Bathymetry of Bahamas and Cuba

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), Coastal and Marine Resource Assessment (CAMRA)
Publication Date: 1997
Title: camra_mrgis_offshore_bahamascuba
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Publication Information:

Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher: FWC, FMRI, CAMRA

Description:

Abstract:
This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of South Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11013 39th Ed., Apr 25/92. FMRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart. This data set also includes the Bahamas shoreline.
Purpose:
To represent marine depth contours, primarily for small-scale (large area) cartographic purposes.
Supplemental Information: These data are not to be used for navigation. User should be aware that later versions of the source charts may be available and that contours may have changed. Consult the most recent paper or digital charts available and appropriate coast pilot. The only shoreline represented in this data set is that of the Bahamas.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 4/25/1992

Currentness Reference: These data were digitized 08/1997

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Description of Geographic Extent:
Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -85.566626
East Bounding Coordinate: -72.457064
North Bounding Coordinate: 27.930466
South Bounding Coordinate: 19.117987

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: FMRItheme
Theme Keyword: bathymetry
Theme Keyword: contours
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme Keyword: mapping
Theme Keyword: marine

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place Keyword: Florida Keys
Place Keyword: Florida Straits
Place Keyword: Bahamas
Place Keyword: Caribbean
Place Keyword: Biscayne Bay
Place Keyword: Upper Keys
Place Keyword: Middle Keys
Place Keyword: Lower Keys
Place Keyword: south Florida
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: southeast Florida

Stratum:

Temporal:

Taxonomy:

Access Constraints: Available with caution
Use Constraints: Available with caution
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Organization: FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)

Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Data Set Credit: Security Information:

Security Classification System: FMRI-DC
Security Classification: Available
Security Handling Description: Warn user about source map scale. 1: 1.2 million

Native Data Set Environment: Windows NT Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.415

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
Attribute accuracy "Fair". Attribute accuracy determined to be approximately 95%. Test conducted on 5% of randomly selected features, which were compared to source material.
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment:

Attribute Accuracy Value: 95%

Logical Consistency Report:
Attribute Description: Data are topologically and logically consistent. Used Frequency command in ArcInfo to verify logical consistency. All attribute values fall within defined values. Line topology present.
Completeness Report:
Some contours were interpolated using other sources such as nautical charts and depth soundings (Geodas). This was only done in areas where text on the chart covered a contour.
Lineage:
Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service.
Publication Date: 4/25/1992
Title: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nautical Chart 11013
Edition: 39
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Paper Nautical Chart
Publication Information:

Publisher: NOAA

Other Citation Details: NOAA Chart 11013
has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999

Source Scale Denominator: 1200000
Type of Source Media: chart
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 4/25/1992

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NOS
Source Contribution: The source chart (11013) provided depth contours measured in fathoms

Process Step:

Process Description: Contours digitized in ArcInfo off NOAA Nautical Chart #11013 at a 1:1,200,000 scale
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NOS
Process Date: 1997
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation:
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Organization: FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)

Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 4934

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude Resolution: 0.0
Longitude Resolution: 0.0

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Standard Parallel: 24.0
Standard Parallel: 31.5
Longitude of Central Meridian: -84.0
False Easting: 400000.0
False Northing: 0.0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.001863
Ordinate Resolution: 0.001863

Planar Distance Units: meters

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: fmri.offshore_bahamascuba_arc
Entity Type Definition: Depth contours, in fathoms, for waters off South Florida, Bahamas & Cuba. Shoreline for Bahamas present.
Entity Type Definition Source: NOS Nautical Chart 11013. 39th Ed., Apr/92

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FATHOM
Attribute Definition: Depth of contour in fathoms. 0 = shoreline 999 = chart border 3 = 3 fathoms or 18 feet 10 = 10 fathoms or 60 feet 20 = 20 fathoms or 120 feet 50 = 50 fathoms or 300 feet 100 = 100 fathoms or 600 feet 1000 = 1000 fathoms or 6000 feet
Attribute Domain Values:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: internal coverage value

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: internal coverage value

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: internal coverage value

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FEET
Attribute Definition: Depth of contour in feet. 0 = shoreline 999 = chart border 18 = 18 feet or 3 fathoms 60 = 60 feet or 10 fathoms 120 = 120 feet or 20 fathoms 300 = 300 feet or 50 fathoms 600 = 600 feet or 100 fathoms 6000 = 6000 feet or 1000 fathoms
Attribute Definition Source: 1 fathom = 6 feet. National Institute of Standards and Technology http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/appxc/$temp.htm

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Organization: FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)

Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Resource Description: fmri.offshore_bahamascuba_arc
Distribution Liability: This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FMRI produced data set or the appropriate originator; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Marine Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Time of Day: Known

Metadata Date: 04/24/2001
Metadata Review Date: 09/30/2003
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Organization: FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)

Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: No restrictions
Metadata Use Constraints: No restrictions on metadata. Data not to be used for navigation.
Metadata Security Information:

Metadata Security Classification System: FMRI-MC
Metadata Security Classification: Available
Metadata Security Handling Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata Extensions:

User Defined Text:
Label: Distribution Status
Value: Available

User Defined Memo:

Label: User Note
Value: NOTE: This was digitized off a chart with a scale of 1:1.2 million. Therefore, this coverage is to be used with some caution. An attribute analysis returned a 5% error. Though not quantified, there appears to be a degree of positional error that may be unacceptable for some uses.

User Defined Text:
Label: Similar Data
Value: Several other bathymetry data layers from different sources available also.