NOAA ENC Direct to GIS: Lateral Beacon

Content Citation

Title: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS: Lateral Beacon
Content Type: Downloadable Data
Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)    Contact
Publication Date: 2001
 

Content Description

Abstract: NOAA's ENC Direct to GIS web portal provides comprehensive access to display, query, and download all available NOAA ENC data in a variety of GIS/CAD formats for non-navigational purposes using Internet mapping service technology. A beacon is a prominent specially constructed object forming a conspicuous mark as a fixed aid to navigation or for use in hydrographic survey (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5thEdition, 420). A lateral beacon is used to indicate the port or starboard handside of the route to be followed. They are generally used for well defined channels and are used in conjunction with a conventional direction of buoyage.(UKHO NP 735, 5th Edition)
Purpose: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS Internet Mapping Service is designed to allow for the visualization, querying and downloading of NOAAżżżżżżs Electronic Navigational Chart's (NOAA ENC) data in common Geographic Information System (GIS) formats.


Content Status

Progress: In work
Update Frequency: As needed

Content Keywords

Theme Keywords: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category , Nautical Charting , Tri - Service Spatial Data Standard , Transportation , Marine navigation , None , Lateral Beacon , Aids to Navigation , ISO 19115 Topic Category , Boundaries , Oceans , Transportation
Place Keywords: U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone , U.S. territories , U.S. waters

Spatial Domain

West Coordinate: -179.43
East Coordinate: 174.61
North Coordinate: 65.67
South Coordinate: 17.57

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Access and Usage Information

Access Constraints: None.
Usage Constraints: NOAA ENC Direct to GIS data is not intended for navigational purposes. This data is provided for use in GIS software packages for coastal planning and research.