Navigable Water Regulation Areas for Coastal Management

Regulatory data for navigable waters includes designations for Closed Waters, Speed Restriction Areas, Water Ski Areas, Jet Ski Areas, and Swimming Prohibited Areas. The dataset is maintained by the Department of Transport's Coastal Information unit and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map Closed Waters and Speed Restriction Areas for maritime safety and compliance planning.
• Analyze spatial distribution of Water Ski Areas and Jet Ski Areas for recreational zoning.
• Identify Swimming Prohibited Areas for public safety advisories and signage placement.

Strengths

• Includes five distinct regulatory area types for detailed waterway management.
• Maintained by the authoritative Department of Transport Coastal Information unit.
• Updated recently, with a last update date in March 2026.

Limitations

• No row or feature count is provided, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Data is only accessible via GIS web services (WFS, WMS), requiring specialized tools for analysis.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data structure and attributes.

Provenance

Source

Coastal Information, Department of Transport

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

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