40215
Aleutian Islands Coastal Resources Inventory and Environmental Sensitivity Maps: GEO (Geothermal Activity Points)
Aleutian_GEO
Data Set
Published / External
46667
Aleutian Islands, 2001
Project
Completed
2002-05
This data set contains point locations of geothermally active areas as compiled by Motyka et al., 1993. Because of the variety of geothermal activity present at any given site, each site has been mapped according to the dominant style of geothermal activity (i.e. water dominated sites, vapor dominated sites, or sites of known subsurface activity). It is important to note that at any given site, a combination of vapor, water, and subtle indicators of subsurface geothermal activity is most likely present.This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Aleutians East Borough and Aleutians West Coastal Resource Service Area (CRSA). These data identify the marine and coastal environments and wildlife. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.
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.
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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; Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute; Aleutians West Coastal Resource Service Area (CRSA); Aleutians East Borough; Alaska Chadux Corporation; United States Coast Guard; and National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
Resource Description - ESI Atlas for the Aleutian Islands
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
NOS Topic Category
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Coastal Zone Management
Theme
Coastal resources
Theme
ESI
Theme
Geothermal activity
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
Spatial
Aleutian Islands
Office of Response and Restoration
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
None Planned
Digital vector data
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.
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; Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute; Aleutians West Coastal Resource Service Area (CRSA); Aleutians East Borough; Alaska Chadux Corporation; United States Coast Guard; and National Fish & Wildlife Foundation.
42353
GEO.PAT
GEO.PAT
Published / External
Completed
The GEO.PAT table contains attribute information for the vector points representing sites of geothermal activity. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
NAME
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
General Name of Site Location | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Akun Strait: Name of Site | Akutan Fumaroles: Name of Site | Andrew Bay Hot Springs: Name of Site | Chuginadak: Name of Site | Cold Bay: Name of Site | Egg Island: Name of Site | Emmons Lake: Name of Site | False Pass: Name of Site | Geyser Bight: Name of Site | Great Sitkin: Name of Site | Hague: Name of Site | Hot Springs Bay: Name of Site | Hot Springs Cove: Name of Site | Kagamil: Name of Site | Kanaga: Name of Site | Kenmore: Name of Site | Kiguga Warm Springs: Name of Site | Kluichef: Name of Site | Korovin: Name of Site | Kupreanof: Name of Site | Little Sitkin: Name of Site | Lower Glacier Valley: Name of Site | Makushin Valley: Name of Site | Makushin Volcano: Name of Site | Milky River: Name of Site | Mount Finch: Name of Site | Okmok Caldera: Name of Site | Partov Cove: Name of Site | Pavlov: Name of Site | Port Moller: Name of Site | Seguam: Name of Site | Semisopochnoi: Name of Site | Shishaldin: Name of Site | Summer Bay: Name of Site | Upper Glacier Valley: Name of Site |
2
ACTIVITY
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Type of geothermal activity. When listed in series, the first is the most important. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
ac: ACID SPRING | c: CHLORIDE ANION DOMINANT | CL: CRATER LAKE | F: FUMAROL | G: GEYSER | GV: GAS VENT, BOILING POINT | h: BICARBONATE ANION DOMINANT | HS: HOT SPRINGS >50 DEGREES CELSIUS | WS: WARM SPRINGS <50 DEGREES CELSIUS | MP: MUD POT | s: SULFATE ANION DOMINANT | SF: SUPER HEATED FUMAROLE | SG: STEAMING GROUND | WL: GEOTHERMAL WELL | ?: ACTIVITY UNCONFIRMED |
3
GROUP_TYPE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Site classification according to dominant activity. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
S: SUBSURFACE | V: VAPOR | W: WATER |
Data Steward
2002-05
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2002-05
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Metadata Contact
2002-05
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2002-05
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
The compilation of sites of geothermal activity was published by Motyka et al. in 1993. The complete reference is documented in the Lineage section.
172.42
-158.81002
58.13312
48.351629
Range
2000
2001
Yes
Yes
35
Unclassified
Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distributor). 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 distribution 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.;
None
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.
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Online Resource
2002-05
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-04-05
Converted from Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
2017-09-13
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only.
2017-11-01
Replaced entire Lineage section to populate new Source Contribution field.
2018-02-08
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only.
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 UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20), and PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000). The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: birds.e00, bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, faults.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, geo.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, m_mampt.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00, volcanos.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, socecon, sources, species, and status.
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.
It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of the data, except to state that each geothermal site's latitude and longitude, as published in 1993 by Motyka et al., were compiled and plotted on hardcopy basemaps at scale of 1:250,000 and 1:63,360 (in the case of Unalaska). The coordinates provided in Motyka et al, 1993, are general site locations only, typically with more than one geothermal feature present.
This data set is a condensed version of the information presented in Motyka et al., 1993. In the original work by Motyka et al., geothermal sites were presented in a table listing all observed geothermal features (i.e. fumeroles, mud pots, hot springs, warm springs, steaming ground, etc.) at each location. As such, each site had a unique combination of geothermal activity types. To avoid mapping 56 individually attributed points, each site is mapped according to the dominant type of geothermal activity. Hence, the spatial data set produced from the Motyka et al. table has less detail than the original compilation.
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 node, 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. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks.
Geothermal Resources of the Aleutian Arc
Motyka, Roman J., S.A. Liss, C.J. Nye, and M.A. Moorman
1993-01-01
Discrete
1993
Geothermal information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardocopy text and tables | Type of Source Media: paper
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In Motyka et al.'s 1993 Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) report, "Geothermal Resources of the Aleutian Arc," a table of 56 known sites of geothermal activity is provided. The table includes site name, location, and the range of geothermal activity observed at each site. Geothermal activity was observed at each site as combinations of fumeroles, crater lakes, hot springs, warm springs, geysers, geothermal wells, mud pots, and steaming ground. However, because Motyka et al.'s compilation resulted in 56 sites with 56 unique combinations of geothermal activity, the table was simplified for mapping. Based on the types of activity present, sites were classified in one of three mappable categories: 1. Vapor dominated sites, 2. Water dominated sites, or 3. Subtle indicators of subsurface activity. Location and dominant geothermal activity information was entered into a .dbf file, imported into ArcInfo, and overlaid as point features atop previously scanned and georeferenced 1:250,000 USGS basemaps. Each geothermal site appears on the hardcopy maps as a yellow triangle containing a V, if vapor dominated; W, if water dominated; or S if the site is marked only by subtle indications of subsurface geothermal activity.
2001-11-01T00:00:00
42353
Entity
GEO.PAT
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40215
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T14:50:27
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:23
2018-02-08
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1002
Public
No
2018-02-08
1 Year
2019-02-08