Mid Atlantic Boater Survey - Intensity of Boating Activities

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University, Center for Survey Research at University of Massachusetts Boston, The Nature Conservancy, and Point 97
Publication_Date: 20140731
Title: Mid Atlantic Boater Survey - Intensity of Boating Activities
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Portland, OR
Publisher: Point 97
Description:
Abstract:
The dataset was created to show the location of recreational boating activities in the Mid Atlantic region.
Purpose:
The goal of this study was to gather data on recreational boating patterns and activities in ocean and coastal waters of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region—covering the states of New Jersey, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. The following is a description of the methods used to create the data for the Mid Atlantic Boater Survey. The data were collected each month through an online survey deployed from June 4, 2013 to December 1, 2013. The survey respondents provided spatial information by drawing their boating routes and placing one or more markers to indicate where they recreated in the last month. The activity points used for this analysis were fishing, other, relaxing, scenic enjoyment, swimming, and wildlife viewing. This dataset shows the intensity of these boating related activities summarized to a 5 kilometer planning unit grid.

Please note this data set should not be construed as representative of private boater activity as a whole.  Due to the limited number of survey respondents, the data represents only a portion of actual offshore private boating activities.

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.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20130604
Ending_Date: 20131201
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.191
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.054
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.066
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.45
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: intensity of use
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre
Theme_Keyword: recreational activities
Theme_Keyword: society
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Please note this data set should not be construed as representative of private boater activity as a whole.  Due to the limited number of survey respondents, the data represents only a portion of actual offshore private boating activities.
 
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: Ste. 200
Address: 721 NW 9th Ave.
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: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 833

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: recbt_all_pts_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: Unique grid cell number the summed points will be associated with.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: fishing
Attribute_Definition: The sum of fishing activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: other
Attribute_Definition: The sum of other activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: relaxing
Attribute_Definition: The sum of relaxing activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: scenicview
Attribute_Definition: The sum of scenic enjoyment activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: swimming
Attribute_Definition: The sum of swimming activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wildview
Attribute_Definition: The sum of wildlife viewing activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: act_count
Attribute_Definition: The sum of all activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: user_count
Attribute_Definition: The sum of users placing activity points within the grid cell.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Point 97
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Distribution_Information:
Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints 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: Ste. 200
Address: 721 NW 9th Ave.
City: Portland
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97209
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (415) 596-3965
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cheryl@pointnineseven.com

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140801
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

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Map_Projection_Parameters:
Other_Projection's_Definition:
PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
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

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