Ocean Management Planning Grid Under 2008 Oceans Act

A 1km2 gridded polygon representation of the Ocean Management Planning Area defined by the Oceans Act of 2008. The data layer is projected into the Massachusetts State Coordinate System, Mainland Zone. It was produced by the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial coverage of the Ocean Management Planning Area using the 1km2 grid cells.
• Calculate the total area under management by aggregating the gridded polygon features.
• Integrate this planning boundary layer with other geospatial datasets for marine habitat or resource analysis.
• Assess regulatory jurisdiction for offshore projects based on the defined planning area geometry.

Strengths

• Grid cells have a defined spatial resolution of 1 kilometer on a side.
• Data is projected into a specific coordinate system (Mass State Coordinate System, Mainland Zone, Fipszone 2001).

Limitations

• The exact spatial extent and total number of grid cells are unknown.
• The dataset's temporal coverage and update history are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, referencing the Oceans Act of 2008.

Collection Method

Derived GIS data layer representing a legally defined planning area.

Geography

Ocean Management Planning Area as defined by Massachusetts law.