# High Seas Marine Zones

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## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: National Weather Service
      Publication_Date: 19990208
      Title: High Seas Marine Zones
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD, USA
        Publisher: National Weather Service
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/highseas.htm>
  Description:
    Abstract: This data set contains polygons for High Seas Marine Zones.
    Purpose:
      This data set was designed to depict High Seas Marine Zones to be used for Marine Zone Forecasting in the National Weather Service.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 19981201
        Ending_Date: 19990208
    Currentness_Reference: complete to date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.047455
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.373660
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.984305
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -25.425994
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
      Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: National Weather Service
        Contact_Person: Ira Graffman
      Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1325 East West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: MD
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 713 0763 x 140
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301 713 9395
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ira.graffman@noaa.gov
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    The data is a polygon shapefile. The number of polygons match the number of zones in the dataset so it is assumed that there are no polygons that are too small.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 2,000,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The latitude and longitude in the area descriptions were used as polygon control points. Using ArcView, a polygon was drawn to the shoreline of the states overlapping the shoreline. The overlap was 'subtracted'' from the shoreline. The zone polygons were then saved as a separate shape file.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Counties
      Process_Date: 1998
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Ira Graffman
            Contact_Organization: National Weather Service
          Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            City: 1325 East West Highway
            State_or_Province: Silver Spring
            Postal_Code: MD
            Country: 20910
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 713 0763 x104
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301 713 9395
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ira.graffman@noaa.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000278
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000278
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: High Seas Marine Zones
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      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: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -12.65258
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.98969
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WFO
      Attribute_Definition: Office issuing forecasts for zone
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -160.05039
          Range_Domain_Maximum: -44.40095
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LAT
      Attribute_Definition: Latitude of centroid of zone polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LON
      Attribute_Definition: Longitude of centroid of zone polygon
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HEADING
      Attribute_Definition: Description of zone

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: National Weather Service
        Contact_Person: Roger Shriver
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 5.331

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20071009
  Metadata_Review_Date: 19991209
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: NWS
        Contact_Person: Ira Graffman
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1315 East West Highway
        City: Silver Spring
        State_or_Province: Maryland
        Postal_Code: 20910
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 713 1240 x 114
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ira.graffman@noaa.gov
      Hours_of_Service:
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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