40540
Prince William Sound, Alaska ESI: INDEX
Prince_William_Sound_index
Data Set
Published / External
46684
Prince William Sound, 2000
Project
Completed
2000-11
This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Prince William Sound, Alaska. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. This data set contains the study area Index.
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.
2055
Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
NOS Topic Category
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Coastal resources
Theme
Coastal zone management
Theme
ESI
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
Spatial
Alaska
Spatial
Blying Sound
Spatial
Copper River Delta
Spatial
Prince William Sound
Office of Response and Restoration
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
None Planned
atlas
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; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
44718
GT-polygon
GT-polygon
Published / External
Completed
The data layer INDEX contains the map or polygon boundaries for each map in the atlas. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
Tile-name
NUMBER
No
No
Active
The TILE-NAME contains the map number according to the specified layout of the atlas. During the map production process, the value of TILE-NAME is plotted on the map product to order the maps in a coherent manner. The values for each polygon are unique and range from 1 through 48 | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
1 - 48
2
Topo-name
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
USGS 1:63,360 topographic map name. Some polygons straddle two or more maps and all map names are included in this attribute. The date (latest/revised) of the USGS maps are also included in this field. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
ANCHORAGE (B-3), AK (1969); ANCHORAGE (B-2), AK (1966): USGS Topographical Map | ANCHORAGE (A-2), AK (1960): USGS Topographical Map | ANCHORAGE (A-3), AK (1960): USGS Topographical Map | ANCHORAGE (A-4), AK (1973): USGS Topographical Map | VALDEZ (A-8), AK (1986): USGS Topographical Map | VALDEZ (A-7), AK (1970): USGS Topographical Map | ANCHORAGE (A-1), AK (1960); SEWARD (D-1), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (D-5), AK (1966): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (D-4), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (D-3), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (D-2), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (D-8), AK (1973): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (D-7), AK (1994): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (D-6), AK (1994): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (C-5), AK (1970): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (C-4), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (C-3), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (C-2), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (C-1), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (C-8), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (C-7), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (C-6), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (C-5), AK (1979): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (B-5), AK (1973): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (B-4), AK (1994): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (B-3), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (B-2), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (B-1), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-8), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-7), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-6), AK (1987): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-5), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-2), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-4), AK (1994); CORDOVA (A-4), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (B-3), AK (1988); CORDOVA (A-3), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (A-4), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (A-3), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (A-2), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (A-1), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (A-7 & A-8), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (A-2), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | CORDOVA (A-1), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | SEWARD (A-5), AK (1988); BLYING SOUND (D-5), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | BLYING SOUND (D-1 & D-2), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | BLYING SOUND (D-4), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | BLYING SOUND (D-3), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | MIDDLETON ISLAND (D-1 & D-2), AK (1988): USGS Topographical Map | MIDDLETON ISLAND (B-7), AK (1985): USGS Topographical Map |
3
Scale
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
SCALE contains the value of the denominator of the scale at which the map is plotted in the final map product. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
8,500: Map scale = 1:8,500 | 8,700: Map scale = 1:8,700 | 100,000: Map scale = 1:100,000 | 110,000: Map scale = 1:110,000 | 95,000: Map scale = 1:95,000 |
4
Mapangle
NUMBER
No
No
Active
MAPANGLE contains a value to rotate the final map product so that it is situated straight up and down. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
-90.00 - 90.00
5
Pagesize
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
PAGESIZE contains the value of the width and height of the map in the final map product. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.
17,11: Pagesize = 11" by 17" |
Data Steward
2000-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2000-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Metadata Contact
2000-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2000-11
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Project time span
-148.875
-144
61.292
54.393
Discrete
1999
Yes
Yes
48
Yes
290
Yes
48
Yes
92
Unclassified
Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distribution_Information).;
None
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.
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Online Resource
2000-11
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.
The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.0.2) and ORACLE(r) RDBMS (version 8.0.5.0.0). The hardware configuration is Hewlett Packard workstations (models 715/50 and 712/80i with 4 X-terminals) with UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20). The following files are included in the data set: bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, birds.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, m_mampt.e00, nests.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00.
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.
The INDEX map coverage was generated based on USGS 1:63,360 scale topographic maps. In some areas, the index was shifted or enlarged slightly so that it would encompass a small sliver of shoreline on an adjacent topographic map to optimize the number of maps generated. Names and dates of publication of the original topographic maps are included in the attribute information for each INDEX polygon.
The INDEX map coverage was generated at Research Planning, Inc. (RPI) based on the corner coordinates of the desired map areas. Under this project, new digital data sources were imported, projected, checked for quality control, and integrated into the spatial data structure (for selected resources). The data were checked using both digital and on-screen procedures. To finalize the data checking process, each coverage is checked using a standardized form by two GIS personnel (a technician and the GIS manager), and each attribute database is checked using several programs that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and ORACLE(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to tape and the metadata are written. ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include ARC export, MOSS and Shape files, and MARPLOT map folders. An ArcView ESI project and ESI_Viewer product are also included on the CDs for ease of use of the ESI data. The database files are distributed both in the NOAA standard relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115) and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata document includes information on both of these database formats. The section Spatial_Data_Organization_Information refers to the source files in ARC export format only.
RPI Index Coverage
RPI
2000-01-01
Discrete
1998
63360
Map index | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
1
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.
1999-01-01T00:00:00
44718
Entity
GT-polygon
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40540
Tyler Christensen
2017-04-05T14:52:22
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-05-30T18:09:26
2017-11-09
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1002
Public
No
2017-11-09
1 Year
2018-11-09