Data and Resources
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MPA_Inventory_Sites_ForWeb
Database of MPA geospatial data
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ESRI File geodatabaseZIP
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
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| Publisher | NOAA's Ocean Service, National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC) |
| Homepage URL | http://www.marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ |
| Contact Name | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office Of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Marine Protected Areas Center (MPAC) |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Public Access Level | Public |
| Limitations | These data are publicly accessible and downloadable via http://www.marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ |
| Spatial Coverage | |
| Place Keywords | |
| Bounding Coordinate |
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| Purpose | The inventory represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal and territorial entities to provide a publicly available source of comprehensive information on place-based marine conservation efforts under U.S. federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdiction. |
| Identification Information Citation |
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| Credit | NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in joint effort with the US Department of the Interior |
| Progress | Complete |
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | Annually |
| Completeness Report | This version of the MPA Inventory contains geospatial boundaries for 1,618 of the 1,776 identified marine protected areas, and is considered complete as of May 2013. New and/or altered sites that are not currently present in the database will be added annually, as data are made available. Please note that site inclusion into the MPA inventory required that the site meet specific definition and conservation criteria that are thoroughly detailed on the www.marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov website. |
| Use Constraints | These data are in the Public domain. The data are not to be used for navigation. For more information, see the accuracy section. |
| Point of Contact |
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| Point of Contact Address |
Address Type:
mailing and physical address
99 Pacific St., Suite 100-F Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Metadata Contact |
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| Metadata Contact Address |
Address Type:
mailing and physical
99 Pacific Street, Suite 100F Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Distributor Contact |
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| Distributor Contact Address |
Address Type:
mailing and physical
99 Pacific St., Suite 100-F Monterey, CA 93940 |
| Distribution Liability | The MPA Center shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained in this database. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and within the limitations of geospatial data in general, and these data in particular. |
| Time Period of Content |
Date:
20130521
Time: |
| Currentness Reference | publication date |
| Native Dataset Environment | Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.0.2414 |
| Last Updated | May 8, 2019, 21:48 (UTC) |