NOAA's National Ocean Service: NOS Data Explorer: Data Web sites

Data Web Sites

The topics below identify the primary areas of responsibility of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). Click on any topic for a brief description of NOS data pertaining to that topic. Each description includes a link to an NOS website that offers the user more information and provides downloadable data. In some instances the user can view and interact with data. A link to the NOS program office that develops and maintains the data follows each description.

Nautical Charting Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos

Bathymetry/Topography Marine Boundaries

Shoreline Hurricanes

Geodetic/Global Positioning Environmental Monitoring

Tides & Currents

	Nautical Charting Search for Data \| View Topic Automated Wrecks and Obstruction Information System AWOIS contains information on approximately 10,000 submerged wrecks and obstructions in U.S. coastal waters. (Office of Coast Survey) Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENC®) Download available electronic navigational charts for U.S. coastal waters. (Office of Coast Survey) Historical Chart & Map Collection This collection contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to the present day. (Office of Coast Survey) NOAA's On-line Chart Viewer NOAA's U.S. coastal and Great Lakes nautical charts are viewable on-line. Each chart is up-to-date with the most recent Notices to Mariners. Use these on-line charts as a ready reference or planning tool. (Office of Coast Survey) NOAA ENC Direct to GIS This internet mapping service provides comprehensive access to display, query and download large scale ENC data in a variety of GIS/CAD formats for non-navigational purposes. (Office of Coast Survey) Raster Navigational Charts (NOAA RNC™) Download available raster navigational charts for U.S. coastal waters. (Office of Coast Survey) (top)

	Bathymetry/Topography Search for Data \| View Topic National Ocean Service's Estuarine Bathymetry The Estuarine Bathymetry dataset is a digital raster compilation of NOS's data for 70 U.S. estuaries. (Special Projects) NOAA's Hydrographic Surveys and Reports NOS conducts hydrographic surveys to measure the depth and bottom configuration of water bodies, to produce nautical charts and ensure safe navigation. (Office of Coast Survey) (top)

	Shoreline Search for Data \| View Topic LIDAR Data Retrieval Tool (LDART) This Web-based application allows users to select topographic LIDAR data and customize their output dataset. (NOAA Coastal Services Center) NOAA's Shoreline Data Explorer This site provides high-resolution digital shoreline from multi-temporal surveys of the U.S. coastline. (National Geodetic Survey) (top)

	Geodetic/Global Positioning Search for Data \| View Topic Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) This dataset is comprised of dual-frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) observations collected continuously from several hundred ground-based stations. (National Geodetic Survey) NGS Survey Control Map This site provides a U.S. map that can be used to find and display geodetic survey control points and access the geodetic control data sheets associated with the points. (National Geodetic Survey) (top)

	Tides/Currents Search for Data \| View Topic Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) The PORTS® network provides real-time water levels, currents, and other meteorological and oceanographic data to mariners to help them avoid groundings and collisions. (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) Sea Levels Online The rate of mean sea-level rise or fall has been determined for 117 long-term water-level stations. (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) Water Level Observations NOS maintains a long-term database containing water-level measurements and derived tidal data for coastal waters of the United States and U.S. territories. (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) (top)

	Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos Search for Data \| View Topic Hawaii/Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands Aerial Photography This interactive site allows users to search for aerial photographs that were acquired in support of shallow water benthic habitat mapping projects in the Caribbean and Hawaiian Islands. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Hurricane Emergency Response Imagery NOAA's National Geodetic Survey obtained imagery of the United States coastal regions where hurricanes made landfall. (National Geodetic Survey) NGS Notable Photo Gallery Since the late 1930's, NOAA, has been acquiring precision aerial photography for a variety of geo-positioning applications. This gallery is a selective sample of notable photographs. (National Geodetic Survey) (top)

	Marine Boundaries Search for Data \| View Topic Digital Maritime Limits NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (OCS) is responsible for generating the 3 Nautical Mile Line, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). (Office of Coast Survey) Marine Managed Areas Inventory Atlas The Marine Managed Areas Inventory Atlas is an ArcIMS map service which allows users to spatially identify MMAs’ throughout the United States, create custom maps and download MMA data for further analysis. (Special Projects) National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary Files The National Marine Sanctuary Program manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. GIS compatible digital files are provided to promote an understanding of the boundaries of each national marine sanctuary. (National Marine Sanctuaries) (top)

	Hurricanes Search for Data \| View Topic Hurricane Emergency Response Imagery NOAA's National Geodetic Survey obtained imagery of the United States coastal regions where hurricanes made landfall. (National Geodetic Survey) Historical Hurricane Tracks This interactive mapping application allows users to search and display Atlantic Basin and East-Central Pacific Basin tropical cyclone data. (NOAA Coastal Services Center) (top)

	Environmental Monitoring Search for Data \| View Topic Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands - 2003 Download benthic habitat maps, orthorectified color aerial photography, and hyperspectral imagery for the main Hawaiian Islands. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Shallow-water Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands - 2007 Download benthic habitat maps and IKONOS imagery for the main Hawaiian Islands. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Download benthic habitat maps and georeferenced color aerial photography for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Benthic Habitats of the U.S. Pacific Territories Download benthic habitat maps and IKONOS satellite imagery for American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) C-CAP Data Distribution Tool Allows users to view and download all available land cover and change data collected through the Coastal Change Analysis Program. (NOAA Coastal Services Center) Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps ESI maps serve as quick reference guides to the characteristics and uses of a shoreline for oil and chemical spill responders. (Office of Response and Restoration) Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) database The database contains information on the distribution, relative abundance, and life-history characteristics of ecologically and economically important fishes and invertebrates in U.S. estuaries. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Historical Hurricane Tracks This interactive mapping application allows users to search and display Atlantic Basin and East-Central Pacific Basin tropical cyclone data. (NOAA Coastal Services Center) Historical Incidents Database The database contains reports and images from oil and chemical spills to which NOAA responded, as well as some significant incidents in which NOAA was not involved. (Office of Response and Restoration) National Estuarine Research Reserve System-wide Monitoring Program The System-wide Monitoring Program tracks short-term variability and long-term changes in estuarine waters to understand how human activities and natural events can change ecosystems. (Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management) National Status and Trends Program The NS&T program conducts long-term monitoring of environmental conditions at more than 350 sites along the U.S. coast. This website provides data analysis tools and data download capability. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) NOAA's nowCoast Portal This internet mapping service provides access to real-time information from meteorological, oceanographic, and river-observing networks, as well as NOAA's weather and marine forecasts. (Office of Coast Survey) Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Maps and Imagery Map products include georeferenced true-color images derived from IKONOS satellite imagery, estimated bathymetry (in meters), benthic habitat cover, and detailed benthic habitat classes. (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) The PORTS® network provides real-time water levels, currents, and other meteorological and oceanographic data to mariners to help them avoid groundings and collisions.(Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) Water Level Observations NOS maintains a long-term database containing water-level measurements and derived tidal data for coastal waters of the United States and U.S. territories. (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services) Watershed Database and Mapping Projects The NOS Office of Response and Restoration has developed decision-support tools for specific U.S. watersheds that combine the use of a standard database structure, database-mapping application, and GIS. (Office of Response and Restoration) (top)