Marine managed areas : best practices for boundary making

Bass, Suzanne.; Esch, Gerald G.

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Marine managed areas : best practices for boundary making

Published Date:

2006

[PDF - 2.32 MB]

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Personal Authors:

Bass, Suzanne. ; Esch, Gerald G. ;

Corporate Authors:

United States, Federal Geographic Data Committee., Marine Boundary Working Group. ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ;

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Description:

Introduction -- An overview of marine managed areas and marine boundary making -- Best practices for boundary making: Step 1. conceptualize the marine managed area -- Step 2. describe the marine boundary -- Step 3. generate the digital boundary -- Appendixes: A. Examples - marine managed area legal descriptions -- Appendix B. Primer on marine boundaries -- Appendix C. Boundary line types -- Appendix D. Checklist for writing a boundary description -- Appendix E. Reference section -- Appendix F. Federal data sources -- Appendix G. Acronyms.

Handbook on best practices for marine managed areas boundary making within a geographic information systems framework. Covers federal, State, and local marine managed areas. Produced under the auspices of the Federal Geographic Data Committee's Marine Boundary Working Group.

Document Type:

Document

Collection(s):

NOAA General Documents

Place as Subject:

United States

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