Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: North
Carolina: NESTS (Nest Points)
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: NESTS (Nest Points)
- 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 sensitive biological resource
data for wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, diving birds, passerine birds,
and gulls and terns in North Carolina. Vector points in this data set
represent bird nesting, migratory staging, and roosting 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 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. See also the BIRDS data layer, part of the larger
North Carolina ESI database, for additional bird information.
- 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:
- 1972
- Ending_Date:
- 2009
- Currentness_Reference:
- The data were compiled during 2010-2011. The
currentness dates for the data range from 1972 to 2009 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_Keyword:
- Nest
- Theme_Keyword:
- Bird
- 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. 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 bird nesting, wintering, migratory staging and other
spatial/temporal concentration areas. See also the BIRDS data layer, part
of the larger North Carolina ESI database, for additional bird
information. These data do not necessarily represent all nest occurrences
in North Carolina. The following species are included in this data set:
(Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 38,
Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great
blue heron, Ardea herodias; 70, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; 76, Bald
eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 86, Least
tern, Sternula antillarum; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88,
Great egret, Ardea alba; 89, Snowy egret, Egretta thula; 90, Black-crowned
night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 91, Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus;
92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus
ibis; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 97, Green heron, Butorides
virescens; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 115, White ibis, Eudocimus
albus; 118, Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; 120, Yellow-crowned
night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 127, Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus;
133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon
nilotica; 135, Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis; 136, Caspian tern,
Hydroprogne caspia; 137, Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus; 138, Forster's
tern, Sterna forsteri; 142, Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus; 152,
American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 153, Piping plover,
Charadrius melodus; 154, Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia; 155,
Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus
exilis; 193, Black tern, Chlidonias niger; 305, Red-cockaded woodpecker,
Picoides borealis.
- 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 1:24,000. 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:
- ALTMAN, JON AND MICHAEL RIKARD
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL
SEASHORE RESOURCES
- 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:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Altman and Rikard 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- ALTMAN, JON (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE RESOURCES
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- 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:
- Altman 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA
- Publication_Date:
- 2004
- Title:
- IBA_NC (IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF NORTH
CAROLINA)
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2004
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Audubon NC 2004
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- CARFIOLI, M. (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RESOURCES
- 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:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Carfioli 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- FUSSELL, J.O. III
- Publication_Date:
- 1994
- Title:
- A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- CHAPEL HILL, NC
- Publisher:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
- Other_Citation_Details:
- 540 PP.
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 1994
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Fussell 1994
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- GOLDER, WALKER (AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA)
- Publication_Date:
- 2004
- Title:
- IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- HARDCOPY TEXT
- Online_Linkage:
- http://www.ncaudubon.org/
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2004
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Golder 2004
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- HOFF, MIKE (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CURRITUCK AND MACKAY ISLAND NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE SPECIES AND HUMAN-USE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTION
- 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:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Hoff 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- MCGEE, D. (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE BIRDS AND
OTHER RESOURCES
- 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:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- McGee 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL
SEASHORE
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CWB_09
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- FTP SITE
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NPS 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
(NCWRC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- NCWRC EAGLE DATA 2009
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- spreadsheet
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- disc
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NCWRC 2009, Eagle data
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
(NCWRC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- CWB BE
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- tabular digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- THUMB DRIVE
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1972
- Ending_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NCWRC 2009, CWB BE
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
(NCWRC)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- SHOREBIRD BE
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- tabular digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- THUMB DRIVE
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2000
- Ending_Date:
- 2003
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NCWRC 2009, Shorebird BE
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- STEWART, D. (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE)
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGES
- 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:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF COMMUNICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Stewart 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
- Publication_Date:
- 2003
- Title:
- RCW_ACTIVE_2003
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- EMAIL
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2003
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- USFWS 2003
- Source_Contribution:
- NESTS INFORMATION
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Three main sources of data were used to depict
nest distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal
interviews with resource experts from Audubon North Carolina, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission (NCWRC), National Park Service (NPS) Cape Hatteras and Cape
Lookout National Seashores, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program,
2) geospatial and tabular survey data provided by NCWRC, NPS, and
USFWS, and 3) numerous published and unpublished reports. The above
digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist
to create the NESTS 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 1:24,000 topographic
quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their
source scale; and/or 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 compiled ESI, biology, and human-use data are plotted
onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the
participating resource experts, a second set of interviews are
conducted to review the maps. If necessary, edits to the NESTS data
layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts,
and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.
- 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:
- Area point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 329
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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:
- NESTS.PAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The NESTS.PAT table contains attribute
information for the vector points in this data set representing bird
nesting, migratory staging, and roosting 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 (235), element number (5), and record
number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 2350500001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2350500329
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- RARNUM
- Attribute_Definition:
- An identifier that links directly to the BIORES
table or the flat format BIOFILE table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 235000006
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 235000317
- 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:
- 235000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 235000925
- 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 (235), element number (5), 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:
- 2350000002
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 2350001183
- 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:
- 235000001
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- 235000925
- 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, and may contain counts of individuals
for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site
(e.g., XX BIRDS, XX NESTS). In cases where no quantitative count data
were available, the field may contain descriptive terms such as
"POTENTIAL". If no concentration information was available from any
source, the field was populated with "-". Counts were derived from a
variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage) but were
mostly conducted from 2001-2009.
- 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:
- alligator
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Alligator
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- bird
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Bird
- 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:
- crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Crab
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- crayfish
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Crayfish
- 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:
- 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:
- e_resident
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Estuarine resident 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- manatee
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Manatee
- 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:
- shrimp
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Shrimp
- 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:
- ungulate
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Ungulate
- 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; and SOURCE_ID and
ESI_SOURCE in the ESI, WETLANDS, and HYDRO data layers.
- 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, NESTS) 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 North Carolina atlas, the
number is 235), 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
described below 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:
- 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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