Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: 20120410 Title: Modified (only including the area around Puerto Rico) Maritime Limits and Boundaries of United States of America Edition: 3.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Online_Linkage: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/mbound.htm Online_Linkage: http://ocs-gis.ncd.noaa.gov/maritime_boundaries/USMaritimeLimitsNBoundariesSHP.zip Online_Linkage: http://ocs-gis.ncd.noaa.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/CMSP/US_Maritime_Limits_Boundaries/MapServer Description: Abstract: NOAA is responsible for depicting on its nautical charts the limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The outer limit of each of these zones is measured from the U.S. normal baseline, which coincides with the low water line depicted on NOAA charts and includes closing lines across the entrances of legal bays and rivers, consistent with international law. The U.S. baseline and associated maritime limits are reviewed and approved through the interagency U.S. Baseline Committee, which is chaired by the U.S. Department of State. The Committee serves the function of gaining interagency consensus on the proper location of the baseline using the provisions of the 1958 Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, to ensure that the seaward extent of U.S. maritime zones do not exceed the breadth that is permitted by international law. In 2002 and in response to mounting requests for digital maritime zones, NOAA launched a project to re-evaluate the U.S. baseline in partnership with other federal agencies via the U.S. Baseline Committee. The focus of the baseline evaluation was NOAA's largest scale, most recent edition nautical charts as well as supplemental source materials for verification of certain charted features. This dataset is a result of the 2002-present initiative and reflects a multi-year iterative project whereby the baseline and associated maritime limits were re-evaluated on a state or regional basis. In addition to the U.S. maritime limits, the U.S. maritime boundaries with opposite or adjacent countries as well as the US/Canada International Boundary (on land and through the Great Lakes) are also included in this dataset. Purpose: The primary purpose of this dataset is to update the official depiction of these maritime zones and maritime boundaries on NOAA's nautical charts. The limits of these zones are subject to modification, as represented on future charts. The limits shown on the most recent chart edition take precedence. Supplemental_Information: For more detailed information about specific regional limits and boundaries, refer to the supplemental information documents. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20120410 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.481889 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -63.888889 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.854251 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.928194 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: Polyline Theme_Keyword: Maritime Theme_Keyword: Boundary Theme_Keyword: Limit Theme_Keyword: Law of the Sea Theme_Keyword: Territorial Sea Theme_Keyword: Contiguous Zone Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone Theme_Keyword: Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, December 1988 Theme_Keyword: Presidential Proclamation No. 7219, August 1999 Theme_Keyword: Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, March 1983 Theme_Keyword: US/Russia Maritime Boundary Agreement, 1990 Theme_Keyword: Federal Register, Vol 60, No. 163, August 23, 1995 Theme_Keyword: ICJ Judgment, Gulf of Maine, 1984 Theme_Keyword: International Boundary Commission Theme_Keyword: US/Cook Islands Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1980 Theme_Keyword: US/Cuba Maritime Boundary Agreement, 1977 Theme_Keyword: US/Japan Exchange of Notes, 1994 Theme_Keyword: US/Mexico Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1970 Theme_Keyword: US/Mexico Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1978 Theme_Keyword: US/New Zealand (Tokelau) Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1980 Theme_Keyword: US/Niue Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1997 Theme_Keyword: US/UK (Anguilla) Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1993 Theme_Keyword: US/UK (British Virgin Islands) Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1993 Theme_Keyword: US/Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty, 1978 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: boundaries Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Theme_Keyword: Marine Boundaries Theme_Keyword: Nautical Charting Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Alaska Place_Keyword: Hawaii Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands Place_Keyword: Maine Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: Delaware Place_Keyword: Maryland Place_Keyword: Virginia Place_Keyword: North Carolina Place_Keyword: South Carolina Place_Keyword: Georgia Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Alabama Place_Keyword: Mississippi Place_Keyword: Louisiana Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: Johnston Atoll Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Place_Keyword: Guam Place_Keyword: Wake Island Place_Keyword: American Samoa Place_Keyword: Howland Island Place_Keyword: Baker Island Place_Keyword: Jarvis Island Place_Keyword: Kingman Reef Place_Keyword: Palmyra Atoll Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: NOT FOR LEGAL USE. These limits and boundaries were created for internal purposes only to update the charted maritime limits and maritime boundaries on NOAA charts. These limits and boundaries do not represent the official depiction. For official depiction, please see NOAA's paper or raster nautical charts. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Contact_Position: Chief Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East West Highway City: Silver Spring State_or_Province: MD Postal_Code: 20910 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301)713-2780 x 127 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301)713-4019 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: meredith.westington@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 0900 EST - 1700 EST Native_Data_Set_Environment: CARIS' Law of the Sea: Limits and Boundaries v.4.0 Service Pack 6; Esri ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 and 10; Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Due to software and process limitations, this dataset does not contain attributes that speak to the issue of accuracy. The accuracy of this dataset is dependent on the map resolution created in CARIS LOTS, the chart scale used to derive the baseline from which the maritime limits are measured, and coordinate precision of maritime boundary coordinates that are defined in treaties or in the 1995 Federal Register Notice. Logical_Consistency_Report: The maritime limits reflect the baseline as depicted on relevant largest scale, most recent edition raster nautical charts of the area. They are believed to be logically consistent. Completeness_Report: This dataset is complete. Maritime limits are ambulatory; therefore, the limits may be updated at a later date if the charted depictions of the farthest seaward low-water mark changes. In addition, the maritime boundaries portion of this dataset may be updated if a new maritime boundary agreement is established or revised. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No specific test was performed on the dataset. The maritime limits are a reflection of the largest scale raster nautical charts of the area. The number of decimal places used in the output format does not imply an accuracy level higher than the source chart documents. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The maritime limits are projected from salient points along a designated baseline, which is generally referred to as the farthest seaward low-water mark depicted on the largest scale, most recent edition raster nautical charts. When necessary, hydrographic surveys were referenced to ensure the depiction of certain rocks on NOAA's nautical charts dry at mean lower low water. Beyond utilizing the tidally-referenced shoreline depicted on NOAA's nautical charts, no specific test was used to determine the vertical accuracy of the points. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: 20110501 Title: Regional Digital Maritime Limits and Maritime Boundaries Edition: Latest edition Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Type_of_Source_Media: Vector digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2002 Ending_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: REGION_LIMITS Source_Contribution: The limits of the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, 24 nautical mile Contiguous Zone, and 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone as well as the maritime boundaries were published in vector digital data format on a state or region basis between 2002 and 2010. These previously published regional data were used as source for this dataset. They were compiled together and further attributed. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: International Boundary Commission Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Geographical Positions along the International Boundary (NAD83) Edition: Latest edition Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Text Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: International Boundary Commission Online_Linkage: http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/products.html Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1915 Ending_Date: 1986 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: IBC Source_Contribution: US/Canada international boundary polyline was constructed using published coordinates from the US/Canada International Boundary Commission. The polyline was used as a source of this dataset. The boundary was merged with OCS' published maritime limits and maritime boundaries and further attributed Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Merged Digital Maritime Limits and Maritime Boundaries Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: geodatabase feature class Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MERGED Source_Contribution: Single dataset in WGS84 of digital state/regional maritime limits, created by merging published Esri Shapefiles from NOAA's Office of Coast Survey website. Dataset was merged with the US/Canada international boundary to create the approved US maritime limits and boundaries dataset. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: US/Canada international Boundary Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USCANADABOUND Source_Contribution: Polylines of the US/Canada international boundary contructed from coordinates obtained from the IBC. Polylines combined with maritime limits to created the approved US maritime limits and boundaries dataset. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: 20110501 Title: US Baseline Committee Approved Maritime Limits and Boundaries Edition: latest edition Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2011 Ending_Date: Present Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: APPRV_LIMITS Source_Contribution: Digital US maritime limits, maritime boundaries, and international boundaries were approved by the interagency US Baseline Committee. Dataset is continually revised based on changes to nautical charts or by special request. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Nautical Charts Edition: latest edition Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey (OCS), Marine Chart Division (MCD) Online_Linkage: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ Type_of_Source_Media: chart Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2011 Ending_Date: Present Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NCHART Source_Contribution: NOAA's Nautical charts are used to derive the US baseline, which incorporates the charted low-water line and closing lines across entrances to legal bays, rivers, and harbors. The most recent edition, largest scale nautical charts are used as a source of the baseline. Process_Step: Process_Description: From 2002 to 2010, the interagency U.S. Baseline Committee re-evaluated the U.S. baseline and associated maritime limits as depicted on NOAA charts on a state or regional basis. As a result of this multiple year, iterative project, digital state/regional maritime limits, including the 200nm EEZ, were produced and published in Esri Shapefile format on NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey website. To create a seamless, continuous maritime limits dataset, OCS did the following: 1) transformed the state/regional digital limits, in SHP format, from NAD83 to WGS84; 2) merged the WGS84 SHP files into a single dataset using Esri ArcGIS and imported into a file geodatabase; 3) segmented the merged limits according to chart symbology groupings as well as feature type (e.g. maritime boundary, maritime limit, or land boundary) to more closely match NOAA charts; and 4) re-attributed the dataset Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: REGION_LIMITS Process_Date: 201103 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MERGED Process_Step: Process_Description: The coordinates of US/Canada international boundary were obtained from International Boundary Commission in NAD83 and saved into a text file. A point shapefile was created based on the text file in NAD83 and then transformed to WGS84. Polylines were constructed using the point shapefile. All polylines were constructed as rhumb lines, except the following three portions: 1) line segment from 43.631127N, 76.796687W to 43.631127N, 78.690388W; 2) line segment from 41.676561N, 82.397473W to 41.676561N, 82.679716W; 3) line segment in Gulf of Maine ruled by ICJ. These three portions were constructed as geodesic lines. The polylines were segmented according to the grouping of published coordinates on IBC website. New attributes were created and the polyline was attributed. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: IBC Process_Date: 201103 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: USCANADABOUND Process_Step: Process_Description: US/Canada international boundaries generated in the second process step were imported into file geodatabase and merged with maritime limits generated in the first process step. Topology rules were established in the file geodatabase to detect overlapping, self-intersecting, and dangling polyline features. Any topological errors flagged by topology check were investigated and corrected when necessary. When a polyline feature spans across -/+180 longitude, Esri clips the feature at the longitude, resulting in dangling polyline. Topology errors as a result of clipping at 180 longitude were marked as exception. Other topology errors were corrected. The dataset was exported as a shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MERGED Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USCANADABOUND Process_Date: 201103 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: APPRV_LIMITS Process_Step: Process_Description: Maritime limits and boundaries are updated using the most recent edition, largest scale nautical charts. Updates are triggered by a new chart edition, or by a formal request to re-evaluate the baseline. Charts are used as a backdrop in the Esri ArcMap environment to create vector shorelines and lines closing the entrances to legal bays, rivers, and harbors. These lines are imported to the Caris LOTS environment. The "Enevelope of Arcs from normal baselines" tool is applied to vector shorelines, and the "Envelope of Arcs from straight baselines" tool is applied to closing lines. As input to the tools, OCS selects the limit distance in nautical miles and designates minimum attributes for the baseline points. The tool generates the contributing baseline points and the boundary limit using a wagon-wheel filtering process of rolling a circle with a diameter specified by the limit distance and choosing the seaward-most points along the low water line. Previously approved limits are manually intersected and replaced with the revised limits to create seamless, revised limit lines. Caris generated EOA control lines, which display how baseline points contribute to particular arc segments of the limit line, are used to inform the manual intersect and replace function. The final dataset is exported from Caris to a shapefile in WGS84, and attributed in the Esri ArcMap environment. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: APPRV_LIMITS Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NCHART Process_Date: 20120410 Process_Step: Process_Description: Maritime boundaries for the perimeter of the Puerto Rico EEZ were selected and exported as a shapefile using Esri ArcMap 9.3 tools Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USMaritimeLimitsNBoundaries Process_Date: 20120524 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pr_eez_region Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Polloni Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1589 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2280 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cpolloni@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 9AM to 5PM; M- F Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 367 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000000000000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Maritime Limits and Boundaries Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features Attribute: Attribute_Label: OBJECTID Attribute: Attribute_Label: BOUND_ID Attribute_Definition: Boundary ID Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique ID of this feature Attribute: Attribute_Label: REGION Attribute_Definition: Identifier of the general area, state(s), or territory from which the limit is drawn Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Contains free text of the general area, state(s), or territory name Attribute: Attribute_Label: FEAT_TYPE Attribute_Definition: Type of Feature Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Maritime Limit Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Limit of the U.S. maritime zone Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Maritime Boundary Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: International maritime boundary between the U.S. and a neighboring country Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Land Boundary Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: International land boundary between the U.S. and a neighboring country Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: TS Attribute_Definition: Territorial Sea Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is not the 12nm territorial sea limit or a segment of territorial sea from 0 to 12nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is the 12nm territorial sea limit or a segment of territorial sea from 0 to 12nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: CZ Attribute_Definition: Contiguous Zone Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is not the 24nm contiguous zone limit or a segment of contiguous zone from 12nm to 24nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is the 24nm contiguous zone limit or a segment of contiguous zone from 12nm to 24nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: EEZ Attribute_Definition: Exclusive Economic Zone Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is not the 200nm EEZ or a segment of the EEZ per customary international law from 12nm to 200nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is the 200nm EEZ or a segment of the EEZ per customary international law from 12nm to 200nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: F_EEZ Attribute_Definition: U.S. Fishery EEZ Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is not the 200nm EEZ or a segment of U.S. fishery EEZ from the limit of the states’ jurisdiction to 200nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is the 200nm EEZ or a segment of U.S. fishery EEZ from the limit of the states’ jurisdiction to 200nm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: PUB_DATE Attribute_Definition: Publication Date Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Publication date of the limit/boundary line in MM/DD/YYYY format Attribute: Attribute_Label: APPRV_DATE Attribute_Definition: Approval date of baseline points by the ad hoc Committee on the U.S. Baseline Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Date Field formatted as MM/DD/YYYY for the date on which the limits were approved by the U.S. Baseline Committee, chaired by the Department of State Attribute: Attribute_Label: LEGAL_AUTH Attribute_Definition: Legal Authority Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text referencing the legal source of the limit/boundary Attribute: Attribute_Label: AOR Attribute_Definition: Agency of Responsibility Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: The government agency that is responsible for publishing and managing the limit/boundary on NOAA charts Attribute: Attribute_Label: NOTE Attribute_Definition: Note Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text containing special notes about the limit/boundary Attribute: Attribute_Label: UNILATERAL Attribute_Definition: Unilateral Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is not a segment of a U.S. unilateral maritime boundary claim Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is a segment of a U.S. unilateral maritime boundary claim Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: SYMBOL Attribute_Definition: Symbology Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A black line of alternating crosses, generally conveying a land boundary per Chart No.1 symbol N40 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A solid grey line interspersed with fish symbols at regular intervals, generally conveying the U.S. Fishery EEZ limit, per a combination of Chart No.1 symbols N42 and N45 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A solid grey line, generally conveying U.S. maritime limits and U.S. unilateral maritime boundaries, per Chart No.1 symbol N42 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A magenta line of alternating crosses and dashes with interspersed fish symbols at regular intervals, generally conveying a maritime boundary alongside the U.S. Fishery EEZ, per a combination of Chart No.1 symbols N41 and N45 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A magenta line of alternating crosses and dashes, generally conveying a maritime boundary outside the U.S. Fishery EEZ, per Chart No.1 symbol N41 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: SUPP_INFO Attribute_Definition: Supplemental Information Attribute_Definition_Source: Office of Coast Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Link to supplemental information in text format about this feature Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) Contact_Position: Chief Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East West Highway City: Silver Spring State_or_Province: Maryland Postal_Code: 20910 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301)713-2780 x 127 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301)713-4019 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: meredith.westington@noaa.gov Hours_of_Service: Monday - Friday, 0900 EST - 1700 EST Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of this data set. The digital maritime limits are not to be used for a legal definition. The legal definition still remains the depiction on NOAA's nautical charts. 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