A geospatial boundary polygon representing the legal limits of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The digital boundary is based on the best available data and is defined within the Code of Federal Regulations. It is managed by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Use Cases
- Spatial analysis of marine protected area coverage based on the legal boundary polygon.
- Overlay with other marine datasets for habitat or resource management based on the sanctuary's defined area.
- Regulatory compliance mapping for activities within the sanctuary based on the Code of Federal Regulations boundary.
Strengths
- Boundary is defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, providing a legal basis.
- Based on the best available data according to the description.
- Managed by the authoritative Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Digital representation of legal boundaries defined in 15 C.F.R. Part 922.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-10 19:32:34.617583; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Thunder Bay, Great Lakes, Michigan, United States