA is responsible for archiving and distributing the source data as described in this metadata record. Survey types are B: Hydrographic EEZ Surveys; D: Discovery Surveys; H: Hydrographic Surveys; F: Field Edit Surveys; W: Non-NOS Hydrographic Surveys.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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"hasEmail": "mailto:datagovsupport@gsa.gov"
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| description | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe navigation and to provide background data for engineers, scientific, and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data primarily consist of water depths, but may also include features (e.g. rocks, wrecks), navigation aids, shoreline identification, and bottom type information. NOAA is responsible for archiving and distributing the source data as described in this metadata record. Survey types are B: Hydrographic EEZ Surveys; D: Discovery Surveys; H: Hydrographic Surveys; F: Field Edit Surveys; W: Non-NOS Hydrographic Surveys. |
| distribution |
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"description": "Home page for digitized data from smooth sheets of hydrographic surveys completed between 1837 and 1965, and from survey data acquired digitally on NOS survey vessels since 1965. Over 76 million soundings from over 6,600 surveys are included. NGDC has developed an interactive map and data discovery tool, the Bathymetry Map Service, and a text-based search engine, the Hydrographic Survey Text Search, which enable rapid data discovery and download.",
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|
| identifier | gov.noaa.ngdc:NOS_Hydrographic_Survey_Collection |
| issued | 1837-05-23T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Seafloor Topography",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth",
"EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition",
"Hydrographic Surveys for Selected Locations Within the United States",
"CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA",
"OCEAN",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > MSBS > Multibeam Swath Bathymetry System",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > MBES > Multibeam Mapping System",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > SONAR > Sound Navigation and Ranging",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders",
"Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Positioning/Navigation > GPS > GPS RECEIVERS",
"Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Positioning/Navigation > GPS > GPS/IMU > Global Positioning System/Inertial Measurement Unit",
"NGDA",
"National Geospatial Data Asset",
"Elevation Theme",
"DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"NOAA OneStop Project",
"NGDAID45"
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| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://doi.org/10.25923/0s62-kd16"
]
|
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | 180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.0 |
| temporal | 1837-05-23T00:00:00+00:00/1837-05-23T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection |
