U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands ESI: SOCECON (Socioeconomic Lines and Points)
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; United States Environmental Protection Agency; United States Coast Guard; U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources; British Virgin Islands Conservation and Fisheries Department; and United States Department of the Interior.
- Publication_Date: 200108
- Title: U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands ESI: SOCECON (Socioeconomic Lines and Points)
- Edition: First
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: None
- Issue_Identification: United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
- Publication_Information:
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- 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; United States Environmental Protection Agency; United States Coast Guard; U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources; British Virgin Islands Conservation and Fisheries Department; and United States Department of the Interior.
- Description:
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- Abstract:
- This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for the Virgin Islands. 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 point and line data for human-use resources.
- Purpose:
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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:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 199807
- Ending_Date: 200107
- Currentness_Reference: Project time span
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.167
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.065
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.943
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.467
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: ESI
- Theme_Keyword: Sensitivity maps
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal resources
- Theme_Keyword: Oil spill planning
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal Zone Management
- Theme_Keyword: Socioeconomic
- Theme_Keyword: Human use
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: US Virgin Islands
- Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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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:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name: datafig.jpg
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
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Relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Virgin Islands 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; United States Environmental Protection Agency; United States Coast Guard; U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources; British Virgin Islands Conservation and Fisheries Department; and United States Department of the Interior.
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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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: benthic.e00, birds.e00, bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, invertl.e00, mgt.e00, m_mammal.e00, reptiles.e00, seasonal.e00, shelfbnd.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00, t_mammal.e00, wetlands.e00.
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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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 human-use resources were obtained in either digital format or in hardcopy format on 1:24,000 scale maps. Under this project, new digital data sources are imported, projected, checked for quality control, and integrated into the spatial data structure (for selected resources). The data are checked using both digital and on-screen procedures. To finalize the data checking process, each data layer 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 CD-ROM 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:
- Human-Use Resources: Several human-use, or socioeconomic, features are included in ESI/RSI atlases. Entity points and complete chains (arcs) are digitized into the data layer SOCECON and managed area polygonal data (GT-polygons) are stored in the MGT data layer. Both data sets are linked to the data table SOC_DAT using the SOC_LUT lookup table and the items HUNUM and ID. HUNUM is a unique reference number concatenated with the atlas number (for the Virgin Islands this is 67). The ID is a unique combination of the atlas number, an element specific number (SOCECON = 10) and a unique record number. The table SOC_DAT contains the human-use number (HUNUM), feature type (TYPE), name of the facility (NAME), owner/manager or contact person (CONTACT), telephone number (PHONE), geographic source (G_SOURCE), and attribute source (A_SOURCE). Detailed contact information is only included for select management features, where available. Source information is included for all features.
- Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
- The ESI data use USGS 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles as the basemap. It is estimated that the ESI shoreline classification has a minimum mapping unit of 50 feet.
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- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department; Contact: B. Lettsome, Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer, BVI CFD
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Wildlife and Fisheries Resources for the British Virgin Islands
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Beach, boat ramp, commercial fishing, ferry, marina, and water intake information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Hillis-Starr, Z., National Park Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Various Natural and Human-use Resources of Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Commercial fishing, diving, and recreational fishing data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Dammann, A.E. and D.W. Nellis
- Publication_Date: 1992
- Title: A Natural History Atlas to the Cays of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Sarasota, FL
- Publisher: Pineapple Press
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1992
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Diving information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Davis, C., University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Edits and Additions to Natural Resource Locations for St. Croix
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Beach and subsistance data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Boulon, R., USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Natural Resource Information for USVI, Particularly St. Thomas and St. John
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Beach, boat ramp, diving, marina, and water intake data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Tobias, W., USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Fisheries and Human-use Resources for St. Croix
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Commercial fishing, diving, lock and dam, recreational fishing, and water intake information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Gomez, R., USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Fisheries Resources for St. Thomas and St. John
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Commercial fishing, recrational fishing, and water intake data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Research Planning, Inc.
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Boat Ramps, Marinas, and other Features from Overflights and Air Photos
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000-25000
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1998
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of survey
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Boat ramp, and marina information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 1959-1984
- Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Reston, VA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
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- Beginning_Date: 1959
- Ending_Date: 1984
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Airport data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Lopez, F., United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Various Natural Resource and Human-use Features for USVI
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Airport, aquaculture, beach, boat ramp, coast guard, diving, ferry, marina, and water intake information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Lazelle, J.
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Prehistoric and Historic Sites for St. Thomas and St. John
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
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- Calendar_Date: Unknown
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Historical site data
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Cummings, S. and S. Cummings
- Publication_Date: 1992
- Title: Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document and Maps
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Houston, TX
- Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1992
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Diving information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Trails Illustrated
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title: Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, USVI
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Evergreeen, CO
- Publisher: Ponderosa Publishing Company
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 22000
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1994
- Ending_Date: 1995
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Diving information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Coast Guard, MSO San Juan
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Sensitive Areas and Protection Strategies for the U.S. Caribbean
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps and Tables
- Source_Scale_Denominator: VARIES
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 1993
- Ending_Date: 1994
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Boat ramp, marina, and water intake data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Cissel, W., National Park Service
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Archaeological and Historic Sites for St. Croix
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Historical site information
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Department St. Croix. Contact: A.L. Moorhead, DEP Director; A. Hutchins, Coordinator, Christiansted, St. Croix
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Various Human-use Features for St. Croix
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Beach, boat ramp, commercial fishing, marina, and water intake data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Coastal Zone Management Program
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title: Designation of Salt River Bay Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document and Map
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: St. Thomas, USVI
- Publisher: USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1995
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: National park data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: BVI National Parks Trust
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: A Parks and Protected Areas System Plan for the British Virgin Islands
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document and Maps
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: Unknown
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: National park data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Island Publishing Services LTD.
- Publication_Date: 1999
- Title: The Welcome Tourist Guide, British Virgin Islands, VOLUME 28, NO. 2
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document and Maps
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Road Town, Tortola, BVI
- Publisher: Island Publishing Services LTD., BVI Tourist Board and the Hotel and Commerce Association
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: airport, beach
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: British Virgin Islands Topographic Maps
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 25000
- Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2000
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date when material was reviewed
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Airport data
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Black, E., St. Croix Alumina, LLC
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Title: Water Intakes for St. Croix Alumina Plant
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
- Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 1999
- Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
- Source_Contribution: Diving and water intake information
- Process_Step:
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- 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: 200108
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Person: Jill Petersen
- Contact_Address:
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- 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
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Link
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 50
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 560
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Node, planar graph
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 342
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.00005
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.00005
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
- Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke, 1866
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Complete Chain
- Entity_Type_Definition:
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The human-use features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill or could provide access for response operations.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Type
- Attribute_Definition:
- Identifies a line or point with a socioeconomic, or human-use, feature. This attribute allows direct access to the type of feature instead of linking to the more detailed SOC_DAT table.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: IB
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: International Border
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roads/ Bridges
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
- Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 199807
- Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200101
- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Entity point
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- Airport: Location of airports, airfields, landing strips, helipads, etc., whether they are manned or unmanned. Aquaculture: Location of aquaculture sites and facilities. When known, the site name, owner/manager, and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. Archaeological/Historical Site: Location of archaeological and historic sites for coastal areas. These resources include known archaeological sites and historic sites for the USVI, and historic sites for the BVI. The exact location and extent of most of these sites are not represented on the maps due to their sensitivity to disturbance and vandalism. Instead, sites are depicted on the maps with an icon placed in the general vicinity of the site (or group of sites). In contrast, several specific sites managed by the National Park Service and the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) program have been shown at the request of resource managers. For more specific site information and guidance during planning and response operations in the USVI, please contact the State Historic Preservation Officer at 340/774-3320 or 340/775-5706. For National Park Service (NPS) and National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) properties, the appropriate resource manager(s) should also be contacted. Artisanal/Commercial Fishing: General areas where artisanal and commercial fishing take place, as noted by resource experts. Note that fishing activities, including harvest of queen conch, lobsters, octopus, reef fish, pelagic fish, etc. may take place throughout the study area, including areas not identified in this atlas. Boat Ramp: Location of boat ramps. Coast Guard: Location of Coast Guard facilities. Dam: Locations of dams, mainly on the few streams where native fish or shrimp were noted. Designated Critical Habitat: Areas managed or regulated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as critical habitat for federally-listed threatened and endangered species, under authority of the U.S. Endangered Species Act as amended. The species involved, responsible agency, and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. Dive Site: Location of popular recreational SCUBA diving and snorkeling sites. Ferry: Location of major ferry landings. Marina: Location of marinas. Boat ramps, hoists, and other facilities and support services may be present at certain marinas as well. Recreational Beach: Location of recreational beaches used for activities such as swimming, sun-bathing, etc. U.S. National Park: Areas managed by the National Park Service in the U.S., including national parks, national historic sites, national monuments, etc. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. BVI National Park: Areas in the BVI managed by the National Parks Trust as national parks and national marine parks. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. Recreational Fishing: General areas where recreational fishing takes place, as noted by resource experts and other sources. Note that a variety of fishing activities may take place throughout the study area, including areas not identified in this atlas. Water Intake: Location of surface water intakes. When known, the site name, owner/manager, and telephone number are provided on the data tables for each map.
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- Attribute_Label: ID
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- A unique identifier that links to the SOC_LUT table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (67), element number (10), and record number.
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- Attribute_Label: HUNUM
- Attribute_Definition: An identifier that links directly to the SOC_DAT table.
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- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: John Kaperick
- Contact_Organization: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
- Contact_Address:
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- 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 Virgin Islands
- 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.
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Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distribution_Information).
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- Contact_Person: Jill Petersen
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- Address_Type: Physical Address
- Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.
- City: Seattle
- State_or_Province: Washington
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