Mid Atlantic Coastal and Ocean Recreation Study - Sightseeing-based Activities

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Point 97, Surfrider Foundation, Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University, and The Nature Conservancy
Title:
Mid Atlantic Coastal and Ocean Recreation Study - Sightseeing-based Activities
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
The data is displayed using a 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer grid for the U.S. Mid Atlantic coastline and offshore areas. The grid was created in ArcGIS 10.1 using the "Create Fishnet" tool. A polygon shapefile was created covering the extent of the Mid Atlantic region and was used as the feature class the grid was created from. After the grid was created, a union was run to remove the grid cells that fell inland of the medium-resolution NOAA coastline. The final result was the 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer planning unit grid extending from New York down to Virginia, following the coastline, and extending offshore far enough to intersect all activity points. The grouped activity points were merged together and summarized to the planning unit grid, leaving each cell with a value equal to the number of points that fell within that cell. In the attribute table, the number of each individual activity that make up the activity group is available to see what activities took place within that particular cell.

Note that these environmental data and related items of information have not been formally disseminated by NOAA and do not represent and should not be construed to represent any agency determination, view, or policy.

Purpose:
The goal of this study was to gather data on coastal and ocean recreation spatial use patterns to inform marine planning efforts in the U.S. Mid Atlantic region. The following is a description of the methods used to create the data for the Mid Atlantic Coastal and Ocean Recreation Study. The data were collected through an online survey deployed from July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. The survey respondents provided spatial information by placing a marker to indicate where they recreated on the coast in the last 12 months. The activity points used for this sightseeing activities group were sitting in your car watching the scene, scenic enjoyment, photography, and wildlife viewing. This dataset shows a 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer planning unit grid that the sightseeing activity points were summarized to.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference:
Coastal and offshore areas of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130701
Ending_Date: 20131231
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.147691
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.566283
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.355568
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.437075
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Recreational activities, intensity of use
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre
Theme_Keyword: society
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword:
MARCO, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Oceans, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2013
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Point 97
Contact_Person: Cheryl Chen
Contact_Position: Lead Project Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 721 NW 9th Ave. Ste. 200
City: Portland
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97209
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (415) 596-3965
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl@pointnineseven.com

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1447

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140728
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Point 97
Contact_Person: Cheryl Chen
Contact_Position: Lead Project Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 721 NW 9th Ave.
Address: Ste. 200
City: Portland
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97209
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (415) 596-3965
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl@pointnineseven.com

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Point 97
Contact_Person: Cheryl Chen
Contact_Position: Lead Project Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 721 NW 9th Ave. Ste. 200
City: Portland
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97209
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (415) 596-3965
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl@pointnineseven.com

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000006714873101998366
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000006714873101998366
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: REG_Sightseeing_PUG_final
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TARGET_FID
Attribute_Definition: Cell number of planning unit grid.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PUG_cnt
Attribute_Definition: Number of grouped activity points that fall within each cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: sitincar
Attribute_Definition: Number of sitting in car watching the scene points within cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: scenic
Attribute_Definition: Number of scenic enjoyment activity points within cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: photo
Attribute_Definition: Number of photography activity points within cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wildlife
Attribute_Definition: Number of wildlife viewing activity in cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97

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