USCG Facilities in Massachusetts, August 2007

Massachusetts contains all United States Coast Guard facilities within its borders as of August 2007. The data were compiled by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and are provided as GIS data. The dataset shows the location of these facilities.

Use Cases

• Map coastal security infrastructure based on facility locations.
• Analyze facility distribution for emergency planning based on geospatial data.
• Integrate Coast Guard locations into regional GIS systems for situational awareness.

Strengths

• Data is specific to the state of Massachusetts.
• Data currency is specified as August 2007.
• Compiled by a state-level authoritative body, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.

Limitations

• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified beyond the stated 2007 date.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Collection Method

Compiled from authoritative sources; specific method unknown.

Time Range

Snapshot as of August 2007.

Freshness

Data is current as of August 2007; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

State of Massachusetts, United States.