53861
Delaware / New Jersey / Pennsylvania 2014 ESI Polygons
Delaware Bay 2014 ESI Polygons
Data Set
Published / External
53986
Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania), 2014
Project
Completed
2014
The ESIP data set contains vector polygons representing the shoreline and coastal habitats of Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the ESIL (ESI shoreline lines) and HYDRO (Hydrography lines and polygons) data layers, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional shoreline information.
The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.
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Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DELAWARE
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA
Theme
Coastal Zone Management
Theme
Coastal resources
Theme
ESI
Theme
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Intertidal habitats
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
Spatial
Delaware Bay
Spatial
Delaware River
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, relational attribute or data tables are used to store information in the ESI data structure. (See the Browse_Graphic section for links to entity-relationship diagrams, which describe the relationships between the attribute tables in the ESI data structure.) The ESIP data layer is linked to the data table, SOURCES, using SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE.
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. If problems are encountered either in downloading the ESI data or if any file appears corrupted, please contact the ESI manager.
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; and The Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, DC.
53862
SOURCES
Published / External
Completed
The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
No
No
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 BIORES table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIL and ESIP data layers; and SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO data layer. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
212000001- 212000900
2
ORIGINATOR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Author or developer of source material or data set. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
3
DATE_PUB
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |
4
TITLE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Title of source material or data. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
5
DATA_FORMAT
Unknown
No
No
Active
The format of the source material. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
6
PUB_PLACE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publication place. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
7
PUBLISHER
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publisher. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
8
PUBLICATION
Unknown
No
No
Active
Additional citation information. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
9
ONLINE_LINK
Unknown
No
No
Active
Online computer resource URL. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
10
SCALE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Description of the source scale. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
11
TIME_PERIOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
53863
ESIP
Published / External
Completed
The ESIP table contains attribute information for the vector polygons representing polygonal features with ESI classification. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
ESI
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
The item ESI contains values representing the ESI polygon type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
7: Exposed Tidal Flats | 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats | 10A: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes | 10B: Freshwater Marshes | 10C: Swamps | 10D: Scrub-shrub Wetlands |
2
WATER_CODE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Specifies a polygon as either water or land. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
L: Land | W: Water |
3
ENVIR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Type of regional environment. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
E: Estuarine |
4
ESI_DESCRIPTION
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
The numeric representation and the physical description of the polygon's ESI type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
7: Exposed Tidal Flats: Exposed Tidal Flats | 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats: Sheltered Tidal Flats | 10A: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes: Salt- and Brackish-water Marshes | 10B: Freshwater Marshes: Freshwater Marshes | 10C: Swamps: Swamps | 10D: Scrub-shrub Wetlands: Scrub-shrub Wetlands |
5
SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of a vector line segment. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
212000001- 212000900
6
ESI_SOURCE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Source identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of the ESI classification of a polygon. Vector features that were not surveyed or do not qualify for an ESI classification have a value of -1. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines
212000001- 212000900
Data Steward
2014-03
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2014-03
Organization
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
ORR Home Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2014-03
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2014-03
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Publication Date
-75.75
-74.0377
40.2501
38.375
This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) 2014 ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped.
Range
2013
2014
Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year.
Yes
Geometry Only
Yes
25355
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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
2014
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
2014-03
Organization
Office of Response and Restoration
DE_NJ_PA_2014_GDB.zip
This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.
2014-07-17T00:00:00
Arc Geodatabase
ESRI File Geodatabase
103 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 Delaware Bay 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.
2014-06-20
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 ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). 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, hardcopy 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.
See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.
These data represent coastal shorelines and habitats classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. See also the ESIL (ESI shoreline lines) and HYDRO (Hydrography lines and polygons) data layers, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional shoreline information.
A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute Accuracy Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format.
BING AERIAL IMAGERY
MICROSOFT BING
2013-01-01
Range
2010
2011
http://www.bing.com/maps/
ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online
GOOGLE EARTH IMAGERY
GOOGLE EARTH
2013-01-01
Range
2010
2013
http://www.google.com/earth/
ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online
NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY (NWI) - WETLANDS
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)
2010-01-01
Range
1972
2009
http://www.fws.gov/wetlands
ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online
NJDEP SPECIES BASED HABITAT, DELAWARE BAY REGION (VERSION 3.1, 20120221)
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (NJDEP F&W) ENDANGERED NONGAME SPECIES PROGRAM (ENSP)
2012-01-01
Discrete
2012
ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online
OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
2013-01-01
Range
2010
2011
http://www.bing.comp/maps/
ESIP INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online
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The shoreline was derived from the integration of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) dataset (1972-2009); New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) species based habitat dataset (2012); the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP) (1997-2012); and manual digitization at 1:4,000 from 2010-2011 BING aerial and 2010-2013 GOOGLE EARTH aerial imagery. The most recent shoreline was utilized where available. The intertidal shoreline habitats were classified based on 2010-2011 low-altitude oblique aerial photography from: BING Pictometry; 2010-2011 BING aerial imagery; and 2010-2013 GOOGLE EARTH aerial imagery. Shoreline features of 10 meters or greater in length were classified. In addition, wetland polygon datasets originally created by the FWS National Wetlands Inventory and the NJDEP were modified and updated to be used in conjunction with the ESI shoreline. Where necessary, multiple types were described for each shoreline segment. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the ESIP data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.
2014-03-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
53863
Entity
ESIP
53862
Entity
SOURCES
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:53861
David Moe Nelson
2018-09-20T14:24:37
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:18
2019-02-14
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1002
Public
No
2019-02-14
1 Year
2020-02-14