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99 datasets found
  • Federal

    AIS data

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Automatic identification system (AIS) data are used to identify and track vessels for various purposes (primarily navigational safety). These data can be used to...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2024

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America NGDA

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    NOAA is responsible for depicting on its nautical charts the limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile...
  • Federal

    Wrecks and Obstructions

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Ship wrecks and obstructions in the ocean have long been a hazard to navigation and construction, and a point of interest to archeologist, recreational divers,...
  • Federal

    Weather Radar Stations

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) and Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) weather radar stations within the US. The NEXRAD radar stations are...
  • Federal

    Nationwide Automatic Identification System 2025

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and...
  • Federal

    Federal and State Waters

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the geographic representation of Federal and State Waters for the purpose of display in the MarineCadastre.gov OceanReports application. The boundary...
  • Federal

    Submarine Cables

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the general location of commercial and research submarine cables within U.S. waters. The majority of these cables are for telecommunications, and the...
  • Federal

    Bathymetry Digital Elevation Model

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This Digital Elevation Model (DEM) created for the Ocean Reports application is a combination of the NCEI Coastal Relief Model (CRM) and the GEBCO (2014) 1 arc-minute...
  • Federal

    AIS Base Stations

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A shore-based station that provides identity, time synchronization, and text messages, which report (message 4) every ten seconds and are identified by a 00MIDxxxxx...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Transit Counts 2024

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and...
  • Federal

    Military Surface Grid Areas

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A regular pattern of polygons that represent arbitrary delineations of an Operating Area (OPAREA). These data are a subset of the Navy's Common Operating Picture for...
  • Federal

    NOAA ENC Direct to GIS

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs) have been developed to support the marine transportation infrastructure and coastal management. The NOAA ENCs are in...
  • Federal

    Significant Wave Height and Direction

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Significant wave height is a spectrally derived time-series, which is the average of the highest third of the waves in a random seaway and roughly corresponds to the...
  • Federal

    Coastal Zone Management Act Boundary

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data represent the extent of the nation's coastal zone, as defined by the individual states and territories under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2022

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2025

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2023

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification...
  • Federal

    AIS Vessel Tracks 2016

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Vessels traveling in U.S. coastal and inland waters frequently use Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) for navigation safety. The U.S. Coast Guard collects AIS...
  • Federal

    Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    These data show the location for oil and gas platforms located in the state and federal waters of the United States. Generally, this data set does not show platforms...
99 datasets found

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