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Outreach and Education
Link Sections (click below)
- Marine
Protected Areas of the United States
This Web site provides information on marine protected areas (MPAs)
as required by Executive Order 13158.
- Minerals Management
Service (MMS) Map/GIS Data
Download outer continental shelf (OCS) blocks, active lease sites,
and platform locations.
- National Park Service
(NPS) Geographic Information Systems
Provides park boundaries, streams, trails, land cover, and vegetation.
- U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service GIS Data
Provides access to GIS data and tools, including refuge boundaries.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Coastal Services Center
Access to digital shoreline, ArcView extensions, and Light Detection
and Ranging (LIDAR) data.
- NOAA MapFinder
Access to NOAA data including bathymetry, nautical charts, and hydrographic
surveys.
- National
Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
Searchable collection of over 100 spatial data servers.
- NOAA's Legislative Atlas
Provides access to regional georeferenced regulatory and environmental
spatial data.
- Office
of Coast Survey
Provides access to database (.dbf) files of the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone.
- EPA,
Office of Water: Marine and Coastal Geographic Information
Description of the Marine and Coastal Protected Area Database maps,
including sample maps.
- Bureau
of Land Management: Land Survey Information System
Official government Web site for the distribution of the Public Land
Survey System (PLSS) of the United States.
- FGDC
Subcommittee on Cadastral Data: Cadastral Data Viewer
An interactive map that provides hyperlinks to city, county, and state
Web sites that contain land records information.
- International
Boundaries Research Unit
IBRU works to enhance the resources available for the peaceful resolution
of problems associated with international boundaries on land and at
sea, including their delimitation, demarcation and management.
- South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC)
Access to SAFMC scoping document which requests public input on Marine
Protected Areas.
- Coastal
Conservation Association (CCA)
CCA's position on Marine Protected Areas and No Fishing Zones.
- North
American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Project summary for the North American Marine Protected Areas network.
- Department
of Defense, Maritime Claims Reference Manual
Lists maritime claims of coastal nations.
- Oceanlaw
Links
Provides links and information for maritime zones and boundaries.
- Oregon
State University, Department of Geosciences
Provides links that deal with marine and coastal GIS data and issues.
- Report:
Creation of Digital Representatives of National Marine Sanctuary Boundaries
Report discusses issues and concerns associated with the creation
of digital National Marine Sanctuary boundaries.
- Congressional
Research Service Report, Marine Mining within the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone
Report on commercial interests in minerals on the ocean floor within
the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
- Federal Geographic Data
Committee (FGDC)
Coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(NSDI), which encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for
organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data.
- FGDC
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: An Image Map
Provides a graphical representation of the metadata standard.
- FGDC
Cadastral Data Content Standard
Established by the FGDC Subcommittee on Cadastral Data to enhance
data sharing, minimize duplication, and facilitate the effective use,
management, and automation of land records.
- Introduction
to GIS from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
USGS overview of GIS, how it works, and applications.
- Map
Projection Overview - The Geographer's Craft Project
Detailed overview of map projections and datums.
- Metadata
Primer
Designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated
with developing and maintaining metadata for digital spatial data.
- Australian
Marine Boundaries
Description of Australia's Mapping and Maritime Boundaries Division
and link to the Australian Maritime Boundaries Information System
(AMBIS).
- International
Boundary Consultants
A group that offers authoritative, impartial advice on boundary and
sovereignty issues and disputes. Site provides boundary-related news
clips, publications, and links.
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