40734 Georgia 2015 ESI Polygons Data Set Published / External 53953 Georgia, 2015 Project Completed 2015 This data set contains vector polygons representing the coastal habitats of Georgia classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Georgia. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal 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. See also the ESIL data layer, part of the larger Georgia ESI database, for additional ESI information. 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. 1772 Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina 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 > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES 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 > GEORGIA Theme Coastal Zone Management Theme Coastal resources Theme ESI Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme Intertidal habitats Theme Oil spill planning Theme Sensitivity maps 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) In addition to the geographic data layers, one relational attribute or data table, SOURCES, is used to store the source data information in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer containing resource information (in this case, ESIP) is linked to the SOURCES table using the SOURCE_ID. The entity-relationship diagram describes relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure. NOAA ESI Guidelines https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines Although these data have been processed and used 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 (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington. 43388 ESIP Published / External Completed The ESIP table contains attribute information for the vector polygons representing polygonal features with ESI classification. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 ESI VARCHAR No No Active The item ESI contains values representing the ESI polygon type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 7: Exposed Tidal Flats | 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats | 10A: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes | 10B: Freshwater Marshes | 10C: Swamps | 10D: Scrub-shrub Wetlands | 2 WATER_CODE VARCHAR No No Active Specifies a polygon as either water or land. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines L: Land | W: Water | 3 ENVIR VARCHAR No No Active Type of regional environment. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines E: Estuarine | 4 ESI_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR No No Active The numeric representation and the physical description of the polygon's ESI type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 7: Exposed Tidal Flats: Exposed Tidal Flats | 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats: Sheltered Tidal Flats | 10A: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes | 10B: Freshwater Marshes: Freshwater Marshes | 10C: Swamps: Swamps | 10D: Scrub-shrub Wetlands: Scrub-shrub Wetlands | 5 SOURCE_ID NUMBER 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of a vector line segment. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001- 23600509 6 ESI_SOURCE NUMBER 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of the ESI classification of a polygon. Vector features that were not surveyed or do not qualify for an ESI classification have a value of -1. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001- 23600509 43389 SOURCES Published / External Completed The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. 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 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit 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 BIORES table; and SOURCE_ID and ESI_Source in the ESI and HYDRO data layers. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001- 23600509 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 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Distributor 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Metadata Contact 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Point of Contact 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Publication Date -81.8341 -80.62 32.3516 30.66 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Georgia ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Range 2014 2015 Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. Yes Geometry Only Yes 20094 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 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager Georgia_2015_GDB.zip This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 2016-09-12T00:00:00 Arc Geodatabase ESRI File Geodatabase 129 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 Georgia 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/resources/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. 2015-06 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) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PC's 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. The spatial location of the ESI shoreline was developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflects the positional accuracy of these original data. The horizontal positional accuracy of the 1:24,000 USGS topographic quads should conform to National Map Accuracy Standards at scales of 1:24,000.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 coastal habitats classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. See also the ESIL data layer, part of the larger Georgia ESI database, for additional ESI information. 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 a several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. ARCGIS BASEMAP WORLD IMAGERY ESRI, DIGITALGLOBE, GEOEYE, I-CUBED, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, GETMAPPING, AEROGRID, IGN, IGP, SWISSTOPO, AND THE GIS USER COMMUNITY 2014-01-01 Discrete 2014 http://www.esri.com/ ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online BING AERIAL IMAGERY MICROSOFT BING 2014-01-01 Range 2010 2012 http://www.bing.com/maps/ ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online CONTINUALLY UPDATED SHORELINE PRODUCT. SHORELINE MAPPING PROGRAM. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) 2013-01-01 Range 2001 2013 ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online GOOGLE EARTH IMAGERY GOOGLE EARTH 2014-01-01 Range 2011 2014 http://www.google.com/earth/ ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY (NWI) - WETLANDS UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2013-01-01 Range 1973 2007 http://www.fws.gov/wetlands ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2015-01-01 Discrete 2015 http://bing.com/maps/ ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online 1 Land and water polygons were derived from the integration of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP) (2001-2013); the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) dataset (1973-2007); and manual digitization at 1:4,000 from 2010-2012 BING aerial, ArcGIS Basemap World Imagery, and 2011-2014 GOOGLE EARTH aerial imagery. In addition, the wetland polygon datasets originally created by the USFWS NWI were modified and updated and included in the ESI polygon dataset. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled to create the ESIP data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 2) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources; and 3) overflight changes are digitized from the scanned and registered hardcopy field maps or aerial photography. After the initial shoreline classification, these data are edgematched and checked for logical consistency errors. Review maps are plotted at 1:24,000 scale for verification of polygonal and linear attributes. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the ESIP data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2015-06-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 43388 Entity 43389 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40734 Tyler Christensen 2017-04-05T14:53:46 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-07-09T18:26:03 2018-09-28 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2018-09-28 1 Year 2019-09-28