U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands ESI: MGT (Management Areas)

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; 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: MGT (Management Areas)
Edition: First
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas
Series_Information:
Series_Name: None
Issue_Identification: United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
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; 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:
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 polygonal data for human-use resources.
Purpose:
The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 199807
Ending_Date: 200107
Currentness_Reference: Project time span
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.167
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.065
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.943
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.467
Keywords:
Theme:
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: Management
Theme_Keyword: Human Use
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: US Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
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: datafig.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
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:
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:
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 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 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). ID is a unique combination of the atlas number, an element specific number (MGT = 11) 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 majority of management area data came from existing digital sources. See the Lineage section (below) for specific information on each source. For the few management areas not covered by existing sources, hard copy boundary information was transferred to USGS 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
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:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Management area, and national park information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Knowles, W., USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Coastal and Wetland Wildlife Resources for St. Croix
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
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:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: National park data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Evans, M., United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Natural and Human-use Resources of Sandy Point NWR and Other USVI Locations
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Expert knowledge
Type_of_Source_Media: Personal communication
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Various
Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1959
Ending_Date: 1984
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: National park data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Government of the USVI
Publication_Date: 1973
Title: Management, control and use of Government-owned Offshore Islands and Cays
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: USVI ACT, FEBRUARY 8, 1973, NO. 3376, SESS. L 1973, P. 5, SECTION 1
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1973
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Division of Fish and Wildlife, USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Marine Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries Brochure
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document and Map
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date study was reviewed
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
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:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: National park information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
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:
Publication_Place: St. Thomas, USVI
Publisher: USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of communication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
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:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Real Estate Division
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Maps of National Wildlife Refuge Boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Real Estate Division
Source_Scale_Denominator: Various
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Various
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Wildlife refuge boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: 1995
Title:
Critical Habitat Designations for Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: 50 CFR, SUBPARTS 17.94-17.96, AND FEDERAL REGISTER UPDATES
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 1998
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Critical habitat information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Marine Fishery Service
Publication_Date: 1995
Title:
Critical Habitat Designations for Threatened and Endangered Marine Species
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: 50 CFR, PART 226, AND FEDERAL REGISTER UPDATES
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 1998
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of study
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Critical habitat information
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: 200108
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

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: 85
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 85
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 148
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Link
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 36759
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Node, planar graph
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 139

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: GT-Polygon
Entity_Type_Definition:
The management features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill or could provide access for response operations. Designated Critical Habitat: Areas managed or regulated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Marine Fishery 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. 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. Special Management Area: Sites designated as special management areas for fisheries or other aquatic resources. In this atlas, this category was used for Fisheries Priority Areas managed by the BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department (CFD). Wildlife Refuge/Reserve/Sanctuary: Areas managed by the USFWS as National Wildlife Refuges, USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) as Marine Reserves and/or Wildlife Sanctuaries, and BVI CFD as Bird Sanctuaries. The Ramsar Site on Anegada Island was also included in this category. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies a polygon with a management 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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Designated Critical Habitat
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Park
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Special Management Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wildlife Refuge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 199807
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200101
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier that links to the SOC_LUT table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (67), element number (11), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in polygons and do not contain information.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 671100002
Range_Domain_Maximum: 671100086
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 199807
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200107
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HUNUM
Attribute_Definition: An identifier that links directly to the SOC_DAT table. HUNUM values of 0 are holes in polygons and do not contain information.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 67000025
Range_Domain_Maximum: 67000146
Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 199807
Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200107

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 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.
Custom_Order_Process:
Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distribution_Information).

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 200108
Metadata_Review_Date: 200108
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