51739 Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 NATURAL_HAZARD Data Set Published / External 51674 Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2016 Project Completed 2016 This feature class resides within the SOCECON Feature Data Set of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 ESI geodatabase. It contains vector polygons representing Natural Hazard human-use resource data for waters and lands within the Massachusetts and Rhode Island ESI study area. The vector polygons represent predicted flood inundation in the event of a Category 1, 2, 3, or 4 storm. For each storm category, the level of flooding is binned into anticipated depth of flood waters: <= 3 feet, > 3 feet, > 6, and > 9 feet. These are modeled data, based on the National Hurricane Center’s Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/slosh.php). Raster model data, prepared in 2015, was converted to vector polygons for the purpose of the ESI. These data should be used for planning purposes only. The ArcGIS feature class (NATURAL HAZARD POLYS) has 2 associated attribute tables, considered as Entities or "Child Items" in this metadata record. Location-specific Type and Source information are stored in these related data tables, SOC_DAT and SOURCES (described below), which are stand-alone tables within the Geodatabase. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Massachusetts and Rhode Island - 2016. 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. Additional human-use information is provided in other feature class themes within the SOCECON Feature Data Set, including NAVIGATION/MARINE (POINTS, LINES, and POLYGONS), PARKS/MANAGED AREA (POINTS and POLYGONS), POLITICAL/JURISDICTIONAL (POINTS and POLYGONS), RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (POINTS and POLYGONS), and SOCECON (POINTS AND POLYGONS). 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. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10454, 02-28-2018 15:32 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) Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND Spatial Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CAPE COD Theme Coastal Zone Management Theme Coastal resources Theme ESI Theme Environmental Monitoring Theme Human use resources Theme Natural Hazards Theme Oil spill planning Theme Sensitivity maps Theme Socioeconomic resources Theme Storm Surge 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, 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, MGT) 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. 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 (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. 51740 NATURAL HAZARD POLYS Published / External Completed The NATURAL HAZARD POLYS table contains attribute information for vector polygons representing Storm Surge Inundation areas in four depth ranges ( <=3ft, >3ft, >6ft, >9ft), for four different Hurricane Storm Categories (Category 1, 2, 3, 4). These polygons were derived by processing a raster data set provided by NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Additional attribute information is stored in the associated data tables (SOC_DAT and SOURCES), considered as Entities or "Child Items" in this metadata record. 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 (Petersen et al. 2002). Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10454, 02-28-2018 15:32 1 TYPE VARCHAR No No Active The human-use features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill, could provide access for response operations, or may themselves pose a risk for an environmentally hazardous release. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines CAT1: Category 1 Storm |CAT2: Category 2 Storm |CAT3: Category 3 Storm |CAT4: Category 4 Storm | 2 HUNUM NUMBER 9 9 No No Active A 9-digit identifier that links the management features to the attributes in the SOC_DAT table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 282072810 - 282072825 51741 SOC_DAT Published / External Completed The data table SOC_DAT contains human-use attribute data and fields for linking to the human-use spatial data layers and to the SOURCES data table. 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. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10454, 02-28-2018 15:32 The data table SOC_DAT contains human-use attribute data and fields for linking to the human-use spatial data layers and to the SOURCES data table. 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. HUNUM NUMBER 9 9 No No Active A nine-digit identifier that links records in the SOC_DAT data table to the feature records in the vector data tables.| Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 282000001 - 282072970 TYPE VARCHAR No No Active The human-use features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill, could provide access for response operations, or may themselves pose a risk for an environmentally hazardous release. CATEGORY 1 STORM INUNDATION, CATEGORY 2 STORM INUNDATION, CATEGORY 3 STORM INUNDATION, CATEGORY 4 STORM INUNDATION NAME Unknown No No Active The feature name. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. CONTACT Unknown No No Active Contact person or entity. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PHONE Unknown No No Active Contact telephone number. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. LINK VARCHAR No No Active Link to the resource web-page. Any character G_SOURCE NUMBER 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit identifier that links to the geographic source records in the SOURCES data table. 28200004 - 28210321 A_SOURCE NUMBER 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit identifier that links to the attribute source records in the SOURCES data table. 28200004 - 28210321 51742 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. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10454, 02-28-2018 15:32 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. SOURCE_ID NUMBER 8 8 No No Active An 8-digit 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. 28200004 - 28210321 ORIGINATOR Unknown No No Active Author or developer of source material or data set. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. DATE_PUB VARCHAR No No Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. YYYYMM TITLE Unknown No No Active Title of source material or data. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. DATA_FORMAT Unknown No No Active The format of the source material. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUB_PLACE Unknown No No Active Publication place. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUBLISHER Unknown No No Active Publisher. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUBLICATION Unknown No No Active Additional citation information. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. ONLINE_LINK Unknown No No Active Online computer resource URL. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. SCALE Unknown No No Active Description of the source scale. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. TIME_PERIOD Unknown No No Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. 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 -71.8944 -69.6609 42.8876 40.9459 Range 2014 2016 Yes Yes Geometry Only Yes 16 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 MA_RI_ESI_2016.gdb This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 2017-07-27T00:00:00 Arc Geodatabase ESRI File Geodatabase 142 MB Zip https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic Browse Graphic pdf Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Massachusetts and Rhode Island 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. 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. These data represent modeled output provided by the National Hurricane Center, 2015. Raster data was converted to vector polygons by NOAA/NOS OR&R Emergency Response Division. For additional human-use information, see other feature class themes within the SOCECON Feature Data Set, including MANAGED_POINT, MANAGED_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. These data do not necessarily represent all Natural Hazard features in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island ESI study area. 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. A National View of Storm Surge Risk and Inundation Zachry, B.C., W.J. Booth, J.R. Rhome, and T.M. Sharon 2015-07-01 Discrete 2015 http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/WCAS-D-14-00049.1 Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 3.0 Organization Office of Response and Restoration, ORR 2002-03-01 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines National Storm Surge Online Map Service NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center, Storm Surge Unit 2015-07-01 Discrete 2015 https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nationalsurge/ 1 The original NHC SLOSH data was a raster data layer with a geographic extent from Maine to Texas. The first process step was to subdivide the source raster data into geographic regions corresponding to an area slightly larger than the ESI region’s geographic extent. The resultant data were then converted to polygons within Arcmap, using the conversion tool Raster to Polygon. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 National Storm Surge Online Map Service 2 A tool was developed, automating the next several steps to ensure consistency. The SLOSH polygon data were projected into the appropriate UTM zone, then clipped to the ESI shoreline and converted from multipart to singlepart polygons. The resultant polygons were unioned with a universal polygon representing the entire area of interest. This step enables identification of SLOSH polys that do not correspond to land (either due to the vectorization process or because of differences between the SLOSH model’s shoreline and the ESI shoreline); these polygons are coded for deletion. Area, perimeter and ratio (area/perimeter) is calculated all polygons. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 National Storm Surge Online Map Service 3 A field, “INUNDATION”, is added to the feature data table, and a value of “<= 3 ft”, “> 3 ft”, “> 6 ft”, “> 9 ft” calculated based on the grid code value from the raster data set. Small (slivers resulting from vectorization) polygons, not assigned an inundation value, are selected and eliminated – merged with the largest adjacent polygon. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 4 Shoreline gaps are identified. These are polygons that 1) do not have an inundation value, 2) share a boundary with the shoreline, and 3) share boundaries with polygons that do have an inundation value. These polygons may represent areas where the vectorized SLOSH data did not extend to the shoreline either because of shoreline differences of the raster-vector process. A conservative method was used to avoid attributing shoreline with potential flooding where it was not intended. Only features that had an area of less than 8500 square meters and an area/perimeter ratio less than 15 were selected. These polygons were dissolved into the adjacent flood polygon with the longest length. Because this process was conservative, there are several places where the land nearest the shoreline is not shown as flooding. This is likely not the case, and users need to be aware that these types of areas and small islands may erroneously not highlight flooding potential. Use judgement and consider the flood potential of nearby regions. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 5 The final polygon data are converted from singlepart to multipart features and they are reprojected into a geographic coordinate system, NAD 83. 2016-01-01T00:00:00 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 51740 Entity 51741 Entity 51742 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51739 David Moe Nelson 2018-02-28T15:32:09 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-07-09T18:26:04 2018-09-28 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2018-09-28 1 Year 2019-09-28 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 16 0.000000001 0.000000001 Decimal degrees D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 MGT The MGT table contains a type identifier, and links to the associated data tables housing attribute information for the vector polygons. The following data types were included: [Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) jurisdictions, anchorages, commercial fishing locations, coast guard jurisdictions, critical habitats, county boundaries, essential habitats, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regions, National Forests, management areas, military areas, Nature Conservancy lands, National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR), National Parks, state/local parks, renewable energy sites, state waters, tribal lands, and wildlife refuges]. Note that all attribute information is stored in the associated data tables, described below. 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. NOAA ESI Guidelines TYPE The human-use features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill, could provide access for response operations, or may themselves pose a risk for an environmentally hazardous release. NOAA ESI Guidelines CAT1 Category 1 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CAT2 Category 2 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CAT3 Category 3 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CAT4 Category 4 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines HUNUM An identifier that links the management features to the attributes in the SOC_DAT table. NOAA 282072810 282072825 SOC_DAT The data table SOC_DAT contains human-use attribute data and fields for linking to the human-use spatial data layers and to the SOURCES data table. 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. NOAA ESI Guidelines HUNUM An identifier that links records in the SOC_DAT data table to the feature records in the vector data tables. NOAA 282072810 282072825 TYPE The human-use features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill, could provide access for response operations, or may themselves pose a risk for an environmentally hazardous release. NOAA ESI Guidelines CATEGORY 1 STORM INUNDATION Category 1 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CATEGORY 2 STORM INUNDATION Category 2 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CATEGORY 3 STORM INUNDATION Category 3 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines CATEGORY 4 STORM INUNDATION Category 4 Storm Inundation NOAA ESI Guidelines NAME The feature name. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. CONTACT Contact person or entity. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PHONE Contact telephone number. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. LINK Link to the resource web-page. NOAA ESI Guidelines Any character Free text NOAA ESI Guidelines G_SOURCE Link to the geographic source records in the SOURCES data table. NOAA ESI Guidelines 28210321 28210321 A_SOURCE Link to the attribute source records in the SOURCES data table. NOAA ESI Guidelines 28210321 28210321 SOURCES 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. NOAA ESI Guidelines SOURCE_ID 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. NOAA ESI Guidelines 28210321 28210321 ORIGINATOR Author or developer of source material or data set. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. DATE_PUB Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYYMM YYYY for year and optionally MM for month NOAA ESI Guidelines TITLE Title of source material or data. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. DATA_FORMAT The format of the source material. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUB_PLACE Publication place. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUBLISHER Publisher. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. PUBLICATION Additional citation information. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. ONLINE_LINK Online computer resource URL. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. SCALE Description of the source scale. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. TIME_PERIOD Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 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, MGT) 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. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines