Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: North
Carolina: INDEX (Index 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:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4:
Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Originator:
- Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C.
- Publication_Date:
- 201107
- Title:
- Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife
to Spilled Oil: North Carolina: INDEX (Index Polygons)
- Edition:
- Second
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Series_Information:
- Series_Name:
- None
- Issue_Identification:
- North Carolina
- 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
- Description:
- Abstract:
- This data set contains vector polygons representing
the boundaries of all hardcopy cartographic products produced as part of
the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) for North Carolina. This data
set comprises a portion of the ESI data for North Carolina. 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:
- 1949
- Ending_Date:
- 2010
- Currentness_Reference:
- The data were compiled during 2010-2011. The
currentness dates for the data range from 1949 to 2010 and are documented
in the Lineage section.
- Status:
- Progress:
- Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
- None Scheduled
- Spatial_Domain:
- Bounding_Coordinates:
- West_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -78.62500
- East_Bounding_Coordinate:
- -75.39900
- North_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 36.62500
- South_Bounding_Coordinate:
- 33.75000
- 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:
- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword:
- Environmental Monitoring
- Place:
- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
- None
- Place_Keyword:
- North Carolina
- Access_Constraints:
- None
- Use_Constraints:
- DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the
above warning, 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4:
Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
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 9.3) and SQL
SERVER(R) (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows
Operating System (2000/XP/2003). 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: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00,
habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00,
nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00, and wetlands.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.
- Program_Affiliation:
- Program_Name:
- National Ocean Service Data Explorer
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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. A final review is made by the GIS
manager, where the data are written to CD/DVD and the metadata are
written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to
a number of quality and consistency checks.
- Completeness_Report:
- These data represent the boundaries of all hardcopy
cartographic products and digital data extents produced as part of the
North Carolina ESI atlas.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- The index polygons in this data layer were
generated in ArcInfo from the coordinates of the USGS 1:24,000
topographic map corners. Some small amount of positional error may be
present along the arcs forming the boundaries of these polygons,
particularly away from the polygon corners. Some boundaries were
developed from pre-existing digital and hardcopy sources and reflect
the positional accuracy of these original data. 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:
- RESEARCH PLANNING, INC.
- Publication_Date:
- 2010
- Title:
- INDEX ARCS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Source_Scale_Denominator:
- 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- DIGITAL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2010
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- RPI 2010
- Source_Contribution:
- INDEX INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
- Publication_Date:
- 2010
- Title:
- TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- raster digital data
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- RESTON, VA
- Publisher:
- USGS
- Source_Scale_Denominator:
- 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1949
- Ending_Date:
- 1993
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- USGS 2010
- Source_Contribution:
- ARAPAHOE, N.C. (1993); ASKIN, N.C. (1983);
ATLANTIC, N.C. (1949); AURORA, N.C. (1993); BARCO, N.C. (1982); BATH,
N.C. (1993); BEAUFORT, N.C. (1987); BELHAVEN, N.C. (1974); BLOUNTS
BAY, N.C. (1993); BLUFF POINT, N.C. (1951); BROAD CREEK, N.C. (1980);
BROWNS INLET, N.C. (1988); BUFFALO CITY, N.C. (1980); BUXTON, N.C.
(1983); CALABASH, N.C.-S.C. (1990); CAMDEN POINT, N.C. (1982); CAMP
LEJEUNE, N.C. (1971); CAPE FEAR, N.C. (1970); CAPE HATTERAS, N.C.
(1983); CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (1951); CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (1970); CASTLE
HAYNE, N.C. (1970); CHERRY POINT, N.C. (1983); COINJOCK, N.C. (1982);
COLUMBIA EAST, N.C. (1974); COLUMBIA WEST, N.C. (1974); CORE CREEK,
N.C. (1983); COROLLA, N.C. (1982); CREEDS, VA.-N.C. (1986); CURRITUCK,
N.C. (1982); DAVIS, N.C. (1983); EAST LAKE SE, N.C. (1987); EAST LAKE,
N.C. (1975); EDENHOUSE, N.C. (1982); EDENTON, N.C. (1981); ELIZABETH
CITY, N.C. (1982); ENGELHARD EAST, N.C. (1983); ENGELHARD NE, N.C.
(1980); ENGELHARD NW, N.C. (1987); ENGELHARD WEST, N.C. (1983);
FAIRFIELD NE, N.C. (1974); FAIRFIELD NW, N.C. (1983); FAIRFIELD, N.C.
(1983); FORT LANDING, N.C. (1974); FRYING PAN, N.C. (1974); GREAT
ISLAND, N.C. (1951); GREEN ISLAND, N.C. (1983); HAMPSTEAD, N.C.
(1970); HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (1983); HARVEY NECK, N.C. (1982);
HATTERAS, N.C. (1987); HAVELOCK, N.C. (1983); HERTFORD, N.C. (1982);
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (1990); HOLLY RIDGE, N.C. (1970); HORSEPEN POINT,
N.C. (1950); HOWARD REEF, N.C. (1980); HUBERT, N.C. (1988);
JACKSONVILLE SOUTH, N.C. (1988); JARVISBURG, N.C. (1982); JONES BAY,
N.C. (1993); KITTY HAWK, N.C. (1982); KNOTTS ISLAND, VA.-N.C. (1971);
KURE BEACH, N.C. (1979); LEONARDS POINT, N.C. (1974); LITTLE FISHING
POINT, N.C. (1974); LITTLE KINNAKEET, N.C. (1983); LITTLE RIVER,
S.C.-N.C. (1990); LOCKWOODS FOLLY, N.C. (1990); LONG BAY, N.C. (1987);
LONG SHOAL POINT, N.C. (1951); LOWLAND, N.C. (1993); MANNS HARBOR,
N.C. (1974); MANSFIELD, N.C. (1983); MANTEO, N.C. (1983); MARTIN
POINT, N.C. (1982); MERRIMON, N.C. (1983); MIDDLETOWN ANCHORAGE, N.C.
(1985); MIDDLETOWN, N.C. (1978); MOSSEY ISLANDS, N.C. (1982); NEW
BERN, N.C. (1988); NEW HOLLAND, N.C. (1974); NEW LAKE SE, N.C. (1983);
NEW RIVER INLET, N.C. (1988); NEWPORT, N.C. (1983); NIXONTON, N.C.
(1982); NORTH BAY, N.C. (1971); OCRACOKE, N.C. (1983); OREGON INLET,
N.C. (1983); ORIENTAL, N.C. (1987); PAMLICO BEACH, N.C. (1974);
PAMLICO POINT, N.C. (1951); PANTEGO, N.C. (1974); PEA ISLAND, N.C.
(1983); PLYMOUTH WEST, N.C. (1987); POINT HARBOR, N.C. (1982); POINT
OF MARSH, N.C. (1983); PONZER, N.C. (1983); PORTSMOUTH, N.C. (1983);
RANSOMVILLE, N.C. (1983); ROANOKE ISLAND NE, N.C. (1983); RODANTHE,
N.C. (1983); ROPER NORTH, N.C. (1978); SALTER PATH, N.C. (1983);
SCOTTS HILL, N.C. (1970); SCRANTON, N.C. (1974); SHALLOTTE, N.C.
(1990); SHILOH, N.C. (1982); SNEADS FERRY, N.C. (1988); SOUTH CREEK,
N.C. (1993); SOUTH RIVER, N.C. (1983); SOUTHPORT, N.C. (1990); SPICER
BAY, N.C. (1971); STELLA, N.C. (1988); STEVENSON POINT, N.C. (1982);
STUMPY POINT, N.C. (1953); STYRON BAY, N.C. (1971); SWANQUARTER, N.C.
(1974); SWANSBORO, N.C. (1983); TOPSAIL, N.C. (1970); UPPER BROAD
CREEK, N.C. (1993); VANDEMERE, N.C. (1993); WADE POINT, N.C. (1990);
WAINWRIGHT ISLAND, N.C. (1971); WANCHESE, N.C. (1983); WEEKSVILLE,
N.C. (1982); WESTOVER, N.C. (1978); WILLISTON, N.C. (1983);
WILMINGTON, N.C. (1979); WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (1970); YEOPIM
RIVER, N.C. (1982).
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Primarily, 1:24,000 USGS topographic maps were
used to provide boundaries for cartographic products. In some cases
the polygons represent USGS topographic maps that were re-tiled,
moved, or extended to provide better cartographic coverage of the
study area.
- Process_Date:
- 201107
- Process_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
- Contact_Organization:
- NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Person:
- Jill Petersen
- 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:
- Jill.Petersen@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:
- 152
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Area point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 153
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 365
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Link
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 3000
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Node,planar graph
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 214
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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:
- INDEX.PAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The INDEX.PAT table contains attribute
information for the vector polygons representing the boundaries of the
maps and digital data boundaries used in the creation of the ESI
atlas.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TILE-NAME
- Attribute_Definition:
- The TILE-NAME contains the map number according
to the specified layout of the atlas.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 134
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- TOPO-NAME
- Attribute_Definition:
- USGS Topographic map name, short description of
location, or atlas name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
- Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SCALE
- Attribute_Definition:
- SCALE contains the value of the denominator of
the scale at which the map is plotted in the final map product.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 24000
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Scale = 1:24,000
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- MAPANGLE
- Attribute_Definition:
- MAPANGLE contains the value to rotate the final
map product so that it is situated straight up and down.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -2.0390
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 0.0000
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure:
- Degree
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- PAGESIZE
- Attribute_Definition:
- PAGESIZE contains the value of the width and
height of the map in the final map product.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 11,17
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Page size= 11" by 17"
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Overview_Description:
- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- In addition to the geographic data layers,
relational attribute or data tables are used to store information in the
ESI data structure. The entity-relationship diagram describes
relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure. This
particular geographic data layer (INDEX) does not link to other ESI
tables.
- 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:
- John Kaperick
- 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) 526-6400
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
- (206) 526-6329
- 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, and will offer a replacement
copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer
input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged
condition.
- Custom_Order_Process:
- Contact NOAA for distribution options (see
Distributor). ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them
useful to the widest community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats
include Geodatabase; ARC export, MOSS, and Shape files; and MARPLOT map
folders. An ArcMap .mxd file, an ArcView 3.x ESI project, and an
ESI_Viewer product for use with the MARPLOT data are also included on the
distribution CDs/DVDs for ease of use of the ESI data. 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:
- 20111015
- Metadata_Review_Date:
- 20111015
- Metadata_Contact:
- Contact_Information:
- Contact_Person_Primary:
- Contact_Person:
- Jill Petersen
- 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:
- Jill.Petersen@noaa.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
- Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version:
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Extensions:
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata-standards/documents/ncddcmdprofile_v2.pdf
- Profile_Name:
- Content Specification for Metadata in the National
Coastal Data Development Center's Data Catalog Version 2.0
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