Kosrae Mooring Buoys

Type  Shapefile

Tags

Summary

To show the locations of of mooring buoys around Kosrae.

Description

This dataset shows the locations of mooring buoys around Kosrae. It was formatted for GIS by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) from informationprovided by Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

Credits

GIS dataset by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) based on information from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA)

Use limitations

There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.

Extent

Scale Range

Topics and Keywords 

Theme keywords reef passes, barrier reef, chart, natural feature

Place keywords Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Ocean

Citation 

Title Kosrae Mooring Buoys
Publication date 2020-08

Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data

Citation Contacts 

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name U.S. Geological Survey

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Responsible party - distributor
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Resource Details 

Dataset languages English (UNITED STATES)

Spatial representation type vector

Supplemental information
The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Kosrae, by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) in collaboration with Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam and funding from United States Geological Survey (USGS) under WRRI 104-B Program and FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM).

Processing environment  Esri ArcGIS 10.6

Credits
GIS dataset by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) based on information from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA)

Extents 

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact - point of contact
Organization's name Information by Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA)

Point of contact - point of contact
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
Individual's name Danko Taborosi
Contact's position Director

Contact information 
Address
Type
Country FM
e-mail addresstaborosi@islandresearch.org

Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency not planned

Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use

There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.


Spatial Reference 

Reference system identifier
Value 32658
Codespace EPSG
Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector 
Level of topology for this dataset geometry only

Geometric objects
Object type point
Object count 68

Data Quality 

Scope of quality information 
Resource level dataset

Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy 
Data quality measure reference
Measure description
The names require thorough verification and correction of spellings to conform with Kosraean orthography.

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy 
dimension vertical

Data quality measure reference
Measure description
The absolute vertical accuracy is not known by depends largely on the accuracy of the digital elevation model used to calculate the elevation. Errors might also have been introduced when the data was shifted.

Lineage 

Process step 
When the process occurred 2017-03-17 00:00:00
Description
1. Compare two sources (KML and GNIS); 
2. Import all data derived from the KML dataset and add features from GNIS dataset not already in KML file. 
3. Format attribute table.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Maria Kottermair
Contact's position GIS Specialist

Contact information 
Address
e-mail addressmariakottermair@gmail.com
Source data 
Description
a. KML dataset downloaded online; b. Converted KML dataset to shapefile; c. Projected shapefile to WGS84 UTM Zone 58N; d. Formatted attribute table and added field (name, source, etc).

Source medium name online link

Source citation 
Responsible party - originator

Source data 
Description
The data was downloaded from the GNIS website and formatted for GIS and shifted about 442 meters NW to match 2016 WorldView-3 imagery.

Source medium name online link
Resolution of the source data
Scale denominator 24000

Source citation 
Title Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Alternate titles Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name U.S. Geological Survey

Resource location online
Online location (URL)https://geonames.usgs.gov/

Distribution 

Distributor 
Contact information - distributor
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type postal
Delivery point P.O. Box PS 303
City Palikir
Administrative area Pohnpei
Postal code 96941
Country FM
e-mail addressirei@islandresearch.org
Distribution format
Name Shapefile

Transfer options
Transfer size 0.023

Online source
Online location (URL)http://islandatlas.org

Fields 

Details for object kos_reef_passes 
Field Latitude 
Field description
In WGS 84

Field FID 
Field description
Internal feature number.

Description source
Esri

Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Field ID 

Field BUOY_NUM 

Field BUOY_LOC_N 

Field INSTALL_DE 

Field DOWNLINE_D 

Field CORAL_MON 

Field BUOY_DIST 

Field SHORE_DIST 

Field BUOY_LOCAT 

Field REMARK 

Field GPS_DATE 

Field LAT_COORD 

Field LONG_COORD 

Field Shape 
Field description
Feature geometry.

Description source
Esri

Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.

Field Longitude 
Field description
In WGS 84

Field STATUS2008 

Field STATUS2014 

Field Source 
Field description
Original data

Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name dataset

Last update 2020-08-28 

ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ESRI-ISO

Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact - point of contact
Individual's name Maria Kottermair
Contact's position GIS Specialist
Organization's name Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

Contact information 
Address
Type
e-mail addressmariakottermair@gmail.com