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Summary

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Short Citation
Office of Response and Restoration, 2024: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 MANAGED_POLY (Managed Area Polygons), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51735.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

This data set contains vector polygons depicting locations for management areas for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Management areas in this atlas include fishery areas, marine sanctuaries, national parks, nature conservancies, regional and state parks, state protected areas, and wildlife refuges (including NERRS Reserve Boundaries). The polygons in the MANAGED data layer may overlap where an area is associated with more than one agency or feature type. As an example, multiple parks may fall within a county boundary, which may itself fall within a larger polygon depicting the jurisdiction of an Army Corps of Engineers region. Location-specific type 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 Massachusetts, Rhode Island. 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. See also the MANAGED_POINT (Managed Points) data layer for additional human-use information.

Distribution Information

  • ESRI File Geodatabase, 142 MB

    This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

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.

Controlled Theme Keywords

environment, OIL SPILLS

Child Items

Type Title
Entity PARKS-MANAGED AREA POLYS
Entity SOC_DAT
Entity SOURCES

Contact Information

Point of Contact
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-71.8944° W, -69.6609° E, 42.8876° N, 40.9459° S

Time Frame 1
2014 - 2016

Item Identification

Title: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 MANAGED_POLY (Managed Area Polygons)
Short Name: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 MANAGED_POLY (Managed Area Polygons)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2016
Abstract:

This data set contains vector polygons depicting locations for management areas for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Management areas in this atlas include fishery areas, marine sanctuaries, national parks, nature conservancies, regional and state parks, state protected areas, and wildlife refuges (including NERRS Reserve Boundaries). The polygons in the MANAGED data layer may overlap where an area is associated with more than one agency or feature type. As an example, multiple parks may fall within a county boundary, which may itself fall within a larger polygon depicting the jurisdiction of an Army Corps of Engineers region. Location-specific type 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 Massachusetts, Rhode Island. 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. See also the MANAGED_POINT (Managed Points) data layer for additional human-use information.

Purpose:

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.

Notes:

Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10453, 02-28-2018 15:31

The following FGDC sections are not currently supported in InPort, but were preserved and will be included in the FGDC export:

- Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref),

- Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo)

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
UNCONTROLLED
None Coastal resources
None Coastal Zone Management
None Environmental Monitoring
None ESI
None Human use resources
None Managed areas
None Management areas
None Oil spill planning
None Sensitivity maps
None Socioeconomic resources

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CAPE COD

Physical Location

Organization: Office of Response and Restoration
City: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: GIS Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

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.

Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

In addition to the geographic data layers, two associated data tables, SOC_DAT and SOURCES, are used to store the complex socioeconomic data in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer containing socioeconomic data resource information (in this case, MANAGED_POLY) is linked to the Socioeconomic Resources table (SOC_DAT) using HUNUM. HUNUM is a unique reference number concatenated with the atlas number (for MASSACHUSETTS-RHODE ISLAND ESI – 2016, the number is 282). SOC_DAT and the associated data tables are described in detail in this document. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way these tables relate to the geographic data layers and other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.

Entity Attribute Detail Citation:

NOAA ESI Guidelines

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
Distribution Liability:

Although these data have been processed and used 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.

Data Set Credit: 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.

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 756517
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 756518
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 756519
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Point of Contact

CC ID: 756520
Date Effective From: 2016
Date Effective To:
Contact (Position): ESI Program Manager
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 734790
W° Bound: -71.8944
E° Bound: -69.6609
N° Bound: 42.8876
S° Bound: 40.9459

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 734789
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014
End: 2016

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes
Text / Table: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 756516
Topology Level: Geometry Only
Complex Object Present?: Yes
Complex Object Count: 1781

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

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).

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

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.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 734795
Start Date: 2016
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
Distributor: ESI Program Manager (2016 - Present)
File Name: MA_RI_ESI_2016.gdb
Description:

This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.

File Date/Time: 2017-07-27 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): Arc Geodatabase
Distribution Format: ESRI File Geodatabase
File Size: 142 MB
Compression: Zip

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 734797
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Name: ESI Overview
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: html
Description:

Overview of ESI data content and uses.

URL 2

CC ID: 734799
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf
Name: ESI Browse Graphic
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Massachusetts and Rhode Island ESI data.

URL 3

CC ID: 756521
URL: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
Name: ESI Guidelines
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: pdf
Description:

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.

Technical Environment

Description:

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.

Data Quality

Accuracy:

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.

Completeness Report:

These data represent a synthesis of digital boundaries for managed areas and other human-use features appropriately mapped as polygons. They should not be considered "legal boundaries" and they do not necessarily represent all managed areas in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. See also the MANAGED_POINT, NAT_HAZARD_POLY, NAV_MARINE_LINE, NAV_MARINE_POINT, NAV_MARINE_POLY, POLITICAL_LINE, POLITICAL_POINT, POLITICAL_POLY, RESOURCE_LINE, RESOURCE_POINT, RESOURCE_POLY, SOCECON_LINE, SOCECON_POINT, and SOCECON_POLY.

Conceptual Consistency:

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.

Lineage

Sources

ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS 02/12/2015

CC ID: 734811
Contact Name: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Publish Date: 2015-02-12
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2002
Extent End Date/Time: 2015
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html

COASTAL BARRIERS

CC ID: 734808
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Publish Date: 2014-11-25
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014-11-25
Citation URL: http://www.rigis.org/data

DESIGNATED SHELLFISH GROWING AREAS

CC ID: 734809
Contact Name: MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2015-11-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2015-08-13
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html

LOBSTER MANAGEMENT AREAS

CC ID: 734816
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, GARFO
Publish Date: 2016-05-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016-05-01
Scale Denominator: 70000
Citation URL: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/gis

MARINE MANAGED AREAS INVENTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM DIGITAL BOUNDARIES

CC ID: 734812
Contact Name: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), SPECIAL PROJECTS (SP)
Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2005-01-01
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/morislayers.html

MUNICIPAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION CONSERVATION LANDS

CC ID: 734804
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Publish Date: 2014-12-05
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014-11-21
Citation URL: http://www.rigis.org/data

NERRS RESERVE BOUNDARIES - NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI

CC ID: 734805
Contact Name: NARRAGANSETT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
Publish Date: 2008-10-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2008
Citation URL: http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/get/gis.cfm

NERRS RESERVE BOUNDARIES - WAQUOIT BAY, MA

CC ID: 734814
Contact Name: NARRAGANSETT BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2006
Citation URL: http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/get/gis.cfm

NHESP PRIORITY HABITATS OF RARE SPECIES

CC ID: 734815
Contact Name: MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, NATURAL HERITAGE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM (NHESP)
Publish Date: 2008-09-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2008-09
Scale Denominator: 35000
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html

PROTECTED AND RECREATIONAL OPENSPACE

CC ID: 734810
Contact Name: MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (EOEEA)
Publish Date: 2015-10-02
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2015-10-02
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html

SEASONAL MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES (POLYGON)

CC ID: 734802
Contact Name: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS)
Publish Date: 2008-10-10
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2008
Citation URL: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/protected_resources/management_areas/index.html

SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS

CC ID: 734807
Contact Name: ERIC SCHNEIDER, RHODE ISLAND DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, MARINE FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2016-07-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016

STATE CONSERVATION LANDS

CC ID: 734803
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Publish Date: 2014-12-05
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014-12-05
Citation URL: http://www.rigis.org/data

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, REGION 5 MANAGED NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BOUNDARIES

CC ID: 734806
Contact Name: RICK SCHAUFFLER, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016-02-04
Citation URL: http://www.fws.gov/gis/data/national/index.html

U.S. MARINE PROTECTED AREAS BOUNDARIES: MPA INVENTORY - NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

CC ID: 734813
Contact Name: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES (ONMS), NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS CENTER (MPAC)
Publish Date: 2014-09-10
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2014-10-08
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/morislayers.html

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 734817
Description:

The human-use resources shown in this atlas were extracted from the ESI GIS data compiled for this region. The extracted features were mapped at scale of 1:100,000 and appear on the maps referenced by a number. For example, Map 1 will show the human-use features in conjunction with the ESI shoreline. Management areas such as wildlife refuges and state parks are mapped as polygons. Where the feature is a known point location (e.g., marinas, airports, water intakes), the specific location is displayed.

Process Date/Time: 2016-01-01 00:00:00
Process Contact: ESI Program Manager
Email Address: orr.esi@noaa.gov

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity PARKS-MANAGED AREA POLYS
Entity SOC_DAT
Entity SOURCES

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 51735
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51735
Metadata Record Created By: David Moe Nelson
Metadata Record Created: 2018-02-28 15:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-11-13
Owner Org: ORR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-11-13
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-11-13