40396 Maine and New Hampshire 2016 T_MAMMAL Polygons Data Set Published / External 46648 Maine and New Hampshire, 2016 Project Completed 2016 This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for terrestrial mammals in Maine and New Hampshire. Vector polygons in this data set represent known terrestrial mammal concentration areas. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Maine and New Hampshire. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data are intended to provide baseline 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. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind. 1931 Prepared by Woolpert, Inc., Dayton, Ohio for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington. Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW HAMPSHIRE Theme Coastal Zone Management Theme Coastal resources Theme ESI Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme Oil spill planning Theme Sensitivity maps Theme T_Mammals Theme Wildlife Office of Response and Restoration Seattle WA USA Data Set GIS Files As Needed Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site. Map (digital) The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, T_MAMMAL) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product. A complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines. This includes documentation of the six relational tables (mentioned above) used during data collection. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource. This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington. 43758 T_MAMMALS Published / External Completed The T_MAMMALS table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing colony, general distribution, hazard, and migration. Note that all attribute information is stored in the data tables, described below. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 RARNUM NUMBER No No Active An identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table. | Description Source: NOAA 281091101 - 281091108 43759 BIOFILE Published / External Completed The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 ELEMENT VARCHAR No No Active Major categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines T_MAMMAL: Terrestrial mammals | 2 SUBELEMENT VARCHAR No No Active Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines sm_mammal: Small mammals | 3 NAME Unknown No No Active Species common name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 4 GEN_SPEC Unknown No No Active Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 5 S VARCHAR No No Active State threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: No state status applies | 6 F VARCHAR No No Active Federal threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: No federal status applies | 7 STATE Unknown No No Active Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies (atlas specific, if applicable). | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 8 S_DATE VARCHAR No No Active Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 9 F_DATE VARCHAR No No Active Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 10 GRANK VARCHAR No No Active Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks: NatureServe 11 GRANKDATE VARCHAR No No Active Date the GRANK was assessed | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 201505: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 0: Date unspecified | 12 MAPPING_QUALIFIER VARCHAR No No Active An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. The following mapping qualifiers were used in the development of this atlas. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines CONCENTRATION AREA: Concentration Area | GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: General Distribution | VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE: Vulnerable Occurrence | 13 CONC Unknown No No Active The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage). | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 14 JAN VARCHAR No No Active January | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in January | 15 FEB VARCHAR No No Active February | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in February | 16 MAR VARCHAR No No Active March | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in March | 17 APR VARCHAR No No Active April | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in April | 18 MAY VARCHAR No No Active May | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in May | 19 JUN VARCHAR No No Active June | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in June | 20 JUL VARCHAR No No Active July | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in July | 21 SEP VARCHAR No No Active September | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in September | 22 AUG VARCHAR No No Active August | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in August | 23 OCT VARCHAR No No Active October | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in October | 24 NOV VARCHAR No No Active November | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in November | 25 DEC VARCHAR No No Active December | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines X: Present in December | 26 BREED1 Unknown No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 27 BREED2 Unknown No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 28 BREED3 Unknown No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 29 BREED4 Unknown No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 30 BREED5 Unknown No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 31 RARNUM NUMBER No No Active An identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: NOAA 281091101 - 281091108 32 G_SOURCE NUMBER No No Active Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 28100303 - 28110074 33 S_SOURCE NUMBER No No Active Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 28100303 - 28110074 34 BREED NUMBER No No Active Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines T0000801 - T0028101 43760 BREED_DT Published / External Completed The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 BREED NUMBER No No Active An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines T0000801 - T0028101 2 MON NUMBER No No Active Two-digit calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month of the year. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 1 - 12 3 BREED1 VARCHAR No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | 4 BREED2 VARCHAR No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | 5 BREED3 VARCHAR No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | 6 BREED4 VARCHAR No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | 7 BREED5 VARCHAR No No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines -: Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question | 43761 SOURCES Published / External Completed The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. The source records link to the BIOFILE through the SOURCE_ID field in the SOURCES table, and the G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields in the BIOFILE. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 SOURCE_ID NUMBER No No Active Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIOFILE table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIP and ESIL data layers, and SOURCE_ID in the HYDROL data layer. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 28100303 - 28110074 2 ORIGINATOR Unknown No No Active Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 3 DATE_PUB VARCHAR No No Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month | 4 TITLE Unknown No No Active Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 5 DATA_FORMAT Unknown No No Active The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 6 PUB_PLACE Unknown No No Active Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 7 PUBLISHER Unknown No No Active Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 8 PUBLICATION Unknown No No Active Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 9 ONLINE_LINK Unknown No No Active Online computer resource URL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 10 SCALE Unknown No No Active Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 11 TIME_PERIOD Unknown No No Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. Data Steward 2016 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Distributor 2016 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Metadata Contact 2016 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Point of Contact 2016 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Publication Date -71.0981 -66.8576 45.1917 42.8061 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Maine and New Hampshire ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Range 2014 2016 Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. In the "Vector Representation" section, Topology Level is considered "Geometry Only", and Polygons are considered as "Complex Objects". Yes Yes Geometry Only Yes 511 Standard CC0-1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). Unclassified Data can be accessed by downloading the zipped ArcGIS geodatabase from the Download URL (see Distribution Information). Questions can be directed to the ESI Program Manager (Point Of Contact). None DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download 2016 Position ESI Program Manager Maine_NewHampshire_2016_ESI.gdb This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 2018-01-09T00:00:00 Arc Geodatabase ESRI File Geodatabase 247 MB Zip https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic Browse Graphic pdf ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Maine and New Hampshire ESI data. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi ESI Overview Online Resource html Overview of ESI data content and uses. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines ESI Guidelines Online Resource pdf Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. 2017-04 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 ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R) . The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. 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, 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. Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, and digital data from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and University of New Hampshire scientists on terrestrial mammal concentration areas. These data do not necessarily represent all terrestrial mammal occurrences in Maine and New Hampshire. The following species are included in this data set: T00008, Northern river otter, Lutra canadensis; T00036, Beaver, Castor canadensis; T00037, Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus; T00281, New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis. 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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. DISTRIBUTION OF NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL IN NEW ENGLAND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Discrete 2016 https://www.fws.gov/northeast/newenglandcottontail/ T_MAMMAL information | Source Geospatial Form: DIGITAL MAP | Type of Source Media: online ETSC (ENDANGERED, THREATENED, OR SPECIES OF CONCERN) MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE (MDIFW) 2015-01-01 Discrete 2014 T_MAMMAL information | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: UNKNOWN WILDLIFE CONCENTRATION AREAS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE ESTUARIES STEVE JONES, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Discrete 2016 T_MAMMAL information | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: UNKNOWN 1 The terrestrial mammals depicted in this data are limited to the New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis, state/federally endangered), northern river otter (Lutra Canadensis), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and beaver (Castor canadensis). Other mammals are potentially occurring in the study area, but are not mapped due to their relatively wide distribution, a lack of information regarding particular concentration areas, and/or the unlikelihood of impact during coastal and marine oil spills due to their use of more upland and inland habitats. The primary source used to depict habitat distribution and seasonality in Maine for this data layer was theETSC (Endangered, Threatened, or Species of Concern)digital data from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW). Additional information on the New England Cottontail was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Terrestrial mammal distribution data for New Hampshire included consultation and direct markup of 1:24,000 base maps by Steve Jones of the University of New Hampshire. All digital data obtained from NH and Maine for the Terrestrial Mammals Layer were edited as necessary to match NOAA ESI Shoreline layer included in this atlas. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 DISTRIBUTION OF NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL IN NEW ENGLAND 43759 Entity 43760 Entity 43761 Entity 43758 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40396 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-05T14:51:33 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-07-09T18:26:02 2018-09-28 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2018-09-28 1 Year 2019-09-28