Marine Transportation Routes

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Janet Gibson, former project manager of the Coastal Zone Management Project (UNDP)
Publication_Date: 1993
Title:
Marine Transportation Routes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
According to p. 10 of Gibson et al. 1993, source data was gotten from ? Coye, then Port Commissioner of the Belize Ports Authority
Online_Linkage: http://www.coastalzonebelize.org
Description:
Abstract:
"This map illustrates the principal transportation routes within the Belize coastal zone...In addition to merchant and passenger ships, two oil tankers, which between them carry almost two million gallons of oil, visit Belize City each month. A major oil spill would present a serious hazard to coastal ecosystems and species and the development of an oil spill contingency plan based on a detailed analysis of ecosystem vulnerability should be regarded as a major national priority."

- Gibson et al. 1993, "Guidelines for Developing a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Belize: the GIS Database"
Purpose:
To aid in marine conservation planning
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1993
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Planned
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.805463
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.839150
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.402867
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.980090
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: marine transport
Theme_Keyword: Shipping lanes
Theme_Keyword: Transportation
Theme_Keyword: oil barges
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Shipping lanes
Theme_Keyword: Maritime
Theme_Keyword: Transportation routes
Theme_Keyword: oil barges
Place:
Place_Keyword: Belize
Place_Keyword: Mesoamerican Reef
Place_Keyword: Belize Barrier Reef
Place_Keyword: Central America
Place_Keyword: Caribbean
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
NOT to be used for navigational purposes
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: CZMAI
Contact_Person: Emil Cherrington
Contact_Position: GIS Lab Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
10 G Street NE
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20008
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 223-0719
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datacen@coastalzonebelize.org
Data_Set_Credit:
Please credit the Coastal Zone Management Institute as the original source of this data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
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Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Janet Gibson
Contact_Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society
Contact_Position: Marine Coordinator
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jgibson@btl.net
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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: 29
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: bz_shipping_lanes
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: FID_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNODE_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TNODE_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LPOLY_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RPOLY_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHIP2_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHIP2_ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USES
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: CZMAI
Contact_Person: Emil cherrington
Contact_Position: GIS Lab Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
10 G Street NE
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20008
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 223-0719
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datacen@coastalzonebelize.org
Resource_Description: Made available on the Belize Coastal Data CD (version 2).
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been released by CZMAI and the World Resources Institute, no warranty is expressed or implied.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.040
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.x software to manipulate the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050516
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Emil A. Cherrington
Contact_Organization: Coastal Zone Management Institute
Contact_Position: Data Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
P.O. Box 1884
City: Belize City
State_or_Province: Belize
Postal_Code: 00000
Country: Belize
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 501-223-5739
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 501-223-5738
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datacen@coastalzonebelize.org
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czmbze@btl.net
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ec101280@u.washington.edu
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
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