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OAS accession Detail for 0013175, meta_version: 3. Current meta_version is: 17
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| Title: | Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: Northern California, 2000 (NODC Accession Number 0013175) |
| Abstract: | This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps for the shoreline of northern California which were designed to be utilized in desktop GIS systems. ESI data characterize 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. This Atlas was compiled from geographical and biological data with multiple dates; the intertidal habitats were mapped during aerial and ground surveys conducted from 20-26 October 1992, and biological and human-use resources data were compiled by regional biologists in 1994. The dates for the original data and methodology are completely documented in within the included FGDC metadata file "METADATA.PDF" and document "INTRO.PDF". A set of associated .PDF maps are also included. |
| Date received: | 20070208 |
| Start date: | 20000401 |
| End date: | 20000430 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of California, North Pacific Ocean |
| West boundary: | -124.5 |
| East boundary: | -122.71 |
| North boundary: | 42 |
| South boundary: | 38 |
| Observation types: | atlas, benthic, biological, composition & location, GIS product, survey - biological |
| Instrument types: | deprecated |
| Datatypes: | BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, biological data, BIRDS, BIVALVES, FISH SPECIES, HABITAT, MACROFAUNA, MARINE MAMMALS, MOLLUSKS, NESTING SITES, SHELLFISH, SHORELINE, VERTEBRATES |
| Submitter: | Petersen, Jill |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
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| Supplementary information: | DO NOT USE ESI MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. These data were originally submitted to the NODC on CD-ROM. These data are extensively documented with included detailed metadata, a user guide, a map legend file, .PDF maps, and separate directories for GIS and associated files including MOSS format files. Document and .PDF map files require Adobe Acrobat reader or compatible software for viewing. Additional ESI maps for other regions of California have been archived at the NODC. All geographic files are distributed in four different formats. The first of these is termed SOURCE data. These data are uncompressed, double precision ARC export files. These files most closely resemble the data as described in the Environmental Sensitivity Guidelines. Though they undergo the same quality control checks as all files, and in the case of the biology layers some minor modifications are made, they are distributed in the same precision and hence have the resolution of the data used to generate the hard copy maps. Users who will be responsible for maintaining and updating ESI data should use these data in a GIS system that supports double precision data. The second distribution format is found in the AVPROJ directory. This directory contains an ArcView project with a single view containing a theme for each ESI data layer. Themes have been symbolized using the standard ESI colors and patterns. It includes links from the biology and socioeconomic themes to a flat file version of the ESI tables. An ESI menu enables links to searchable breeding and source tables for more complex queries. These links can also be turned off to maximize the performance of simpler queries. The third distribution format is MOSS formatted files. Moss is a simple ascii format that supports topology. Moss is supported by various mapping programs including the public domain program MOSS GIS and CAMRIS and its simple text format makes it easy to write translators to other GIS software. Users of these files should use the lookup tables provided in this directory (BIO_LUT.TXT and SOC_LUT.TXT) in place of the lookup tables in the DBFILES directory. The final distribution format is found in the ESI_VIEW directory. Geographic data are provided in MARPLOT format bundled with the desktop data files in a standalone version of Filemaker. |
| Availability date: | 20070216 |
| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2007-02-15 19:33:50+00 |
| Editdate: | 2009-02-06 20:28:11+00 |