Automatic Identification System (AIS) in US Offshore Waters Vessel Traffic Data

Description

Vessel traffic data or Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and international waters in real-time. In the U.S. the Coast Guard and industry collect AIS data, which can also be used for a variety of coastal management purposes. NOAA and BOEM have worked jointly to make available these data from the U.S. Coast Guards national network of AIS receivers. The original records were filtered to a one-minute frequency rate and were subsetted to depict the location and description of vessels broadcasting within the Exclusive Economic Zone. MarineCadastre.gov AIS data are divided by month and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01591/html
0 This dataset is not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI to place a request for access to the archived data. The data can also be found via the Marine Cadastre AIS webpage, link is the documentation section. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 FAQ on how to use the data https://marinecadastre.gov/ais/faq/
0 The data variables of AIS published by the U.S. Coast Guard NAVCEN https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=AISMessages
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 MarineCadastre.gov website to download AIS data. https://marinecadastre.gov/ais/

Tags

  • navigation
  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • ais
  • environmental governance/management
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • ship traffic
  • continent
  • noaa
  • north america
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • automatic identification system
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • vessel traffic
  • national centers for environmental information
  • vessel density

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