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GCS_WGS_1984
Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000)
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OCS Area Polygons
2024-01-31T00:00:00
Geospatial Services Division
Department of Interior - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Office of Strategic Resources
Division Chief
These polygon features represent the areas comprising the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as defined by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
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Federal
BOEM
Outer Continental Shelf
Extended Continental Shelf
OCS
ECS
Jurisdiction
Leasing
Territories
Cadastre
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Geospatial Services Division, Department of State, NOAA
From the western edge of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to the edge of the US Atlantic Coast ECS, and from the southernmost point of the American Samoa EEZ to the northernmost portion of the Alaska ECS.
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Geospatial Services Division
Department of Interior - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Office of Strategic Resources
Division Chief
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dataset
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IWG_OEC_Priorities_NonlivingMarineResources_2025
Feature Class
0
Outer Continental Shelf Area Polygons
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
objectid
objectid
OID
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0
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
shape
Geometry
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0
0
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
AREA_NAME
AREA_NAME
String
254
0
0
Name of the OCS area.
Geospatial Services Division
Field in a feature class does not originate with any metadata authority.
AREA_km2
AREA_km2
Double
8
38
8
Shape_Leng
Shape_Leng
Double
8
38
8
st_area(shape)
st_area(shape)
Double
0
0
0
st_length(shape)
st_length(shape)
Double
0
0
0
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Geospatial Services Division
Department of Interior - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Office of Strategic Resources
Division Chief
Geospatial Services Division
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
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