Prince William Sound, Alaska ESI: ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index Shoreline Types)

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
 
Citation:
 
Citation_Information:
 
Originator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Publication_Date: 200011
Title: Prince William Sound, Alaska ESI: ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index Shoreline Types)
Edition: Second
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas
Series_Information:
 
Series_Name: None
Issue_Identification: Prince William Sound, Alaska
Publication_Information:
 
Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington
Publisher:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington
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, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Description:
 
Abstract:
This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Prince William Sound, Alaska. ESI data characterize estuarine 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. This data set contains the Environmental Sensitivity Index shoreline data.
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: 1997
Ending_Date: 1999
Currentness_Reference: Project time span
Status:
 
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
Spatial_Domain:
 
Bounding_Coordinates:
 
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -148.875
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -144.000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.292
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.393
Keywords:
 
Theme:
 
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Sensitivity maps
Theme_Keyword: ESI
Theme_Keyword: Coastal resources
Theme_Keyword: Oil spill planning
Theme_Keyword: Coastal zone management
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Place:
 
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Prince William Sound
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Copper River Delta
Place_Keyword: Blying Sound
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the publishers and contributing sources listed in Data_Set_Credit (below) would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Browse_Graphic:
 
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: pwsdatafig.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Relationships between the biology data layers and the attribute files for the Prince William Sound data.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.0.2) and ORACLE(r) RDBMS (version 8.0.5.0.0). The hardware configuration is Hewlett Packard workstations (models 715/50 and 712/80i with 4 X-terminals) with UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20). The following files are included in the data set: bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, birds.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, m_mampt.e00, nests.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00.


Data_Quality_Information:
 
Attribute_Accuracy:
 
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attribute accuracy is estimated to be "good" given the years of ESI experience, the data-input methodology, the quality control review sessions, and the digital logical consistency checks.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The digitization of shoreline types, biological resources, and human-use resources is a complex and highly quality-controlled process. Existing digital shoreline data are integrated into a study-wide basemap. In order to facilitate digitizing, the entire study area is split into individual quadrangles using the INDEX data layer. The first layer of information digitized is the ESI shoreline classification. The ESI habitat ranking is compiled onto 1:63,360 USGS topographic quadrangles by a geomorphologist. The hardcopy maps are then digitized and checked using both on-screen and hardcopy reviews. The edited maps are updated, checked once again for completeness and topological and logical consistency. Any errors in the shoreline classification are updated prior to digitization of the biological and human-use layers. All layers use the shoreline as the geographic reference so that there are no slivers in the geographic coordinates. The hardcopy biological information is compiled onto 1:250,000 USGS topographic quadrangles by a biological expert using data from regional specialists in the form of maps, tables, charts, written descriptions of wildlife distributions, and personal interviews. Concurrently, digital data sources are imported, projected, checked for quality control, and integrated into the data structure. The hardcopy data are digitized, checked using both digital and on-screen procedures, integrated with existing data, plotted, and sent out for review by the regional specialists. The edited maps are updated, checked once again, and the final product plotted (at approximately 1:87,000 scale). A team of specialists reviews the entire series of maps, checks all data, and makes final edits. The data are then merged to form the study-wide layers. The data merging includes a final quality control check where labels, chains, and polygons are checked for attribute accuracy. To finalize the data checking process, each coverage is checked using a standardized form by two GIS personnel (a technician and the GIS manager), and each attribute database is checked using several programs that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and ORACLE(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to tape and the metadata are written. ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include ARC export, MOSS and Shape files, and MARPLOT map folders. An ArcView ESI project and ESI_Viewer product are also included on the CDs 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. The section Spatial_Data_Organization_Information refers to the source files in ARC export format only.
Completeness_Report:
The intertidal habitats of Prince William Sound were originally mapped in 1982. The intertidal habitats of Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta were remapped using two sources. For Port Valdez, Knowles Head, Hinchinbrook Island, and Montague Island, ESI classifications were derived from a database provided by SERVS, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and generated by Owens and Reimer (1999), based on videotape surveys conducted from 1995 through 1998. For the rest of the study area, ESI classifications were made during overflights conducted by an experienced coastal geologist during 14-19 May 1999. The shoreline classifications were denoted onto 1:63,360 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps. The shoreline classifications were then transferred onto maps on which the shorelines derived from both National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data and USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) were plotted. The DLG shoreline was used in most cases; the NWI shoreline and polygons for tidal flats and marshes were used when they best represented the current shoreline conditions, especially in the Copper River Delta and other areas of extensive flats and marshes.
Positional_Accuracy:
 
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
 
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The ESI data use USGS 1:63,3600 topographic quadrangles as the basemap. It is estimated that the ESI shoreline classification has a minimum mapping unit of 100 feet.
Lineage:
 
Source_Information:
 
Source_Citation:
 
Citation_Information:
 
Originator: BP Exploration
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Digital Shoreline
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
 
Time_Period_Information:
 
Range_of_Dates/Times:
 
Beginning_Date: 1998
Ending_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of completion
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: ESI Shoreline description
Source_Information:
 
Source_Citation:
 
Citation_Information:
 
Originator: Jacqui Michel
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: ESI Overflight
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
 
Time_Period_Information:
 
Single_Date/Time:
 
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of Overflight
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: ESI shoreline
Source_Information:
 
Source_Citation:
 
Citation_Information:
 
Originator: National Wetlands Inventory
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: National Wetlands Inventory Digital Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
 
Time_Period_Information:
 
Range_of_Dates/Times:
 
Beginning_Date: 197808
Ending_Date: 198408
Source_Currentness_Reference: Survey date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: ESI shoreline
Source_Information:
 
Source_Citation:
 
Citation_Information:
 
Originator: Ed Owens
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Digital shoreline
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic bulletin board
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
 
Time_Period_Information:
 
Single_Date/Time:
 
Calendar_Date: 1997
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of overflight
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Digital shoreline
Process_Step:
 
Process_Description:
All the digital data were checked using both digital and on-screen procedures, plotted, checked by the biological expert, edited to remove any errors, and plotted for review by the regional specialists. The reviewed maps were updated on the computer, checked once again, and plotted at final map scale. A team of specialists reviewed the entire series of maps, checked all data, and made final edits. The data were merged to form the study-wide layers that are described in the document. The data merging included a final quality control check where topological consistency, rules for geography, and database to geography were checked and validated for all relationships.
Process_Date: 20000824
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@hazmat.noaa.gov.us


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 rings
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1606
SDTS_Terms_Description:
 
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1606
SDTS_Terms_Description:
 
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14382
SDTS_Terms_Description:
 
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Link
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 296061
SDTS_Terms_Description:
 
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Node, planar graph
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14015


Spatial_Reference_Information:
 
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
 
Geographic:
 
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00005
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00005
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
 
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
 
Detailed_Description:
 
Entity_Type:
 
Entity_Type_Label: Complete Chain
Entity_Type_Definition:
The data layer ESI contains arc (Complete Chain) features for the ESI shoreline classification and is based on Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 2.0 (Halls, J., J. Michel, S. Zengel, J. Dahlin, and J. Petersen, 1997, Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, NOAA). The ESI classification was performed in February 1997.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute:
 
Attribute_Label: ESI
Attribute_Definition:
The intertidal habitats of Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta were mapped during overflights conducted by an experienced coastal geologist during 14-19 May 1999. The shoreline classifications were denoted onto 1:63,360 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps. The shoreline classifications were then transferred onto maps on which the shorelines derived from both National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data and USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) were plotted. The DLG shoreline was used in most cases; the NWI shoreline and polygons for tidal flats and marshes were used when they best represented the current shoreline conditions, especially in the Copper River Delta and other areas of extensive flats and marshes. Prediction of the behavior and persistence of oil on intertidal habitats is based on an understanding of the dynamics of the coastal environments, not just the substrate type and grain size. The sensitivity of a particular intertidal habitat is an integration of the following factors: 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. All of these factors are used to determine the relative sensitivity of intertidal habitats. Key to the sensitivity ranking is an understanding of the relationships between: physical processes; substrate; shoreline type; product type; fate and effect; and sediment transport patterns. 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. These concepts have been used in the development of the ESI, which ranks shoreline environments as to their relative sensitivity to oil spills, potential biological injury, and ease of cleanup. 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. A comprehensive shoreline habitat ranking system has been developed for the entire United States. The shoreline habitats delineated in Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta are listed below in order of increasing sensitivity to spilled oil: 1A) Exposed Rocky Shores; 1B) Exposed, solid man-made materials; 2A) Exposed Wave-Cut Platforms in Bedrock, Mud, or Clay; 3A) Fine- to Medium-Grained Sand Beaches; 4) Coarse-Grained Sand Beaches; 5) Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches; 6A) Gravel Beaches; 6B) Riprap; 7) Exposed Tidal Flats; 8A) Sheltered Rocky Shores and Sheltered Scarps in Bedrock, Mud or Clay; 8B) Sheltered, Solid Man-Made Structures; 8C) Sheltered Riprap; 8D) Vegetated, Steeply-Sloping Bluffs; 9A) Sheltered Tidal Flats; 10A) Salt- and Brackish-Water Marshes. In many cases, the shorelines are also ranked with multiple codes, such as 6A/7. The first number is the most landward shoreline type (6A=gravel beach), with exposed tidal flats (7) being the shoreline type closest to the water.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1B
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2A/9A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock, mud, or clay/Sheltered tidal flats
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3A/2A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4/7
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
Enumerated_Domain:
 
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5/2A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5/7
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6A
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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Enumerated_Domain:
 
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
 
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The data layer ESI contains polygonal water and land features, as well as linear features for rivers and streams. The ESI data layer contains all annotation used in producing the atlas. The annotation features are categorized into three subclasses in order to simplify the mapping and quality control procedures: geog or geographic features, soc or socioeconomic features, and hydro or water features.
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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: ESI Atlas for Prince William Sound, Alaska
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 Distribution_Information).


Metadata_Reference_Information:
 
Metadata_Date: 200011
Metadata_Review_Date: 200011
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@hazmat.noaa.gov.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998