Datasets / Precautionary Areas in U.S. Waters


Precautionary Areas in U.S. Waters

Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Issued over 9 years ago

US
beta

Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

The GIS REST service for "Precautionary Areas in U.S. Waters" provides raster maps of precautionary areas which are defined as A routing measure comprising an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of traffic flow may be recommended. These areas are derived from NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts. This serivce is a cartographic representation of marine source data based on S-57 data format and content specification