Coastal GeoNames, Northeast United States, 2010
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This point shapefile contains geographic names for coastal areas in the Northeastern United States. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types.
- Purpose
- To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 0.194 |
| Publisher | Coastal Services Center (U.S.) |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::4269 W 73°59ʹ26ʺ--W 66°56ʹ55ʺ/N 45°40ʹ13ʺ--N 40°31ʹ6ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | United States. Department of Commerce | |
| Creator | United States. National Ocean Service | |
| Creator | Coastal Services Center (U.S.) |
Subjects
| Subject | Names, Geographical |
|---|---|
| Subject | Buzzards Bay (Mass. : Bay) |
| Subject | Cape Cod Bay (Mass.) |
| Subject | Casco Bay (Me.) |
| Subject | Connecticut |
| Subject | Maine |
| Subject | Maine, Gulf of |
| Subject | Massachusetts Bay (Mass.) |
| Subject | Massachusetts |
| Subject | Nantucket Sound (Mass.) |
| Subject | New Hampshire |
| Subject | New York (State) |
| Subject | Penobscot Bay (Me.) |
| Subject | Rhode Island Sound (Mass. and R.I.) |
| Subject | Rhode Island |
| Subject | Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.) |
| Subject | Vineyard Sound (Mass.) |
| Subject | 2010 |
| Subject | Location |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| Use limitation | Not to be used for navigation |
|---|---|
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dv526vc6189 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service and NOAA Coastal Services Center. (2011). Coastal GeoNames, Northeast United States, 2010. NOAA Coastal Services Center.. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/dv526vc6189.
Collection
Northeast Ocean Data : Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States
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