53792 Data Set Published / External 53953 Georgia, 2015 Project Completed 2015 This feature class resides within the BIOLOGY Feature Data Set of the Georgia - 2015 ESI Geodatabase. It contains sensitive biological resource data for hard bottom habitat in Georgia. Vector polygons in this data set represent sparsely and densely colonized hard bottom distributions. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. 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. 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. 1768 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 > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS 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 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) The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, BENTHIC) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product. 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. 53794 Published / External Completed The BENTHIC table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing loose watermilfoil, submerged aquatic vegetation, and rock reefs. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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 Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script. 1 RARNUM NUMBER 9 9 Yes Yes Active A 9-digit identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 236000001 - 236000685 55498 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 1 SOURCE_ID NUMBER 8 8 Yes Yes Active 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001- 23600509 2 ORIGINATOR TEXT 255 Yes No Active Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 3 DATE_PUB NUMBER 8 No No Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines YYYY, or YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD, where Y=year, M=month, D=day 4 TITLE TEXT 255 No No Active Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 5 DATA_FORMAT TEXT 80 No No Active The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. Examples include DOCUMENT, EXPERT KNOWLEDGE, VECTOR DIGITAL DATA... 6 PUB_PLACE TEXT 255 No No Active Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 7 PUBLISHER TEXT 255 No No Active Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 8 PUBLICATION TEXT 255 No No Active Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 9 ONLINE_LINK TEXT 255 No No Active URL to the data if internet-available or to the website of the data provider | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines URL. Must be copied as is from the address bar & must be fully qualified (begin with http:// or https:// in LOWER CASE) & contain no “<” or “>” characters 10 SCALE TEXT 20 No No Active Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Values may be numeric, such as 1:24000, or text, such as UNKNOWN (non-digital data only), or VARIES 11 TIME_PERIOD TEXT 34 No No Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Date fields must be YYYY, or YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD. The beginning and ending date range is separated by a dash (-) 55499 Published / External Completed The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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 10436, 02-28-2018 15:23 1 BREED NUMBER Yes Yes Active An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 1 - 270 2 MON NUMBER 2 Yes No Active Two-digit calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month of the year. 1 - 12 3 BREED1 TEXT 1 Yes No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" or "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. "Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT. 4 BREED2 TEXT 1 Yes No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or “INVERT” then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. "Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT. 4 BREED3 TEXT 1 Yes No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating (fall); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements "Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT. 6 BREED4 TEXT 1 Yes No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is “FISH” or "INVERT" or “HERP” then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. "Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT. 7 BREED5 TEXT 1 Yes No Active Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or “INVERT” or “HERP” then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements. "Y" - indicates activity occurring in given month; "N" - activity not occurring or not reported; "-" breed category does not apply to the species' ELEMENT. 55500 Published / External Completed The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also 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 10436, 02-28-2018 15:23 1 ELEMENT TEXT 10 Yes No Active Major species categories of biological data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Upper BENTHIC: Benthic habitats | BIRD: Birds | FISH: Fish | HABITAT: Habitats and plants | HERP: Reptiles and Amphibians | INVERT: Invertebrates | M_MAMMAL: Marine mammals | T_MAMMAL: Terrestrial mammals | 2 SUBELEMENT TEXT 10 Yes No Active Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species that share common characteristics, habitat preference and/or food sources. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Lower Allowed values change from atlas to atlas. 3 NAME TEXT 35 Yes No Active Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. Mixed Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. Only the first letter of the common name is upper case, unless the common name is a proper name. 4 GEN_SPEC TEXT 45 No No Active Genus and species name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in NOAA's ESI Species List, available online at https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report. Mixed Allowed values change from atlas to atlas. Only the first letter of the Genus is upper case, all else are lower case. 5 S TEXT 1 No No Active One-letter code representing sensitive status at the state level. Upper E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance) 6 F TEXT 1 No No Active Federal threatened or endangered status. E (Endangered); T (Threatened), C (Species of Concern), X (Experimental essential population), S (Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance) 7 STATE TEXT 5 No No Active Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies; if atlas covers 2 states, each two-letter state abbreviation should be separated with a slash ('/') Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 8 S_DATE NUMBER No No Active Date the associated state status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired. YYYY, YYYYMM, or YYYYMMDD 9 F_DATE NUMBER No No Active Date the associated federal status was accessed. Will commonly correspond to atlas publication date, or the date the data was acquired. YYYY, YYYYMM or YYYYMMDD 10 GRANK TEXT 8 No No Active Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe Codeset: NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks 11 GRANKDATE TEXT 8 No No Active Date the associated GRANK was assessed YYYY, YYYYMM, YYYYMMDD 12 MAPPING_QUALIFIER TEXT 25 No No Active An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. Acceptable values vary based on the ELEMENT. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Will vary based on Element. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 13 CONC TEXT 20 No No Active The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage). Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. May be qualitative or a number of individuals. A hyphen “-“ is used to denote no data. 14 JAN TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in January X=present; Bank = not present 15 FEB TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in February X=present; Bank = not present 16 MAR TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in March X=present; Bank = not present 17 APR TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in April X=present; Bank = not present 18 MAY TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in May X=present; Bank = not present 19 JUN TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in June X=present; Bank = not present 20 JUL TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in July X=present; Bank = not present 21 AUG TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in August X=present; Bank = not present 22 SEP TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in September X=present; Bank = not present 23 OCT TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in October X=present; Bank = not present 24 NOV TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in November X=present; Bank = not present 25 DEC TEXT 1 No No Active Presence of species in December X=present; Bank = not present 26 BREED1 TEXT 8 No No Active Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 27 BREED2 TEXT 8 No No Active Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating (spring); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 28 BREED3 TEXT 8 No No Active Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating (fall); if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 29 BREED4 TEXT 8 No No Active Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, varies by ELEMENT. If ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Upper Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 30 BREED5 TEXT 8 No No Active Values will show a month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY) when a particular life stage is observed. A value of "-" indicates the life stage or activity is not present or was not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute does not apply to the BIRD, BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements. Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" or "INVERT" or "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas. 31 RARNUM NUMBER 9 9 Yes Yes Active A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 236000001 - 236000685 32 G_SOURCE NUMBER 8 8 Yes No Active An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001 - 23600509 33 S_SOURCE NUMBER 8 8 Yes No Active An 8-digit identifier linking to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines 23600001- 23600509 34 BREED NUMBER No No Active Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table. 1 - 335 Data Steward 2015-06 Position ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 Distributor 2015-06 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource 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 Yes Geometry Only Yes 1208 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 Organization Office of Response and Restoration https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 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/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. Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. 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 a synthesis of expert knowledge and available digital data on benthic habitats. These data do not necessarily represent all occurrences of benthic habitat in Georgia. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 148, Hardbottom community, n/a. 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. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BENTHOS, MARINE DEBRIS, AND BOTTOM FISH AT GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY KENDALL, M.S., L.J. BAUER, AND C.F.G. JEFFREY 2007-01-01 Discrete 2007 BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: EMAIL DENSELY COLONIZED LIVE BOTTOM HABITAT LAYER GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (GRNMS) 2011-01-01 Range 2011 2014 BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL SPARSELY COLONIZED LIVE BOTTOM HABITAT LAYER GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (GRNMS) 2011-01-01 Range 2011 2014 BENTHIC INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL 1 Vector digital data on sparsely and densely colonized hard bottom were used to depict the distribution of benthic habitats in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Polygons were incorporated as received. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BENTHIC data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. 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 BENTHIC 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 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BENTHOS, MARINE DEBRIS, AND BOTTOM FISH AT GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 53794 Entity 55500 Entity 55499 Entity 55498 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53792 David Moe Nelson 2018-09-17T15:16:51 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-07-09T18:26:04 2019-02-25 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2019-02-25 1 Year 2020-02-25