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ESIL

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70505 | Updated: September 26, 2023 | Published / External

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Abstract

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

Description

Feature classes, which correspond to map layers, represent a single element and geometry type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

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.

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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Title:	ESIL
Status:	Completed
Publication Date:	2023-08
Abstract:	The ESIL table contains attribute information for the vector lines representing linear shoreline features with ESI classification.

Entity Type:	GIS File
Description:	Feature classes, which correspond to map layers, represent a single element and geometry type. \| Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	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.

Name

Type

Description

N/A

ESI

TEXT

N/A

LINE

TEXT

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

N/A

SOURCE_ID

NUMBER

N/A

ESI_SOURCE

NUMBER

Attribute Details

ESI

CC ID: 1265907

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: 1265912

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: 1265906

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: 1265913

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: 1265911

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: 1265914

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: 1265915

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: 1265910

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: 1265909

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: 1265916

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:	21100001 - 21100010

ESI_SOURCE

CC ID: 1265908

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:	21100001 - 21100010

Catalog Item ID:	70505
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70505
Metadata Record Created By:	Katy R Beckham
Metadata Record Created:	2023-08-15 15:02+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Adam Rotert
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-09-26 15:20+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2023-09-26
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

ESIL

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ESI

LINE

ENVIR

MOST_SENSITIVE

LANDWARD_SHORETYPE

SEAWARD_SHORETYPE1

SEAWARD_SHORETYPE2

GENERAL_SYMBOL

GENERALIZED_ESI_TYPE

SOURCE_ID

ESI_SOURCE

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