Massachusetts Boating Activity Arcs from 2005 Workshops

Geospatial arcs represent commercial, charter, and recreational boating uses within the Massachusetts Coastal Zone. The data delineates three distinct activity subtypes. It was compiled by SCIOPS from expert workshops held in Boston and Waquoit in June 2005.

Use Cases

• Classify boating activity subtypes (commercial, charter, recreational) for coastal use mapping.
• Analyze spatial distribution of boating arcs to identify high-traffic corridors in Massachusetts waters.
• Integrate 2005 boating data layers with other geospatial datasets for historical coastal planning studies.

Strengths

• Data contains three distinct, expert-defined boating activity subtypes.
• Geographic coverage is specified as the Massachusetts Coastal Zone.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (2005) and is temporally stale for current analysis.
• Data volume (row count) and specific spatial resolution are unknown.
• Relies on expert opinion from workshops, which may introduce subjective bias.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Compiled from two expert workshops.

Time Range

2005

Freshness

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Geography

Massachusetts Coastal Zone, USA