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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.
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Nautical
Charting
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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)
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Bathymetry/Topography
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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)
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Shoreline
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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)
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Tides/Currents
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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)
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Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos
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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)
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Marine Boundaries
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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)
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Hurricanes
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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)
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Environmental Monitoring
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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)
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