Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil:
Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania: M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
- Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office
of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division
(ERD), Seattle, Washington.
- Originator:
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Prepardness, Washington, D.C.
- Publication_Date:
- 201403
- Title:
- Sensitivity of Coastal
Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Delaware/New
Jersey/Pennsylvania: M_MAMMAL (Marine Mammal Polygons)
- Edition:
- Second
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Series_Information:
- Series_Name:
- None
- Issue_Identification:
- Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- Seattle, Washington
- Publisher:
- NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD).
- Other_Citation_Details:
- Prepared by
Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service,
Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division,
Seattle, Washington.
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
- Description:
- Abstract:
- This data set contains
sensitive biological resource data for seals, whales, dolphins, and
porpoises in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. Vector polygons in this
data set represent marine mammal distribution, and haul-out sites.
Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and
source information are stored in relational data tables (described
below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.
This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Delaware/New
Jersey/Pennsylvania. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal
environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI
data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats,
sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.
- Purpose:
- The ESI data were
collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil
spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and
effective protection of sensitive resources.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2008
- Ending_Date:
- 2014
- Currentness_Reference:
- The data
were compiled during 2013-2014. The currentness dates for the data
range from 2008 to 2014 and are documented in the Lineage section.
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- None Scheduled
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -75.75000
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -74.03800
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 40.23700
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 38.37500
- Keywords:
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- biota
- Theme_Keyword:
- environment
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Theme_Keyword:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Theme_Keyword:
- ESI
- Theme_Keyword:
- Sensitivity maps
- Theme_Keyword:
- Coastal resources
- Theme_Keyword:
- Oil spill planning
- Theme_Keyword:
- Coastal Zone Management
- Theme_Keyword:
- Wildlife
- Theme_Keyword:
- Marine Mammal
- Theme:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
- Access_Constraints:
- None
- Use_Constraints:
- DO NOT USE MAPS
FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be
considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for
cartographic processes. Besides the above warnings, there are no use
constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be
used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by
state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information
contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with
environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in
place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the
ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of
natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily
represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource.
This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential
impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands,
etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and
sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
- Browse_Graphic:
- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
- datafig.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
- Depicts
the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables
for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI data.
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
- JPEG
- Browse_Graphic:
- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
- datafig2.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
- Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and desktop data tables for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI data.
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type:
- JPEG
- Data_Set_Credit:
- This project was
supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration
(OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington; and
The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of
Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- The
software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems
Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R)
(version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows
Operating System 7.
The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the
source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included
in the data set: benthic.e00, birds.e00, esil.e00, esip.e00, fish.e00,
fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00,
mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, and t_mammal.e00.
Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and
text format are bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00,
breed_dt.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, sources.e00,
species.e00, and status.e00.
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- Data_Quality_Information:
- Attribute_Accuracy:
- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
- A
multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute
accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The
process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data
review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality
Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated
logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities,
counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for
inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy,
depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data.
For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy,
contact the sources listed in the Lineage section.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
- A
multi-stage error checking process, described in the above
Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and
logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes
multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for
missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological
consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL
SERVER(R) to ARC/INFO(R) consistencies. After the data are delivered to
NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency
checks. In the process of checking for topological and database
consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The
new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record
number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is
modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an
element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of
20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear
features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is
represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element
value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so
multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's
are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will
contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the
atlas number.
- Completeness_Report:
- These data
represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents,
survey data, maps, and digital data on marine mammal distribution and
haul-out sites. These data do not necessarily represent all marine
mammal occurrences in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. The following
species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name,
Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 2, Harbor seal, Phoca
vitulina; 6, Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena; 11, Fin whale,
Balaenoptera physalus; 13, Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae; 14,
Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus; 17, Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops
truncatus; 60, Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis; 81, North
Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis; 84, Hooded seal, Cystophora
cristata; 85, Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus; 100, Striped dolphin,
Stenella coeruleoalba.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- Spatial
components for the biological data layers can come from expert
interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components
of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional
experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate
the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are
compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:45,000. Some of the
spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from
pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional
accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by
their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood
when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects
representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description
sections for more information on the original source data and how these
data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.
- Lineage:
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONTROL (DNREC) - EDNA STETZAR
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN THE DELAWARE BAY
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_0
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY - S. EVERT
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- SEAL AND DOLPHIN DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY IN NJ
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2013
- Ending_Date:
- 2014
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_1
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- MARINE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, INC. (MERR)
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES FOR DELAWARE BAY ESI
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_2
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- MARINE EDUCATION,
RESEARCH AND REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, INC. (MERR) (DE), MARINE MAMMAL
STRANDING CENTER (NJ), NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE (NERO) MARINE MAMMAL
- Publication_Date:
- 2013
- Title:
- SPECIES LIST OF STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS WITHIN DELAWARE BAY ESI COVERAGE AREA.
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2013
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_3
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP) OFFICE OF SCIENCE
- Publication_Date:
- 2010
- Title:
- OCEAN/WIND POWER ECOLOGICAL
BASELINE STUDIES JANUARY 2008-DECEMBER 2009 FINAL REPORT VOLUME III:
MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE STUDIES
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- PLANO, TX
- Publisher:
- GEO-MARINE, INC.
- Other_Citation_Details:
- 218 PP
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2008
- Ending_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_4
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- SLOCUM, C.J.
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- FINAL REPORT: THREATS ASSESSMENT, BASELINE ABUNDANCE DATA, AND HABITAT CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GREAT BAY SEAL COLONY
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- POMONA, NJ
- Publisher:
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
- Other_Citation_Details:
- 34 PP.
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_5
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- TOTH,J.L., A.A. HOHN, K.W. ABLE, A.M. GORGONE
- Publication_Date:
- 2011
- Title:
- PATTERNS OF SEASONAL
OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND SITE FIDELITY OF COASTAL BOTTLENOSE
DOLPHINS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. AND DEFINING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
STOCKS BASED ON ENVIRONMMENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND BEHAVIORIAL
CHARACTERISTICS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- document
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- MARINEMAMMALSCIENCE.ORG
- Publisher:
- THE SOCIETY FOR MARINE MAMMALOGKY
- Other_Citation_Details:
- 27(1):94-110
- Source_Scale_Denominator:
- 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2010
- Ending_Date:
- 2011
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Src_6
- Source_Contribution:
- M_MAMMAL INFORMATION
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- The mapping
extent was dependent upon information availability and location of
mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. Two main sources of data were
used to depict marine mammal distribution and seasonality for this data
layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from Marine
Education, Research, and Rehabilitation Institute (MERR), Marine Mammal
Stranding Center, NOAA Fisheries (NERO), Richard Stockton College of New
Jersey, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Control (DNREC),
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and
Wildlife (NJDEP); and 2) numerous published and unpublished reports.
Marine mammals depicted in this atlas include whales, dolphins,
porpoises, and seals. Bottlenose dolphins and seals are the only species
likely to occur regularly in inshore areas and in bays. Bottlenose
dolphins may be abundant from March through October. While four species
of seals (e.g., gray, harbor, harp, and hooded) may be observed in DE
and NJ waters from October through May, harbor seals are by far the most
commonly observed. Gray and harp seals are occasionally observed while
hooded seals are very rarely observed. Important haul-out sites for
harbor seals in DE occur at Cape Henlopen and the breakwaters (other
species of seals may occur here as well), and Mispillion River mouth and
breakwaters (gray and harp seals possible as well). Seals may be
hauled-out on Atlantic and Delaware Bay beaches throughout DE and they
occur in the DE Inland Bays. The most important harbor seal haul-out in
the study area in NJ occurs in Great Bay (up to 155 seals). Other
smaller, but reliable haulouts include: Barnegat Inlet, Brigantine
Inlet, and the mouth of the Mullica River. Besides the NJ haul-outs
mentioned, harbor seals may be present and/or hauling-out in appropriate
habitats throughout Barnegat Bay, Great Bay, Absecon Bay, Great Egg
Harbor Bay, Hereford Inlet, and other NJ bays and channels within
reasonable proximity to inlets. Other species of cetaceans that may
occur in DE and/or NJ State waters and/or Federal waters that were
mapped in this atlas include: harbor porpoise, short-beaked common
dolphin, striped dolphin, fin whale (state and federally endangered),
humpback whale (state and federally endangered), and north Atlantic
right whale (state and federally endangered). Other species of cetaceans
have been reported via stranding data or other observations, but are
not included due to their relative rarity of occurrence within the
mapped ‘Area of Interest’ (AOI) for this atlas. The above digital
and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create
the M_MAMMAL data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three
general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information
gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are
compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:45,000 topographic quadrangles
and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 3)
digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with
the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional
information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI,
biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital
data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource
experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits
to the M_MAMMAL data layer are made based on the recommendations of the
resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.
- Process_Date:
- 201403
- Process_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
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- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
- Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 1177
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Area point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 1176
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 2264
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Link
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 479935
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Node, planar graph
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 2206
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- Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
- Geographic:
- Latitude_Resolution:
- 0.0000001
- Longitude_Resolution:
- 0.0000001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units:
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
- Horizontal_Datum_Name:
- North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name:
- Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis:
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:
- 298.257222
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- M_MAMMAL.PAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The
M_MAMMAL.PAT table contains attribute information for the vector
polygons in this data set representing marine mammal distribution, and
haul-out sites. Note that all attribute information is stored in a
series of relational files, described below and in the
Overview_Description section. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link
to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships
between attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links vector objects in the biology data layers to records in the
BIO_LUT data table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (212),
element number (4), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in
polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2120400002
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2120401127
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links directly to the BIORES table or the flat format BIOFILE
table. RARNUM values of 0 are holes in the polygons and do not contain
information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 212001253
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 212001271
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- BIO_LUT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BIO_LUT is a lookup table that contains items necessary for
linking vector objects in the biological data layers with the BIORES
data table. Note that all attribute information is stored in a series
of relational files, described below and in the Overview_Description
section. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates
to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links records in the BIO_LUT data table to records in the BIORES
data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table. RARNUM values of 0
are holes in polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 212000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 212001295
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links vector objects in the biology data layers to records in the
BIO_LUT data table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (212),
element number (4), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in
polygons and do not contain information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2120100002
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2120900295
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- BIORES
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BIORES contains both biological attribute data and items necessary
for linking vector objects in the biological data layers via the
BIO_LUT data table to other associated data tables. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier
that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the BIO_LUT
data table or the flat format BIOFILE data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 212000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 212001295
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- CONC
- Attribute_Definition:
- The field
CONC refers to "concentration," abundance, or density values. The field
may contain a range of counts of individuals (XX-XX INDIV). In cases
where no quantitative count information was available, the field may
contain descriptive terms such as "ABUNDANT", "COMMON", "HIGH",
"OCCASIONAL", "POSSIBLE", "PRESENT", "UNCOMMON", or "VERY RARE". If no
concentration information was available from any source, the field was
populated with "-". Counts were provided by resource experts and/or
published reports.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEASON_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- G_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Geographic source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Seasonality source identifier that links records in the BIORES data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the BIORES data
table to records in the SPECIES and STATUS data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
BIORES data table to records in the SEASONAL and BREED data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SPECIES
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SPECIES identifies all species in the ESI data set. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure. Refer to the Completeness_Report for a list of
layer-specific species.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NAME
- Attribute_Definition:
- Species common name for the entire ESI data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- GEN_SPEC
- Attribute_Definition:
- Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SUBELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- alcid
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Alcid
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- amphibian
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Amphibian
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- bivalve
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Bivalve
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- cephalopod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Cephalopod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- diadromous
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Diadromous fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- diving
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Diving bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- dolphin
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Dolphin
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- e_nursery
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Estuarine nursery fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- freshwater
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Freshwater fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- gastropod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Gastropod
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- gull_tern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Gull or tern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- insect
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Insect
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- invert
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrate
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- lobster
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Lobster
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- m_benthic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine benthic fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- m_pelagic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine pelagic fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- passerine
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Passerine bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- pelagic
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Pelagic bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- pinniped
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Pinniped
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- plant
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Plant
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- raptor
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Raptor
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- sav
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Submerged aquatic vegetation
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- shorebird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Shorebird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- sm_mammal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Small mammal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- snake
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Snake
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- turtle
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Turtle
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- wading
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Wading bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- waterfowl
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Waterfowl
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- wetland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Wetland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- whale
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Whale
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NHP
- Attribute_Definition:
- Natural Heritage Program global ranking.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- Network of Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Codeset_Domain:
- Codeset_Name:
- NHP Global Conservation Status Rank
- Codeset_Source:
- Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATE_PUB
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date of NHP listing.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 0
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Date unspecified
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links records in the SPECIES data
table to records in the BIORES and STATUS data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SEASONAL
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SEASONAL contains information on the seasonal presence of each
species associated with each spatial vector object. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEASON_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JAN
- Attribute_Definition:
- January
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in January
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- FEB
- Attribute_Definition:
- February
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in February
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MAR
- Attribute_Definition:
- March
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in March
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- APR
- Attribute_Definition:
- April
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in April
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MAY
- Attribute_Definition:
- May
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in May
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JUN
- Attribute_Definition:
- June
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in June
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- JUL
- Attribute_Definition:
- July
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in July
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- AUG
- Attribute_Definition:
- August
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in August
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SEP
- Attribute_Definition:
- September
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in September
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- OCT
- Attribute_Definition:
- October
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in October
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- NOV
- Attribute_Definition:
- November
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in November
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DEC
- Attribute_Definition:
- December
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- X
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Present in December
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
SEASONAL data table to records in the BIORES and BREED data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- BREED
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table BREED identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history
stages or activities for each species at a given location.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE_SEA
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation
of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID. This item links records in the
BREED data table to records in the BIORES and SEASONAL data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#######
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT, the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID, and the last two characters are SEASON_ID (e.g. ELEMENT =
'BIRD', SPECIES_ID = 1 and SEASON_ID = 1; EL_SPE_SEA = 'B0000101').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MONTH
- Attribute_Definition:
- Two-digit
calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a
particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month
of the year.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 12
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED1
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 =
nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED1 =
nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute
is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED2
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 =
migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED2 =
hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This
attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED3
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 =
molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is
"INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "REPTILE" then BREED3 =
internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This
attribute is not used for HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED4
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 =
juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is
"REPTILE" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4
= molting. This attribute is not used for BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL
elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- BREED5
- Attribute_Definition:
- Life history
stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 =
adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is
"REPTILE" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BIRD,
M_MAMMAL, HABITAT or T_MAMMAL elements.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- Y
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity present
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- N
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- -
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- STATUS
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table STATUS identifies the species that are listed as either threatened
or endangered by a state, federal, or international authority. See the
Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram,
which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in
the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ELEMENT
- Attribute_Definition:
- Major categories of biological data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- BIRD
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Birds
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- FISH
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- HABITAT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Habitats and Plants
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- INVERT
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Invertebrates
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- M_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Marine Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- REPTILE
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T_MAMMAL
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Terrestrial Mammals
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SPECIES_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Numeric
identifier for each species that is unique within each element and
refers to a nationwide master ESI species list maintained at NOAA.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- STATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Two-letter state abbreviation.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- COUNTRY
- Attribute_Definition:
- Three-letter country abbreviation.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S
- Attribute_Definition:
- State threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on state list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on state list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- F
- Attribute_Definition:
- Federal threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on federal list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on federal list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- I
- Attribute_Definition:
- International threatened or endangered status.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Endangered on international list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- T
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Threatened on international list
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Species of Special Concern
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- S_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- F_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- I_DATE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication date of source material used to assign international status values for each species, if used.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- EL_SPE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID. This item links the STATUS data table to the BIORES and SPECIES data tables.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E#####
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Where
E is the first character of ELEMENT and the next five characters are
SPECIES_ID (e.g. ELEMENT = 'BIRD' and SPECIES_ID = 1; EL_SPE =
'B00001').
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- SOURCES
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The data
table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data
set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates
to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SOURCE_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Source
identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items
G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the
BIORES table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIL and ESIP data
layers; and SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO data layer.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ORIGINATOR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Author or developer of source material or data set.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATE_PUB
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- YYYYMM
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TITLE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Title of source material or data.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- DATA_FORMAT
- Attribute_Definition:
- The format of the source material.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUB_PLACE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publication place.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUBLISHER
- Attribute_Definition:
- Publisher.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PUBLICATION
- Attribute_Definition:
- Additional citation information.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ONLINE_LINK
- Attribute_Definition:
- Online computer resource URL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SCALE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Description of the source scale.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TIME_PERIOD
- Attribute_Definition:
- Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- In
addition to the geographic data layers, six relational attribute or data
tables (BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS) are used
to store the complex biological data in the ESI data structure. The
geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in
this case, M_MAMMAL) is linked to the Biological Resources table
(BIORES) using the unique ID and the lookup table BIO_LUT, or it can be
linked directly using RARNUM. The ID is a unique combination of the
atlas number (for the Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania atlas, the number
is 212), an element/layer specific number (BIRDS are layer 1, FISH are
layer 2, etc.), and a unique record number. The RARNUM represents a
unique combination of species, seasonalities, concentrations, and source
information. For each of these groupings, a number is generated. That
number is concatenated with the atlas number to create a "resource at
risk" number that is unique across atlases. BIORES and the other
relational data tables are described in the Detailed_Description
sections. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the
entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way these tables relate
to the geographic data layers and other attribute tables in the ESI
data structure. Due to the complexity of the relational database model,
the data items are also post-processed into a flat file format. This
table, called BIOFILE, may be used in place of the relational files to
ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT,
SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, NHP, DATE_PUB, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR,
APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3,
BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. All of these
items are the same as their counterparts in the individual data tables
(described in the Detailed_Description sections), except the
BREED1-BREED5 and BREED items. BREED is a newly generated variable used
to link to the BREED_DT data table, a modified, more compact version of
the relational BREED data table. BREED1-BREED5 give a text summary of
when each life stage occurs within the associated map object. The life
stages referred to are the same as those listed in the
Detailed_Description of the BREED data table. The link to the BIOFILE
may be made through the BIO_LUT, using ID to link to RARNUM, or BIOFILE
may be linked directly to the RARNUM in each of the geographic layer's
attribute data tables. As mentioned, BREED_DT is an auxiliary support
data table to the flat file structure, which allows the user to do
searches based on month for seasonal breeding activities. The link from
the flat file to BREED_DT is the BREED item. A second supporting data
table is SOURCES. This is the same as the source file described above,
and the link from the flat file is both G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE. It
should be noted that although the flat file eases data query, it is not a
normalized database structure, and actual updates performed by the
states and other responsible agencies should be done using the
relational data tables. The entity-relationship diagram, describing
relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure, does
NOT include the BIOFILE data table, and this data table is NOT described
in a Detailed_Description section.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
- A
complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values
for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines
(http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines).
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- Distribution_Information:
- Distributor:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical Address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
- Resource_Description:
- Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
- Although
these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed
or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any
other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such
warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in
computer-readable format. If problems are encountered either in
downloading the ESI data or if any file appears corrupted, please
contact the ESI manager.
- Custom_Order_Process:
- Contact NOAA
if you require the data be provided to you on CD/DVD. (see Distributor).
ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a
wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include ARC
export files, Shapefiles, and a file Geodatabase (the recommended
format). The database files are distributed both in the NOAA standard
relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115)
and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata document
includes information on both of these database formats.
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
- Metadata_Date:
- 20140620
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- ESI Manager
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Position:
- GIS Manager
- Contact_Address:
- Address_Type:
- Physical Address
- Address:
- 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
- City:
- Seattle
- State_or_Province:
- Washington
- Postal_Code:
- 98115-6349
- Contact_Voice_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6944
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
- orr.esi@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
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