National Data Buoy Center Buoy Locations

The Buoy table consists of location information, ownership, and general geographic descriptions of buoys and weather stations. In addition to buoys operated by the National Data Buoy Center (including C-MAN stations and DART buoys), this data set includes those maintained by Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of South Florida, Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research at Oregon Health & Science University, Environment Canada, Caro-COOPS: Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System, Essi Corporation, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, Coastal Studies Institute at Louisiana State University, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, NC-COOS: North Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing System, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Stevens Institute of Technology, Texas A & M University, and Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
  • Downloadable Data
gov.noaa.ncei:buoylocations
Other Access
Distribution Formats Format not available
    Distributor DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    866-732-2382
    ncei.info@noaa.gov
    Time Period Unknown to Unknown
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4267urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::7008
    Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
    West:-179.903
    East:5.6843
    South:5.6843
    North:75.778
    Spatial Coverage Map
    Documentation links not available.
    Publication Dates
    • publication: 2003
    Data Presentation Form mapDigital
    Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
    Data Update Frequency As needed
    Purpose The purpose of the Buoy table is to show the locations of weather stations and buoys in waters belonging to the United States and those adjacent to these waters.
    Originators
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Publishers
      Publisher information not available.
    Theme keywords None
    • Buoys
    • Stations
    Use Constraints
    • Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: None Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
    Access Constraints
    • Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: None Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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    Processor
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Processing Environment Native Dataset Environment: Native format for the original data was ArcGIS 9.x shapefiles that were loaded into ArcSDE for use within NCEI's spatial data model. Technical Prerequisites: Customer needs to have software that can read ESRI shapefiles, such as ArcGIS or ArcExplorer.
    Source Datasets
    • NDBC Buoys
      • Description of Source: Source Contribution: Public information about each buoy listed on website.Web site
      • Time Instant: Unknown
    Last Modified: 2023-10-17T19:54:23
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