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Office of Response and Restoration, 2024: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 RESOURCE_POLY (Resource Management Polygons), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51792.

Item Identification

Title: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 RESOURCE_POLY (Resource Management Polygons)
Short Name: Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 RESOURCE_POLY (Resource Management Polygons)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2016
Abstract:

This data set contains vector polygons depicting locations for resource management areas for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Resource management areas in this atlas include aquaculture areas, artificial reefs, commercial and recreational fishing areas, critical habitat, essential habitat, fishery areas, and locations for invasive species. The polygons in the RESOURCE 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 and 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 RESOURCE_POINT (Resource Management Points) and RESOURCE_POLY (Resource Management Polygons) data layers 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 10468, 02-28-2018 16:18

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 > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
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 Natural resource management
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

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, RESOURCE_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: 757199
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: 757200
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: 757201
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: 757202
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: 735723
W° Bound: -71.8944
E° Bound: -69.6609
N° Bound: 42.8876
S° Bound: 40.9459

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 735722
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014
End: 2016

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes
Text / Table: Yes

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 757195
Topology Level: Geometry Only
Complex Object Present?: Yes
Complex Object Count: 149

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: 735728
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: 735730
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: 735732
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: 757203
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, MANAGED_POLY, NAT_HAZARD_POLY, NAV_MARINE_LINE, NAV_MARINE_POINT, NAV_MARINE_POLY, POLITICAL_LINE, POLITICAL_POINT, POLITICAL_POLY, RESOURCE_LINE, RESOURCE_POINT, 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

AQUACULTURE

CC ID: 735741
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (RI CRMC)
Publish Date: 2016-05-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016-05
Scale Denominator: 50000
Citation URL: http://www.northeastoceandata.org/data/data-download/

AQUACULTURE SITES IN MASSACHUSETTS

CC ID: 735747
Contact Name: CHRISTOPHER SCHILLACI, MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013
Extent End Date/Time: 2016
Scale Denominator: 80000

ARTIFICIAL REEFS

CC ID: 735749
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Office for Coastal Management, OCM
Publish Date: 2015-09-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2015-09
Scale Denominator: 80000
Citation URL: http://marinecadastre.gov/data/

ARTIFICIAL REEFS

CC ID: 735746
Contact Name: KATHRYN FORD, MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2016-01-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016
Scale Denominator: 80000

ATLANTIC WOLFFISH ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) SPECIES OF CONCERN FACT SHEET

CC ID: 735752
Contact Name: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS)
Publish Date: 2009-05-11
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009-05-11
Scale Denominator: 70000
Citation URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/atlanticwolffish_detailed.pdf

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ACTIVITY 1988-2012, 2015 MASSACHUSETTS OCEAN MANAGEMENT PLAN

CC ID: 735745
Contact Name: MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2015-01-06
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1988
Extent End Date/Time: 2012
Scale Denominator: 80000
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/eea/mop

COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS - FIXED GEAR

CC ID: 735735
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES CENTER
Publish Date: 2009-02-26
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009-02-26
Citation URL: http://www.narrbay.org/d_projects/oceansamp/

COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS - MOBILE GEAR

CC ID: 735736
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES CENTER
Publish Date: 2009-02-26
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009-02-26
Citation URL: http://www.narrbay.org/d_projects/oceansamp/

COMMERCIAL LOBSTER FISHING AREAS OF NARRAGANSETT BAY

CC ID: 735738
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES CENTER, AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Publish Date: 2001-06-15
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2001-06-15
Scale Denominator: 40000
Citation URL: http://www.narrbay.org/biological_data.htm

COMMERCIAL SHELLFISHING AREAS OF NARRAGANSETT BAY

CC ID: 735739
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES CENTER, AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Publish Date: 2001-06-15
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2001-06-15
Scale Denominator: 40000
Citation URL: http://www.narrbay.org/biological_data.htm

CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AS OF JANUARY 2016; PLYMOUTH RED-BELLIED TURTLE

CC ID: 735744
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Office for Coastal Management, OCM
Publish Date: 2016-03-16
Extent Type: Range
Extent Start Date/Time: 1977
Extent End Date/Time: 2016
Scale Denominator: 80000
Citation URL: http://marinecadastre.gov/data/

DESIGNATED SHELLFISH GROWING AREAS

CC ID: 735748
Contact Name: MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Publish Date: 2015-11-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2015-08-13
Scale Denominator: 80000
Citation URL: http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/layerlist.html

NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CRITICAL HABITAT

CC ID: 735751
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, GARFO
Publish Date: 2016-01-26
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2016-01-26
Scale Denominator: 70000
Citation URL: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/gis

PROPOSED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR GULF OF MAINE DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF ATLANTIC STURGEON

CC ID: 735750
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, GARFO
Publish Date: 2016-06-30
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2015-06-30
Scale Denominator: 80000
Citation URL: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/gis

RECREATIONAL FISHING AREAS

CC ID: 735737
Contact Name: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES CENTER
Publish Date: 2009-02-26
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2009-02-26
Citation URL: http://www.narrbay.org/d_projects/oceansamp/

RHODE ISLAND FOREST HEALTH WORKS PROJECT: INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES

CC ID: 735742
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY
Publish Date: 2011-12-05
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2011
Scale Denominator: 50000
Citation URL: http://www.rigis.org/data

SHELLFISH HARVEST RESTRICTIONS 2013

CC ID: 735740
Contact Name: RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Publish Date: 2013-06-05
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2013-06-05
Scale Denominator: 5000
Citation URL: http://www.rigis.org/data

SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT AREAS

CC ID: 735743
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
Scale Denominator: 50000

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 735753
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 RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT POLYS
Entity SOC_DAT
Entity SOURCES

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 51792
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51792
Metadata Record Created By: David Moe Nelson
Metadata Record Created: 2018-02-28 16:18+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