Marine managed areas : best practices for boundary making / Marine Boundary Working Group, Federal Geographic Data Committee ; contributors, Suzanne Bass [and others] ; editor, Gerald G. Esch ; graphic designer, Frank Ruopoli.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Bass, Suzanne.

Esch, Gerald G.

United States. Federal Geographic Data Committee. Marine Boundary Working Group

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine parks and reserves--United States--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Marine parks and reserves.

Marine resources conservation--United States--Management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Marine resources conservation.

Boundaries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Boundaries.

Marine parks and reserves--Management.

Marine resources conservation--Management.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (66 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, [2006]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed June 11, 2008).

"June 2006"--1st prelim. page

"Coordination and funding of the printing of this publication were provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)"--Acknowledgments

Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-63).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Marine managed areas

OCLC:

231689723

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified