CAF - Complete Coastal Assessment Framework - Land and Water

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP), Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: CAF - Complete Coastal Assessment Framework - Land and Water
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects (SP)
Online_Linkage: <http://spo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/cads/ftp_gis_download.html>
Description:
Abstract:
The Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) is a digital spatial framework developed using geographic information system technology, which allows resource managers and analysts to organize and present information on the nation's coastal and marine resources. The CAF provides a consistently derived, watershed-based digital spatial framework for managers and analysts to organize and present information on the nation's coastal, near-ocean, and Great Lakes' resources. Within NOAA, it is the cornerstone of a series of ongoing efforts to develop a national estuarine assessment capability. The Framework is composed of 150 Estuarine (and sub-estuarine) Drainage Areas (EDAs), 54 Fluvial Drainage Areas (FDAs), 324 Coastal Drainage Areas (CDAs), 12 Fluvial components of Coastal Drainage Areas (FCDAs), 11 interior watershed areas (self-contained, groundwater-contributing only, or watersheds draining to outside the U.S.).

This digital geography contains the complete Coastal Assessment Framework (Coastal, Upstream, Interior, and portions of U.S. Watersheds located outside the U.S.), including both land and water components at the hydrologic cataloging unit level. It is the CAF in its more elemental form.

Purpose:
The Coastal Assessment Framework (CAF) provides a consistently derived, watershed-based digital spatial framework developed using geographic information system (GIS) technology, which allows resource managers and analysts to organize and present information on the nation's coastal and marine resources.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.078400
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.555389
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 52.903000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.279430
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Assessment Framework
Theme_Keyword: Coastal
Theme_Keyword: Upstream
Theme_Keyword: interior
Theme_Keyword: watershed
Theme_Keyword: coasts
Theme_Keyword: estuaries
Theme_Keyword: drainage area
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP), Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Contact_Position: Chief, Coastal Resources Assessment Branch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700, Monday through Friday, EST
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: 15434
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: caf_original
Entity_Type_Definition: shapefile attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
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: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area of polygon in square statute miles (calculated from geographies in Albers equal-area conic projection; minor distortion above and below standard parallels)
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Perimeter of polygon in statute miles (calculated from geographies in Albers equal-area conic projection; minor distortion above and below standard parallels)
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_G_
Attribute_Definition: Internal GIS Processing remnant code
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_G_ID
Attribute_Definition: Internal GIS Processing remnant code
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OLD_UNIQUE
Attribute_Definition: Historic CAF 'Unique' Polygon Code prior to this update
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UNIQUE
Attribute_Definition:
A unique integer assigned to every spatial area in the Coastal Assessment Framework. Every EDA or CDA has a unique number; islands within an EDA or CDA are assigned that EDA's or CDA's unique number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_UNIQUE
Attribute_Definition:
A consistently derived code concatenated from EDA_SUBEDA, USGS_HHUC and P_TYPE - see below for definitions of these.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EDACDA
Attribute_Definition:
A code assigned to each major watershed area (e.g., an Estuarine Drainage Area, Coastal Drainage Area, Fluvial Drainage Area, Interior Drainage Area, etc.).
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition:
A geographic name associated with each major watershed area. Names of EDAs come from NOAA's National Estuarine Inventory; names of CDAs are a combination of edacda code plus USGS cataloging unit name. Unique Names have corresponding EDACDA Codes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_LGND
Attribute_Definition:
A text string that describes, for a legend, the spatial area. Essentially this name collapses the variety of Coastal Drainage Areas names from SUBNAME to a singular 'Coastal Drainage Area' label.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUB_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
For EDAs with component sub-major watershed drainages (subEDAs) defined (e.g., the Chesapeake Bay), a subEDA specific name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYCLAS
Attribute_Definition: Polygon classification Code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Polygon Type
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUBEDA
Attribute_Definition: Alphabetical code indicating polygon is a subEDA
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: a-t
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Identifies individual subEDAs found in estuaries where subEDAs have been defined (e.g., Chesapeake Bay). Only EDAs have subEDAs.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: w
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Identifies those polygons in an EDA not already assigned to a subEDA. The remaining core of the major EDACDA Watershed. Applies only to EDAs that have subEDAs.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: x
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
All other polygons. These include all major watersheds (EDAs) that do not have SubEDAs.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UNIQUE_ID
Attribute_Definition:
A unique character string assigned to every spatial area in the Coastal Assessment Framework. Composed of a concatenation of each polygon's EDACDA code and its polygon type (e.g., Estuarine Drainage Area, Coastal Drainage Area, Fluvial Drainage Area, etc.).
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OLDCAF
Attribute_Definition: Historic EDASUBEDA Code prior to this update.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Polygon classification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An entire cataloging unit that does not drain to the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, or an ocean (self-contained drainage).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An entire cataloging unit that is all or part of an EDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An entire cataloging unit that is all or part of an FDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An aggregate of cataloging units that are part of the FDA inland of the Coastal Drainage Unit.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An entire cataloging unit that is all or part of an FCDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An aggregate of cataloging units that are part of the FCDA inland of the Coastal Drainage Unit.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An entire cataloging unit that is all or part of a CDA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A divided cataloging unit, some of which makes up all or a portion of an EDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A divided cataloging unit, some of which makes up all or a portion of a CDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A divided cataloging unit, some of which makes up a barrier island that drains directly to an ocean.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An entire cataloging unit that drains to more than one derived spatial area.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
All or part of a cataloging unit that drains to the Great Lakes or St. Lawrence River.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An entire cataloging unit that is a Great Lakes or St. Lawrence River FCDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A cataloging unit or aggregate of cataloging units that lie in the US but drain into Canada.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: That portion of a watershed lying in either Canada or Mexico.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A portion of a cataloging unit that is all or part of an FDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An aggregate of cataloging units that lie in the US but drain into Mexico.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An aggregate of cataloging units that contribute to a watershed through groundwater only.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 19
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Freshwater portion of an EDA.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Mainstem water portion of a large estuary (e.g., Chesapeake Bay).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Islands found within the Mainstem water portion of a large estuary.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_HUC
Attribute_Definition:
The 'CAF corrected' 8-digit US Geological Survey cataloging unit number assigned (by NOS) to the cataloging unit or an arbitrary 2-digit number assigned by NOS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAF_HHUC
Attribute_Definition:
Text version of the 'CAF corrected' 8-digit US Geological Survey cataloging unit number (assigned by NOS) or the arbitrary 2-digit number assigned by NOS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USGS_HUC
Attribute_Definition:
The 8-digit US Geological Survey cataloging unit number assigned to the cataloging unit or an arbitrary 2-digit number assigned by NOS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USGS_HHUC
Attribute_Definition:
Text version of the 8-digit US Geological Survey cataloging unit number or the arbitrary 2-digit number assigned by NOS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Integer code describing a spatial area
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: land
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: island
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGION
Attribute_Definition: Region of the Coastal Assessment Framework
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the North Atlantic region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the Middle Atlantic region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the South Atlantic region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the Gulf of Mexico region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: P
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the Pacific region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons of the Great Lakes region.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons within the US border, but not a part of the CAF.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygons outside US boundaries.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_MI2
Attribute_Definition:
Area of polygon in square statute miles (calculated from geographies in Albers equal-area conic projection; minor distortion above and below standard parallels)
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DR_CODE
Attribute_Definition:
Drainage Code - A single character identifier for the coastal component of the polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Coastal Component - Either an Estuarine Drainage Area (EDA), Coastal Drainage Area (CDA), or Great Lake / St Lawrence River CDA polygon.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Upstream Component - Either an Fluvial Drainage Area (FDA), Fluvial Coastal Drainage Area (FCDA) or Great Lake / St Lawrence River CDA polygon.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
An Interior Watershed polygon (includes self-contained, groundwater drainage only, and those draining to areas other than the United States).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EDASUBEDA
Attribute_Definition:
A code assigned to each derived spatial area (e.g., an EDA or CDA). Concatenated from the EDACDA attribute and SUBEDA attribute.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS, Special Projects
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Variable
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP), Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Contact_Position: Chief, Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700, Monday through Friday, EST
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by the NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040401
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Special Projects (SP), Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Contact_Position: Chief, Coastal Resources Assessment Branch (CRAB)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/MB7
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 20910
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4384
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700, Monday through Friday, EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
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