Data Management Plan (Deprecated)

This data set contains vector polygons depicting locations for historical sites and archaeological sites, vector lines depicting locations for rail routes, and vector points depicting locations for abandoned vessels, beaches, campgrounds, EPA Facilities (RMP- Risk Management Plan), heliports, historical sites, landfills, oil facilities, renewable energy (solar, tidal, wind, etc.), staging areas, and waste disposal areas in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina. 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 PARKS/MANAGED AREAS (POINTS and POLYGONS), NAVIGATION/MARINE (POINTS and POLYGONS), POLITICAL/JURISDICTIONAL (LINES and POLYGONS), RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (POINTS and POLYGONS), and NAT_HAZARD (POLYGONS) data layers for additional human-use information.

This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall North Carolina ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped.

Process Steps:

• 2016-11-01 00:00:00 - The main sources of data used to depict human-use resources for this data layer were publicly-available digital data supplemented with expert knowledge. SOCECON_POLYS: Historical sites were provided by the National Park Service\x92s (NPS) National Register of Historic Places (2014). Additional sites were provided by the N.C. Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) as part of their Managed Areas Database. Grids were provided by the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. The grids are attributed to show relative abundance of archaeological sites within. Low incidence grids contain less than 5 sites. Moderate incidence grids contain 6-20 sites. High incidence grids contain more than 20 sites. In the event of an oil spill or clean up activity please contact the State Archaeologist who can provide precise locational information of all sites. (Steve Claggett, State Archaeologist. North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Mailing Address: 4601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4619 Phone: 919-807-6551) SOCECON LINES: Locations of railways were obtained from the NCDOT Rail Division. SOCECON POINTS: Data on locations of abandoned and derelict vessels comes from NOAA\x92s Office of Coast Survey spreadsheet of ENC wreck features. Locations of airports, airfields, landing strips, heliports, etc. were downloaded from the National Transportation Atlas Databases maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration. A fed additional heliport locations were added based on inclusion in the N.C. Geographic Response Plan. Locations of recreational beaches used for activities such as swimming, sun-bathing, fishing, etc. were provided by NCDCM. Locations of campgrounds were obtained from UScampgrounds.info, poi-factory.com and the N.C. Geographic Response Plan. Represents facilities required to file a Risk Management Plan (RMP) die to the presence of extremely hazardous substances that may result in a chemical accident. This data comes from the USEPA. Historical sites were provided by the National Park Service\x92s (NPS) National Register of Historic Places (2014). Additional sites were provided by the N.C. Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) as part of their Managed Areas Database. Permanent waste and debris disposal locations were mapped with data obtained from NCDENRs Division of Waste management. Petroleum product terminal locations were obtained from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Renewable energy locations were obtained from the EPA\x92s Office of Atmospheric Programs, Clean Air Markets Division and include solar and nuclear facilities. Oil spill response staging areas were obtained from the N.C. Geographic Response Plan. Locations represent transfer stations and were obtained from the N.C. Division of Waste Management.

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).