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 Main webpage. https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/data/hydrographic-survey-data.html
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocs/dmp/pdf/39979.pdf
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
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39979
21 Downloadable data https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
21 Downloadable data https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
21 Downloadable data https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas/gd_sys.html
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39979
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 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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