NOAA's Hydrographic Surveys and Reports

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data to support the compilation of nautical charts and for safe navigation and to provide basic data for engineering, scientific and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data consists primarily of water depths but also includes features (rocks, wrecks, etc.), navigational aids, shoreline and some bottom type information. Such data can also be used for storm surge modeling and fish habitat studies and support a variety of maritime functions such as port and harbor maintenance, coastal engineering, and coastal zone management.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Downloadable data http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
21 Downloadable data http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
21 Downloadable data http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
21 Main webpage. https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/hydrographic-survey-data.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocs/dmp/pdf/39979.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39979
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://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • hydrography
  • coastal waters
  • sonar
  • national ocean service
  • bathymetry
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocs
  • united states
  • noaa
  • bathymetry/topography
  • office of coast survey
  • hydrographic data
  • coastline
  • morphology
  • charting
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • ocs
  • ocean
  • soundings
  • water depth
  • navigation surveys
  • seafloor topography
  • depth

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Ecosystem Vulnerability
  • Atmospheric, Earth and Ocean Sciences