North Atlantic Passenger AIS Vessel Density 2012

Description:

This raster dataset represents density of passenger vessel traffic in 2012 from vessels with Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders in 100 meter grid cells. The dataset is best interpreted using a high to low density scale and does not represent actual vessel counts. in the Northeastern United States. AISs are a navigation safety device that transmits and monitors the location and characteristics of many vessels in U.S. and international waters in real-time. To support efforts for regional coastal and ocean planning by the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC). Not to be used for navigation This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Creator:

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publisher:

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Raster data

Subject:

Ships--Automatic identification systems, Harbors--Traffic control, Shipping, Passenger ships, Oceans, Environment, and Transportation

Theme:

Oceans, Environment, and Transportation

Temporal Coverage:

2012

Date Issued:

2014

Spatial Coverage:

Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay (Mass.), Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.), Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.), Maine, Gulf of, Massachusetts Bay (Mass.), and Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

GeoTIFF

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pb889jn7902