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U.S. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Boundaries Inventory 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209248)

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The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive GIS catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States in 2017. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation.
  • Cite as: NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center (2020). U.S. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Boundaries Inventory 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209248). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209248. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2017-01-01 to 2017-01-01
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: 180
South: -15
North: 74
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-05-14
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose The inventory represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal and territorial entities to provide a publicly available source of comprehensive information on place-based marine conservation efforts under U.S. federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdiction. Data from the Inventory are used to report on national and global scale statistics on ocean conservation.
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  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center (2020). U.S. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Boundaries Inventory 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209248). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209248. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Agency: US Department of the Interior (DOI)
Theme keywords NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Provider Keywords
  • MPA Inventory - U.S. Marine Protected Area Boundaries 2017
  • Marine Boundaries
  • Marine Conservation Areas
  • Marine Protected Areas
  • Ocean Conservation
  • Water - Oceans and Coasts
Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • KGW917
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • North America
  • United States
  • United States Marine waters
Project keywords Provider Project Names
  • National Marine Protected Areas Center
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center (2020). U.S. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Boundaries Inventory 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209248). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209248. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-05-14T17:12:12Z - NCEI Accession 0209248 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: MPA Inventory - U.S. Marine Protected Area Boundaries 2017 (measured); Units: geospatial boundary data; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: other; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Boundaries gathered from several state and federal authoritative sources, curated and classified to NOAA MPA classification standard.; Data Quality Method: Boundaries not modified from original source with the exception of reprojection..
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • GPS
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