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NOS Hydrographic Surveys Collection

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Agency	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
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Date Released	20120302
Date Updated
Time Period	18370101 - Present
Frequency	As needed
Description	The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe navigation and to provide background data for engineers, scientific, and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data primarily consist of water depths, but may also include features (e.g. rocks, wrecks), navigation aids, shoreline identification, and bottom type information. NOAA is responsible for archiving and distributing the source data as described in this metadata record. Survey types are B: Hydrographic EEZ Surveys; D: Discovery Surveys; H: Hydrographic Surveys; F: Field Edit Surveys; W: Non-NOS Hydrographic Surveys.

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Data.gov Data Category Type	Geodata
Specialized Data Category Designation	Geospatial
Keywords	NASA/GCMD Services Keywords, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING, NASA/GCMD Services Keywords, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Unique ID	20206A40-B9CD-4E6C-AC13-576DA96F5551

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Citation	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
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Geographic Coverage	-180, -180, 90, -90

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OMB Control No. 3090-0284