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Summary

Abstract

The ESIL table contains attribute information for the vector lines representing linear shoreline features with ESI classification.

Description

Classified Shoreline Polylines.

Entity Information

Entity Type
GIS File

Data Attribute / Type Description
ESI
TEXT
A numeric or alpha-numeric coded description of the shoreline characteristics for each shoreline segment. Shoreline segments can have up to three ESI codes in their classification. Multiple codes are separated by a forward slash and ordered to represent the shoreline organization of that particular segment. The first code in the sequence is always the most landward shoreline type. For example, a saltwater marsh fringed by a sheltered mud flat would be coded as 10A/9A (10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes/9A: Sheltered Sand and Mud Flats /Water).
LINE
TEXT
Abbreviation describing the type of water/land interface. All line segments that serve as a shoreline boundary between open water and land are attributed a value of S. All shoreline hydrography not associated with seawater (lakes, ponds, reservoirs, some rivers and streams, etc.) are attributed with a value of H. Man-made structures that are not mapped as a part of the contiguous water/land interface are attributed with one of the following values: B D, FN, G, GR, J, or P.
ENVIR
TEXT
Abbreviation describing the type of environment where the classified shoreline segment is located. Acceptable values are E-estuarine, R-riverine, L-lacustrine, and P-palustrine.
MOST_SENSITIVE
TEXT
If multiple shoreline types appear in ESI classification, this field represents the highest value (most sensitive type); otherwise it is the same value as the ESI field.
LANDWARD_SHORETYPE
TEXT
The numeric representation and physical description of the first (or only) ESI type found in the ESI field.
SEAWARD_SHORETYPE1
TEXT
The numeric representation and physical description of the second ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).
SEAWARD_SHORETYPE2
TEXT
The numeric representation and physical description of the third ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).
GENERAL_SYMBOL
NUMBER
This field is used for symbolizing the ESI shoreline based on a generalized classification scheme; if multiple generalized types occur, this will reflect the highest value.
GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE
TEXT
The numeric representation and physical description of the generalized ESI shoreline type. The generalized shoreline type classification collapses the ESI scale to 5 broader shoreline types. See the NOAA ESI Guidelines for the ESI to GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE crosswalk.
SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
The SOURCE_ID links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source for the underlying shoreline segment is listed. This number should be the same as the SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO_LINES layer for the same segment. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.
ESI_SOURCE
NUMBER
ESI_SOURCE links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source used for classifying the shoreline segment is listed. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.

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Item Identification

Title: ESIL
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2021-07
Abstract:

The ESIL table contains attribute information for the vector lines representing linear shoreline features with ESI classification.

Entity Information

Entity Type: GIS File
Description:

Classified Shoreline Polylines.

Data Attributes

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Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
ESI TEXT A numeric or alpha-numeric coded description of the shoreline characteristics for each shoreline segment. Shoreline segments can have up to three ESI codes in their classification. Multiple codes are separated by a forward slash and ordered to represent the shoreline organization of that particular segment. The first code in the sequence is always the most landward shoreline type. For example, a saltwater marsh fringed by a sheltered mud flat would be coded as 10A/9A (10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes/9A: Sheltered Sand and Mud Flats /Water).
N/A
LINE TEXT Abbreviation describing the type of water/land interface. All line segments that serve as a shoreline boundary between open water and land are attributed a value of S. All shoreline hydrography not associated with seawater (lakes, ponds, reservoirs, some rivers and streams, etc.) are attributed with a value of H. Man-made structures that are not mapped as a part of the contiguous water/land interface are attributed with one of the following values: B D, FN, G, GR, J, or P.
N/A
ENVIR TEXT Abbreviation describing the type of environment where the classified shoreline segment is located. Acceptable values are E-estuarine, R-riverine, L-lacustrine, and P-palustrine.
N/A
MOST_SENSITIVE TEXT If multiple shoreline types appear in ESI classification, this field represents the highest value (most sensitive type); otherwise it is the same value as the ESI field.
N/A
LANDWARD_SHORETYPE TEXT The numeric representation and physical description of the first (or only) ESI type found in the ESI field.
N/A
SEAWARD_SHORETYPE1 TEXT The numeric representation and physical description of the second ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).
N/A
SEAWARD_SHORETYPE2 TEXT The numeric representation and physical description of the third ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).
N/A
GENERAL_SYMBOL NUMBER This field is used for symbolizing the ESI shoreline based on a generalized classification scheme; if multiple generalized types occur, this will reflect the highest value.
N/A
GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE TEXT The numeric representation and physical description of the generalized ESI shoreline type. The generalized shoreline type classification collapses the ESI scale to 5 broader shoreline types. See the NOAA ESI Guidelines for the ESI to GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE crosswalk.
N/A
SOURCE_ID NUMBER The SOURCE_ID links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source for the underlying shoreline segment is listed. This number should be the same as the SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO_LINES layer for the same segment. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.
N/A
ESI_SOURCE NUMBER ESI_SOURCE links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source used for classifying the shoreline segment is listed. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.

Attribute Details

ESI

CC ID: 1073156
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 12
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A numeric or alpha-numeric coded description of the shoreline characteristics for each shoreline segment. Shoreline segments can have up to three ESI codes in their classification. Multiple codes are separated by a forward slash and ordered to represent the shoreline organization of that particular segment. The first code in the sequence is always the most landward shoreline type. For example, a saltwater marsh fringed by a sheltered mud flat would be coded as 10A/9A (10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes/9A: Sheltered Sand and Mud Flats /Water).

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 6D, 7, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F

LINE

CC ID: 1073161
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 2
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abbreviation describing the type of water/land interface. All line segments that serve as a shoreline boundary between open water and land are attributed a value of S. All shoreline hydrography not associated with seawater (lakes, ponds, reservoirs, some rivers and streams, etc.) are attributed with a value of H. Man-made structures that are not mapped as a part of the contiguous water/land interface are attributed with one of the following values: B D, FN, G, GR, J, or P.

Allowed Values: B = Breakwater | D = Dock | FN = Fender | G = Glacier | GR = Groin |H = Hydrography | J = Jetty |P = Pier | S = Shoreline

ENVIR

CC ID: 1073155
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abbreviation describing the type of environment where the classified shoreline segment is located. Acceptable values are E-estuarine, R-riverine, L-lacustrine, and P-palustrine.

Case Restriction: Upper
Allowed Values: E (estuarine) | L (lacustrine) | P (palustrine) | R (riverine)

MOST_SENSITIVE

CC ID: 1073162
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If multiple shoreline types appear in ESI classification, this field represents the highest value (most sensitive type); otherwise it is the same value as the ESI field.

Allowed Values: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 6D, 7, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 9A, 9B, 9C, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F

LANDWARD_SHORETYPE

CC ID: 1073160
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The numeric representation and physical description of the first (or only) ESI type found in the ESI field.

Case Restriction: Mixed
Allowed Values: 1A: Exposed, Rocky Shores, 1B: Exposed, Solid Man-Made Structures, 1C: Exposed, Rocky Cliffs w/Boulder Talus Base, 2A: Exposed, Wave-Cut Platforms (Bedrock/Mud/Clay), 2B: Exposed Scarps and Steep Slopes (Clay), 3A: Fine to Medium Grained Sand Beaches, 3B: Scarps and Steep Slopes (Sand), 3C: Tundra Cliffs, 4: Coarse Grained Sand Beaches, 5: Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches, 6A: Gravel Beaches [(Granules/Pebbles)], 6B: Riprap [OR Gravel Beaches (Cobbles/Boulders)], 6D: Boulder Rubble, 7: Exposed Tidal Flats, 8A: Sheltered Scarps (Bedrock/Mud/Clay) [OR Sheltered, Impermeable, Rocky Shores], 8B: Sheltered, Solid Man-Made Structures [OR Sheltered, Permeable, Rocky Shores], 8C: Sheltered Riprap, 8D: Sheltered, Rocky, Rubble Shores, 8E: Peat Shorelines, 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats, 9B: Vegetated Low Banks, 9C: Hyper-Saline Tidal Flats, 10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes, 10B: Freshwater Marshes, 10C: Swamps, 10D: Scrub and Shrub Wetlands, 10E: Inundated Low Lying Tundra, 10F: Mangroves

SEAWARD_SHORETYPE1

CC ID: 1073163
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The numeric representation and physical description of the second ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).

Allowed Values: 1A: Exposed, Rocky Shores, 1B: Exposed, Solid Man-Made Structures, 1C: Exposed, Rocky Cliffs w/Boulder Talus Base, 2A: Exposed, Wave-Cut Platforms (Bedrock/Mud/Clay), 2B: Exposed Scarps and Steep Slopes (Clay), 3A: Fine to Medium Grained Sand Beaches, 3B: Scarps and Steep Slopes (Sand), 3C: Tundra Cliffs, 4: Coarse Grained Sand Beaches, 5: Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches, 6A: Gravel Beaches [(Granules/Pebbles)], 6B: Riprap [OR Gravel Beaches (Cobbles/Boulders)], 6D: Boulder Rubble, 7: Exposed Tidal Flats, 8A: Sheltered Scarps (Bedrock/Mud/Clay) [OR Sheltered, Impermeable, Rocky Shores], 8B: Sheltered, Solid Man-Made Structures [OR Sheltered, Permeable, Rocky Shores], 8C: Sheltered Riprap, 8D: Sheltered, Rocky, Rubble Shores, 8E: Peat Shorelines, 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats, 9B: Vegetated Low Banks, 9C: Hyper-Saline Tidal Flats, 10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes, 10B: Freshwater Marshes, 10C: Swamps, 10D: Scrub and Shrub Wetlands, 10E: Inundated Low Lying Tundra, 10F: Mangroves

SEAWARD_SHORETYPE2

CC ID: 1073164
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The numeric representation and physical description of the third ESI type in the ESI field (blank if not applicable).

Allowed Values: 1A: Exposed, Rocky Shores, 1B: Exposed, Solid Man-Made Structures, 1C: Exposed, Rocky Cliffs w/Boulder Talus Base, 2A: Exposed, Wave-Cut Platforms (Bedrock/Mud/Clay), 2B: Exposed Scarps and Steep Slopes (Clay), 3A: Fine to Medium Grained Sand Beaches, 3B: Scarps and Steep Slopes (Sand), 3C: Tundra Cliffs, 4: Coarse Grained Sand Beaches, 5: Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches, 6A: Gravel Beaches [(Granules/Pebbles)], 6B: Riprap [OR Gravel Beaches (Cobbles/Boulders)], 6D: Boulder Rubble, 7: Exposed Tidal Flats, 8A: Sheltered Scarps (Bedrock/Mud/Clay) [OR Sheltered, Impermeable, Rocky Shores], 8B: Sheltered, Solid Man-Made Structures [OR Sheltered, Permeable, Rocky Shores], 8C: Sheltered Riprap, 8D: Sheltered, Rocky, Rubble Shores, 8E: Peat Shorelines, 9A: Sheltered Tidal Flats, 9B: Vegetated Low Banks, 9C: Hyper-Saline Tidal Flats, 10A: Salt and Brackish Water Marshes, 10B: Freshwater Marshes, 10C: Swamps, 10D: Scrub and Shrub Wetlands, 10E: Inundated Low Lying Tundra, 10F: Mangroves

GENERAL_SYMBOL

CC ID: 1073159
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

This field is used for symbolizing the ESI shoreline based on a generalized classification scheme; if multiple generalized types occur, this will reflect the highest value.

Allowed Values: 1 - 5

GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE

CC ID: 1073158
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Max Length: 180
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The numeric representation and physical description of the generalized ESI shoreline type. The generalized shoreline type classification collapses the ESI scale to 5 broader shoreline types. See the NOAA ESI Guidelines for the ESI to GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE crosswalk.

Case Restriction: Mixed
Allowed Values: 1: Armored, 2: Rocky and Steep Shorelines (Bedrock/Sand/Clay), 3: Beaches (Sand/Gravel), 4: Flats (Mud/Sand), 5: Vegetated (Grass/Marsh/Mangroves/Scrub-Shrub)

SOURCE_ID

CC ID: 1073165
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The SOURCE_ID links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source for the underlying shoreline segment is listed. This number should be the same as the SOURCE_ID in the HYDRO_LINES layer for the same segment. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.

Allowed Values: 18600001 - 18600012

ESI_SOURCE

CC ID: 1073157
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

ESI_SOURCE links to SOURCE in the SOURCES data table, where the source used for classifying the shoreline segment is listed. The SOURCE_ID begins in the range of 1-100, then is added to the Atlas ID number * 10,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases.

Allowed Values: 18600002 - 18600010

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 64933
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64933
Metadata Record Created By: Katy R Beckham
Metadata Record Created: 2021-07-15 21:10+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-11-18
Owner Org: ORR
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-11-18
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-11-18