Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: North
Carolina: ESI (ESI Shoreline Types - Lines and 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: ESI (ESI Shoreline Types - Lines and
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 lines and polygons
representing the shoreline and coastal habitats of North Carolina
classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)
classification system. 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
WETLANDS data layer, part of the larger North Carolina ESI database, for
additional ESI 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:
- 1901
- Ending_Date:
- 2010
- Currentness_Reference:
- The data were compiled during 2010-2011. The
currentness dates for the data range from 1901 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_Keyword:
- Shoreline types
- 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 coastal shorelines and habitats
classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)
classification system. See also the WETLANDS data layer, part of the
larger North Carolina ESI database, for additional ESI information.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- The spatial location of the ESI shoreline was
developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflects the
positional accuracy of these original data. The horizontal positional
accuracy of the 1:24,000 USGS topographic quads should conform to
National Map Accuracy Standards at scales of 1:24,000. The minimum
mapping unit (MMU) of the actual shoreline classification segments is
estimated at 50 meters where mapping is conducted using 1:24,000
hardcopy fieldmaps. Field verification has shown that the absolute
positional accuracy of breaks between shoreline ESI types with a
95-percent error bound is approximately 58 meters. 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:
- GOOGLE EARTH PRO
- Publication_Date:
- 2010
- Title:
- IMAGERY OF NORTH CAROLINA SHORELINE FOR ESI
ANALYSIS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- remote-sensing image
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
- Publisher:
- GOOGLE, INC.
- Other_Citation_Details:
- IMAGE DATES RANGE FROM 2006 TO 2010. IMAGE
SOURCES INCLUDES USDA FARM SERVICE AGENCY, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
AND DIGITAL GLOBE.
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 2006
- Ending_Date:
- 2010
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Google Earth Pro 2010
- Source_Contribution:
- ESI INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- LIMBER, PATRICK (NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF COASTAL
MANAGEMENT)
- Publication_Date:
- 20070501
- Title:
- 2004 WET/DRY SHORELINE
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT, 2728 CAPITAL
BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27604-1546
- Source_Scale_Denominator:
- 1500
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 20040826
- Ending_Date:
- 20040923
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- Limber 2007
- Source_Contribution:
- ESI INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NOAA, COASTAL SERVICES CENTER
- Publication_Date:
- 20070917
- Title:
- COMPOSITE SHORELINE OF THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES DERIVED FROM NOAA-NOS COASTAL SURVEY MAPS DEVELOPED
FROM 1901-1995 SOURCE DATA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
- NOAA, COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, 2234 SOUTH
HOBSON AVENUE, CHARLESTON, SC 29405
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 1901
- Ending_Date:
- 1995
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NOAA 2007
- Source_Contribution:
- ESI INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- NOAA, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE, OFFICE OF
RESPONSE AND RESTORATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVISION
- Publication_Date:
- 199609
- Title:
- SENSITIVITY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS AND
WILDLIFE TO SPILLED OIL: NORTH CAROLINA
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
- Publication_Place:
- SEATTLE, WA
- Publisher:
- NOAA
- Other_Citation_Details:
- 7600 SAND POINT WAY, SEATTLE, WA 98115-6349
- Online_Linkage:
- http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
- Source_Scale_Denominator:
- 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- CD-ROM
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Range_of_Dates/Times:
- Beginning_Date:
- 198107
- Ending_Date:
- 199602
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF PUBLICATION
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- NOAA 1996
- Source_Contribution:
- ESI INFORMATION
- Source_Information:
- Source_Citation:
- Citation_Information:
- Originator:
- RESEARCH PLANNING, INC.
- Publication_Date:
- 2009
- Title:
- OVERFLIGHT OBLIQUES
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
- PHOTOGRAPH
- Other_Citation_Details:
- UNPUBLISHED
- Type_of_Source_Media:
- DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
- Time_Period_Information:
- Single_Date/Time:
- Calendar_Date:
- 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference:
- DATE OF SURVEY
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
- RPI 2009
- Source_Contribution:
- ESI INFORMATION
- Process_Step:
- Process_Description:
- Original ESI maps, published in 1996, were
re-examined and fully updated using the sources and methods described
below. The intertidal shoreline habitats of North Carolina were mapped
via interpretation of a continuous, overlapping set of georeferenced
oblique aerial photographs. These photographs were acquired between
July and October 2009 during overflights conducted at elevations of
400-600 feet and slow air speed. All flights were planned to maximize
time on site during the 2.5 hours preceding and the 2.5 hours
following peak low tide. Where appropriate, revisions to the existing
shoreline were made and, where necessary, multiple habitats were
described for each shoreline segment. During these flights a
geomorphologist utilized a digital SLR camera to capture the images of
the intertidal zone. Tidal flats were discerned from the georeferenced
oblique aerial photographs. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources
were compiled to create the ESI data layer. Depending on the type of
source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data
layer: 1) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 2)
digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with
the hardcopy data sources; and 3) overflight changes are digitized
from the scanned and registered hardcopy field maps or aerial
photography. After the initial shoreline classification, these data
are edgematched and checked for logical consistency errors. Review
maps are plotted at 1:24,000 scale for verification of polygonal and
linear attributes. 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 ESI 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:
- GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 3423
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Area point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 3424
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 21873
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Link
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 1032586
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:
- Node,planar graph
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
- 21930
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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:
- ESI.AAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The ESI.AAT table contains attribute information
for the vector lines representing linear shoreline features with ESI
classification.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ESI
- Attribute_Definition:
- The item ESI contains values representing the
ESI shoreline type. In many cases shorelines are ranked with multiple
codes, such as "6B/3A" (listed landward to seaward from left to
right). The first code, "6B", is the most landward shoreline type and
the second code, "3A", is the shoreline type closest to the water.
Singular shoreline types are listed below. No multiple codes are
listed, but all multiple codes included in the data set can be
assembled from the codes described. The ESI rankings progress from low
to high susceptibility to oil spills. To determine the sensitivity of
a particular intertidal shoreline habitat, the following factors are
integrated: 1) Shoreline type (substrate, grain size, tidal elevation,
origin); 2) Exposure to wave and tidal energy; 3) Biological
productivity and sensitivity; 4) Ease of cleanup. Prediction of the
behavior and persistence of oil in intertidal habitats is based on an
understanding of the dynamics of the coastal environments, not just
the substrate type and grain size. The intensity of energy expended
upon a shoreline by wave action, tidal currents, and river currents
directly affects the persistence of stranded oil. The need for
shoreline cleanup activities is determined, in part, by the slowness
of natural processes in removal of oil stranded on the shoreline. The
potential for biological injury, and ease of cleanup of spilled oil
are also important factors in the ESI ranking. Generally speaking,
areas exposed to high levels of physical energy, such as wave action
and tidal currents, and low biological activity rank low on the scale,
whereas sheltered areas with associated high biological activity have
the highest ranking.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 1B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Exposed, Solid Man-made Structures
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 2A
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Exposed Wave-cut Platforms in Mud or Clay
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 3A
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Fine- to Medium-grained Sand Beaches
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 3B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Scarps and Steep Slopes in Sand
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 4
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Coarse-grained Sand Beaches
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 5
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 6B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Riprap
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 7
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Exposed Tidal Flats
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 8B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Sheltered, Solid Man-made Structures
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 8C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Sheltered Riprap
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 9A
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Sheltered Tidal Flats
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 9B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Vegetated Low Banks
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 10A
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 10B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Freshwater Marshes
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 10C
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Swamps
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 10D
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Scrub-shrub Wetlands
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- U
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Unranked
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- LINE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Type of geographic feature.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- B
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Breakwater
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- F
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Flat
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- H
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Hydrography
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- S
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Shoreline
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- SOURCE_ID
- Attribute_Definition:
- Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data
table. This identifier indicates the source of a vector line segment.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ENVIR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Type of regional environment.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Estuarine
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- U
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Unclassified
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ESI_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data
table. This identifier indicates the source of the ESI classification
of a line segment. Vector features that were not surveyed or do not
qualify for an ESI classification have a value of -1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- Detailed_Description:
- Entity_Type:
- Entity_Type_Label:
- ESI.PAT
- Entity_Type_Definition:
- The ESI.PAT table contains attribute information
for the vector polygons representing polygonal features with ESI
classification.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ESI
- Attribute_Definition:
- The item ESI contains values representing the
ESI polygon type.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- 7
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Exposed Tidal Flats
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- U
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Unranked
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- WATER_CODE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Specifies a polygon as either water or land.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- L
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Land
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- W
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Water
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ENVIR
- Attribute_Definition:
- Type of regional environment.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- E
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Estuarine
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Enumerated_Domain:
- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
- U
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
- Unclassified
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute:
- Attribute_Label:
- ESI_SOURCE
- Attribute_Definition:
- Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data
table. This identifier indicates the source of the ESI classification
of a polygon. Polygon features that do not have an associated ESI
value are given an ESI_SOURCE value of -1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
- NOAA ESI Guidelines
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
- Range_Domain:
- Range_Domain_Minimum:
- -1
- Range_Domain_Maximum:
- N
- 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, the
relational attribute or data table, SOURCES, is used to store the source
data information in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer
containing resource information (in this case, ESI) is linked to the
SOURCES table using the SOURCE_ID. 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_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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