Maryland's Coastal Zone Management Program collected baseline data on public recreational use of Chesapeake Bay waters and adjacent lands. Workshops invited residents and experts to share knowledge using geographical information systems technology. The data will inform state planning efforts for public access, land acquisition, and oyster aquaculture.
Use Cases
- Analyzing spatial distribution of recreational activities using the_geom and Type columns.
- Calculating the area of specific use zones or study areas using Shape.STArea() and Study Area columns.
- Identifying and mapping different human use types across the Chesapeake Bay using GIS Object ID and Type columns.
Strengths
- Data includes explicit geospatial geometry via the_geom column.
- Contains columns for calculating geometric properties like Shape.STArea() and Shape.STLength().
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Sample data is unavailable, making initial data quality inspection difficult.
Provenance
- Source
- opendata.maryland.gov
- Collection Method
- Workshops where residents and experts shared knowledge using GIS technology.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-13 16:54:31; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Chesapeake Bay waters and adjacent lands in Maryland.