Provisional Area (250-meter grid spacing)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Publication_Date: 20091231

Title: Provisional Area (250-meter grid spacing)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Publication_Date: 200912

Title: Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan

Other_Citation_Details:

These data were created to support the Oceans Act of 2008, signed by Gov. Deval Patrick May 28, 2008. The legislation requires Massachusetts to develop a first-in-the-nation comprehensive plan to manage development in its state waters, balancing natural resource preservation with traditional and new uses, including renewable energy. For text of the Oceans Act, see <http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080114.htm>. The final ocean management plan provides a comprehensive framework for managing, reviewing and permitting proposed uses of state waters. In addition to the management and administrative frameworks of the final plan, an accompanying volume provides a comprehensive baseline assessment cataloguing the current state of knowledge regarding human uses, natural resources, and other ecosystem factors in Massachusetts and surrounding ocean areas.

Online_Linkage: <http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop>

Description:

Abstract:

The ocean management plan identifies three locations (one in federal waters adjacent to the planning area) for commercial-scale wind that are considered provisional sites. These areas passed the exclusionary screening process but appear to have potentially more significant technical limitations, cumulative impacts, and/or less suitability for wind energy. Therefore, these locations are not proposed for designation as Wind Energy Areas at this time, and are not currently being explored for further feasibility by the Commonwealth. This does not preclude other entities from developing additional information and analysis for the provisional sites, but such assessments would be subject to review by EEA, and designation of any or all of the provisional sites in the planning area as Wind Energy Areas would require a modification to the ocean management plan consistent with the formal amendment process.
To allow for consistent evaluation and comparison of a variety of datasets with distinct spatial resolutions, accuracies, and other characteristics, the ocean management planning area was partitioned into 250 x 250-meter grid cells, each with a unique ID. These data were converted to the planning area grid by extracting all of the cells in which the data layer occurred.

Purpose:

These data were used in the development of a comprehensive ocean management plan to protect critical marine resources and foster sustainable uses in Massachusetts state waters as mandated in the Oceans Act of 2008.

Supplemental_Information:

These data were created to support the Oceans Act of 2008, signed by Gov. Deval Patrick May 28, 2008. The legislation requires Massachusetts to develop a first-in-the-nation comprehensive plan to manage development in its state waters, balancing natural resource preservation with traditional and new uses, including renewable energy. For text of the Oceans Act, see <http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080114.htm>. The final ocean management plan provides a comprehensive framework for managing, reviewing and permitting proposed uses of state waters. In addition to the management and administrative frameworks of the final plan, an accompanying volume provides a comprehensive baseline assessment cataloguing the current state of knowledge regarding human uses, natural resources, and other ecosystem factors in Massachusetts and surrounding ocean areas.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20091231

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.773317

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.337156

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.866376

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.915995

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans, 014

Theme_Keyword: structure, 017

Theme_Keyword: utilitiesCommunication, 019

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0

Theme_Keyword: Human Dimensions > Infrastructure > Electricity

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: marine spatial planning

Theme_Keyword: MSP

Theme_Keyword: ocean management

Theme_Keyword: coastal zone management

Theme_Keyword: ecosystem-based management

Theme_Keyword: EBM

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Bay

Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound

Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound

Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0

Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Maine

Place_Keyword:

Continent > North America > United States Of America > Massachusetts

Access_Constraints:

None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.

Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02114-2138

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us

Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST

Contact_Instructions: email only

Data_Set_Credit:

These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA).

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: An attribute accuracy report was not conducted for these data.

Logical_Consistency_Report: A logical consistency report was not conducted for these data.

Completeness_Report: A completeness report was not conducted for these data.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A positional accuracy report was not conducted for these data.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This data layer was created through the exclusionary screening process. These areas passed the exclusionary screening process but appear to have potentially more significant technical limitations, cumulative impacts, and/or less suitability for wind energy.
To allow for consistent evaluation and comparison of a variety of datasets with distinct spatial resolutions, accuracies, and other characteristics, the ocean management planning area was partitioned into 250 x 250-meter grid cells, each with a unique ID. These data were converted to the planning area grid by extracting all of the cells in which the data layer occurred.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02114-2138

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us

Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST

Contact_Instructions: email only

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3173

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2001

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 41.716667

Standard_Parallel: 42.683333

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.000000

False_Easting: 200000.000000

False_Northing: 750000.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Provisional area

Entity_Type_Definition:

These areas passed the exclusionary screening process but appear to have potentially more significant technical limitations, cumulative impacts, and/or less suitability for wind energy.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan

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: GRID1KM

Attribute_Definition:

Unique ID of each 1 x 1-kilometer grid cell that occurs within the ocean planning area. Values range from 1 to 6394.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6394

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRID250M

Attribute_Definition:

ID of 250 x 250-meter grid cell that falls within each 1 x 1-kilometer grid cell. Sixteen 250 x 250-meter cells fall within each 1 x 1-kilometer grid cell; values range from A to P for each cell.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: A

Range_Domain_Maximum: P

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRIDID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique ID of each 250 x 250-meter grid cell within the planning area. The values were created by adding GRID1KM and GRID250M; cell values range from 1A to 6394P. Please note that not all combinations have been used due to the grid being clipped to the planning area.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Id

Attribute_Definition: Provisional area ID.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Description of features.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02114-2138

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us

Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST

Contact_Instructions: email only

Resource_Description: CZM_moris_om_provisional_area_ids_poly

Distribution_Liability:

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile (.shp)

Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 8.x & 9.x

Transfer_Size: 0.431

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm>

Fees:

GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (<http://www.mass.gov/czm/>).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100225

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Contact_Position: CZM Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800

City: Boston

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02114-2138

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us

Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST

Contact_Instructions: email only

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile