gov.noaa.ncei:cmecsProjectAreas dataset 2023-10-18T12:21:01 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Map Layer: CMECS In Action Project Areas 2021-10-31 creation The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) is a catalog of terms and definitions that provides a means for classifying marine ecological units using a simple, standard format and common terminology. CMECS offers a way to organize and interpret data about the marine environment using a collection of settings (Aquatic and Biogeographic) and components (Biotic, Water Column, Substrate, and Geoform) in a semi-hierarchical framework.Endorsed by the FGDC in 2012, CMECS builds upon approaches from published national, regional, and local habitat classification procedures, and it offers an umbrella under which a national coastal and marine ecological classification can evolve. It is strongly recommended that federally funded projects working with environmental data in marine settings use CMECS as their primary classification system or include CMECS attributes for their data.The CMECS in Action project points feature layer shows general CMECS project locations of a growing collection of individual projects that have applied CMECS to categorize and describe observational data, define aquatic biotopes, and identify and inventory benthic habitat.Share your project with us so we can share it with others! Email ocm.cmecs-ig@noaa.gov with your project information.More information about CMECS, including technical guidance and examples of how to apply CMECS is available on the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Coordination Team’s website. This polygon feature layer shows the detailed areas of a growing collection of projects that have applied the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) with links to more information for each project. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Interagency Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Fisheries, Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC), Chesapeake Bay Office U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Marine Minerals Program (MMP) U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Service (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Service (USGS), National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), Water Resources Division (WRD), Ocean and Coastal Resources Branch U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Atlantic Ecology Division NatureServe Coastal and Marine Ecological Habitat Classification CMECS Benthic Habitat Coastal Habitat Marine Habitat Coastal Zone Mangement Ecological Classification Marine Ecosystem Management Biotic Component Substrate Component Geoform Component Water Column Component Standards Terminology theme Provided Keywords Continent > North America > United States of America place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2021-05-25 publication 9.1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information custodian eng; USA -151.969293 -63.959456 23.803551 59.748219 1993-01-01 indeterminatePosition="now" https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=3bf1061ae4144850b2b420bd60c0e7fd HTTPS Web browser CMECS In Action The Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) is a catalog of terms and definitions that provides a means for classifying marine ecological units using a simple, standard format and common terminology. CMECS offers a way to organize and interpret data about the marine environment using a collection of settings (Aquatic and Biogeographic) and components (Biotic, Water Column, Substrate, and Geoform) in a semi-hierarchical framework. Endorsed by the FGDC in 2012, CMECS builds upon approaches from published national, regional, and local habitat classification procedures, and it offers an umbrella under which a national coastal and marine ecological classification can evolve. It is strongly recommended that federally funded projects working with environmental data in marine settings use CMECS as their primary classification system or include CMECS attributes for their data. The CMECS in Action web map and application show the locations of a growing collection of individual projects that have applied CMECS to categorize and describe observational data, define aquatic biotopes, and identify and inventory benthic habitat. Share your project with us so we can share it with others! Email ocm.cmecs-ig@noaa.gov with your project information. More information about CMECS, including technical guidance and examples of how to apply CMECS is available on the NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Coordination Team’s website. search