Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British Columbia

Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British Columbia Data on recreational boating are needed for marine spatial planning initiatives in British Columbia (BC). Vessel traffic data are typically obtained by analyzing automatic identification system (AIS) vessel tracking data, but recreational vessels are often omitted or underrepresented in AIS data because they are not required to carry AIS tracking devices. Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) conducted aerial surveys to collect information on recreational vessels along several sections of the BC coast between 2018 and 2022. Recreational vessel sightings were modeled against predictor variables (e.g., distance to shore, water depth, distance to, and density of marinas) to predict the number of recreational vessels along coastal waters of BC. The files included here are: --A Geodatabase (‘Recreational_Boating_Data_Model’), which includes: (1) recreational vessel sightings data collected by NASP in BC and used in the recreational vessel traffic model (‘Recreational_Vessels_PointData_BC’); (2) aerial survey effort (or number of aerial surveys) raster dataset (‘surveyeffort’); and (3) a vector grid dataset (2.5 km resolution) containing the predicted number of recreational vessels per cell and predictor variables (‘Recreational_Boating_Model_Results_BC). --Scripts folder which includes R Markdown file with R code to run the modelling analysis (‘Recreational_Boating_Model_R_Script’) and data used to run the code. 2023-07-13 Fisheries and Oceans Canada normaserra@gmail.com Nature and EnvironmentBritish Columbiarecreational boatingmarinemodel outputOutdoor recreationVessels Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British ColumbiaFGDB/GDB https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/Recreational_Boating_Data_Model.gdb.zip Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British ColumbiaESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/MapServer Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British ColumbiaESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/MapServer Data DictionaryHTML https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/Data_Dictionary_EN_FR_Traffic_Model.htm Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British Columbia -- GIS Hub metadataPDF https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/Vessel_Model_GISHub_metadata_EN.pdf Recreational Vessel Traffic Model for British Columbia -- GISHub metadataPDF https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/Vessel_Model_GISHub_metadata_FR.pdf Model RecBoat Variables gridCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/Model_RecBoat_Variables_grid.csv TerritorialSea RecBoat Variables GridCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Recreational_Vessel_Traffic_Model_for_British_Columbia/TerritorialSea_RecBoat_Variables_Grid.csv

Data on recreational boating are needed for marine spatial planning initiatives in British Columbia (BC). Vessel traffic data are typically obtained by analyzing automatic identification system (AIS) vessel tracking data, but recreational vessels are often omitted or underrepresented in AIS data because they are not required to carry AIS tracking devices. Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) conducted aerial surveys to collect information on recreational vessels along several sections of the BC coast between 2018 and 2022. Recreational vessel sightings were modeled against predictor variables (e.g., distance to shore, water depth, distance to, and density of marinas) to predict the number of recreational vessels along coastal waters of BC.

The files included here are:

--A Geodatabase (‘Recreational_Boating_Data_Model’), which includes: (1) recreational vessel sightings data collected by NASP in BC and used in the recreational vessel traffic model (‘Recreational_Vessels_PointData_BC’); (2) aerial survey effort (or number of aerial surveys) raster dataset (‘surveyeffort’); and (3) a vector grid dataset (2.5 km resolution) containing the predicted number of recreational vessels per cell and predictor variables (‘Recreational_Boating_Model_Results_BC).

--Scripts folder which includes R Markdown file with R code to run the modelling analysis (‘Recreational_Boating_Model_R_Script’) and data used to run the code.

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Delivery Point: Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860 West Saanich Road P.O. Box 6000

City: Sidney

Administrative Area: British Columbia

Postal Code: V8L 4B2

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: normaserra@gmail.com

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