Aids to Navigation Southeast United States

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Publication_Date: 2018
Title: Aids to Navigation Southeast United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Online_Linkage:
<http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis_ims/Description_Layers_Marine.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
This GIS data set represents the aids to navigation (ATONs) for the Seventh and Eighth Coast Guard Districts. The term "aids to navigation" refers to devices outside of a vessel that are used to assist mariners in determining their position, safe course or warn them of obstructions. Aids to navigation include light buoys and beacons. This data set includes federal aids, which are installed and maintained by the Coast Guard, as well as some privately maintained aids. This data set does not include unofficial (illegal) aids, such as PVC pipes, placed without permission. This data set is not certified for navigation and is not intended for navigation purposes. Each USCG district headquarters is responsible for updating its database on an as-needed basis. When existing aids are destroyed or relocated and new aids are installed, the database is updated. Each aid is assigned an official light listing number. The Light List is a document listing the status of the ATONs; it is regularly published and distributed. Interim changes to the Light List are published in local notices to mariners. In addition, the USCG broadcasts notices to mariners on the marine band radio as soon as changes in the status of individual aids are reported. Navigators should use the official notices to mariners to maintain current charts. Annual (or more frequent) updates of the Aids to Navigation database can be obtained from each USCG district headquarters.
Purpose:
This data set represents a GIS layer of ATONs as of June 26, 2018; with spatial extent of the Seventh Coast Guard District plus the Gulf of Mexico area from the Eighth Coast Guard District.
These data are not to be used for navigation or positional referencing. Users are instructed to consult the appropriate navigational chart, notice to mariners, and light list for any purpose other than natural resource conservation planning. Due to the possibility of unknown errors in reporting, projection or datums the accuracy of these data are not certified. The existence, position and description of features might have changed since data were originally compiled.
Supplemental_Information:
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20180626
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -98.515159
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.727514
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.975080
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.491732
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRItheme
Theme_Keyword: ATONs
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: boating
Theme_Keyword:
human impact (boating, pollution, oil spills, dredging, runoff, coastal build up)
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme_Keyword: coastal
Theme_Keyword: marine
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRIplace
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: south Florida
Place_Keyword: southeast Florida
Place_Keyword: north Florida
Place_Keyword: northeast Florida
Place_Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: Lake Okeechobee
Place_Keyword: Saint Johns River
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: Bahamas
Place_Keyword: Caribbean
Place_Keyword: Florida Panhandle
Place_Keyword: Florida Peninsula
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Florida Waterbodies
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Region
Place_Keyword: FWC Region-North Central
Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Northeast
Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Northwest
Place_Keyword: FWC Region-South
Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Southwest
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Water Management Districts
Place_Keyword: Northwest Florida Water Management District
Place_Keyword: South Florida Water Management District
Place_Keyword: Southwest Florida Water Management District
Place_Keyword: St. Johns River Water Management District
Place_Keyword: Suwannee River Water Management District
Access_Constraints:
These data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.
Use_Constraints:
These data are not to be used for navigation or positional referencing. Users are instructed to consult the appropriate navigational chart, notice to mariners, and light list for any purpose other than natural resource conservation planning. Due to the possibility of unknown errors in reporting, projection or datums the accuracy of these data are not certified. The existence, position and description of features might have changed since data were originally compiled.
Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Data_Set_Credit:
The Seventh and Eighth U.S. Coast Guard Districts provided the source data used to create this spatial data set.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
Security_Classification: Available without restriction
Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes are accurate as the source data. FWRI has not attempted to verify attribute accuracy, but typographical errors may exist.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Records without coordinates were removed.
Completeness_Report:
Aids without coordinates have been removed. Otherwise this data set is complete as the source data provided by the Coast Guard.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
FWRI has not attempted to verify horizontal positional accuracy, but typographical errors may exist in the source data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Coast Guard
Publication_Date: 20180626
Title: V3D07WeeklyChanges.xml
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Online_Linkage: <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates>
Type_of_Source_Media: XML
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20180626
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: District 7
Source_Contribution: Aids to Navigation for U.S. Coast Guard District 7.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Coast Guard
Publication_Date: 20180626
Title: V4D08GMWeeklyChanges.xml
Online_Linkage: <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates>
Type_of_Source_Media: XML
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20180626
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: District 8
Source_Contribution:
Aids to Navigation for U.S. Coast Guard District 8 Sector Mobile.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The source data were downloaded as XML Spreadsheets from the Coast Guard Light List Weekly Updates site. FWRI reformatted the latitude and longitude to decimal degrees in order to convert to shapefile using the Add X,Y tool in ArcMap. FWRI also added additional attributes based on the information provided by the coast guard in order to create symbology fields. See the Entity and Attribute Section for more information.
Process_Date: 20180626
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1697
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.0
Standard_Parallel: 31.5
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0
False_Easting: 400000.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: atons_uscg_point_2018
Entity_Type_Definition: Aids to navigation point data.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: District
Attribute_Definition: Coast Guard District
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Seventh Coast Guard District
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eighth Coast Guard District
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LLNR
Attribute_Definition: Light List Number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Light List Number (not unique within this data set)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: XREF
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Aid_Name
Attribute_Definition: Full name of navigation aid
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Aid_Type
Attribute_Definition: Type of navigation aid (private or federal)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATDD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.65
Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.875042
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Structure_
Attribute_Definition: Physical characteristics of aid
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONDD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -97.758333
Range_Domain_Maximum: -64.451417
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Characteri
Attribute_Definition:
Codes describing the aid characteristics as described in "Light List" publication from the Dept of Homeland Security and the USGS
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Light List (vol iii and iv)
Codeset_Source: <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightlists>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Night_Day
Attribute_Definition: Visible night/day/or both
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Remarks
Attribute_Definition: Additional remarks
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Aid_Locati
Attribute_Definition: Textual description of aid location
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numbers and text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Symbol
Attribute_Definition:
Concatenation of DESCRIPT and ODD_EVEN and AIS. Used to define categories for symbology
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alphanumeric value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AIS
Attribute_Definition: Indicates AIS buoy (Automated Information System)
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: generated
Attribute_Definition: Date generated
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AID_LABEL
Attribute_Definition:
Alphanumeric designation taken from last 3 values in cell Aid_Name field
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Alphanumeric value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AID_NUM
Attribute_Definition: Number from Aid_Label
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ODD_EVEN
Attribute_Definition: Indicates whether numbers in Aid_Numb field are odd or even
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ASSIGNED_L
Attribute_Definition: Latitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ASSIGNED_1
Attribute_Definition: Longitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USCG
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Coded Description of aid type (from Aid_Name)
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DBN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Daybeacon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lighted Buoy
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Light
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RACN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: RACON
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range front light
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RFDB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range front daybeacon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range rear light
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RRDB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range rear daybeacon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ULB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unlighted buoy
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VAIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Virtual AIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ABDBN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Abandoned Daybeacon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ABLT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Abandoned Light
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT2
Attribute_Definition: Textual description of navigation aid
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produced data set; 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 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20180806
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20190806
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: No restrictions on metadata
Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
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