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OAS accession Detail for 0006249, meta_version: 13. Current meta_version is: 22
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| Title: | Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: West Florida, December 1999 (NODC Accession 0006249) |
| Abstract: | This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps in Portable Document Format (.PDF) for the shoreline of West Florida (to encompass the coastal areas from the Florida/Alabama border to Apalachee Bay, Florida). 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, mostly from the 1990s, the intertidal habitats were mapped during aerial and ground surveys conducted in June, 1993, and biological and human-use resources data were compiled by regional biologists in 1995. The dates for the original data and methodology are completely documented within the included FGDC metadata file METADATA.PDF and document INTRO.PDF. A digital data re-release 1995-1997 is also available under NODC Accession Number 0014187. |
| Date received: | 20060912 |
| Start date: | 19991201 |
| End date: | 19991231 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North American Coastline-South |
| West boundary: | -87.625 |
| East boundary: | -83.75 |
| North boundary: | 30.625 |
| South boundary: | 29.5 |
| Observation types: | aerial photography, atlas, benthic, biological, composition & location, GIS product |
| Instrument types: | deprecated, DO NOT USE, visual analysis, visual observation |
| Datatypes: | AMPHIBIANS, ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, biological data, BIRDS, BIVALVES, BOTTOM TYPE, CORAL, CRUSTACEANS, HABITAT, HABITAT - BENTHIC, INVERTEBRATE SPECIES, MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS, MARINE MAMMALS, MOLLUSKS, NESTING SITES, SHELLFISH, SHORELINE, VERTEBRATES |
| Submitter: | Iredale, Mr. Harry |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Collecting institutions: | Florida Marine Research Institute, Florida State Department of Environmental Protection |
| Contributing projects: | CORAL REEF STUDIES, CoRIS, ESI |
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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, and separate subdirectories for low and high environmental sensitivity maps. These files require Adobe Acrobat reader or compatible software for viewing. Additional ESI maps for other regions of Florida have been archived at the NODC. A re-release of Florida ESI data for 1995-1997 is archived at the NODC under accession number 0014187. |
| Availability date: | 20060918 |
| Metadata version: | 13 |
| Keydate: | 2006-09-18 18:11:01+00 |
| Editdate: | 2009-02-25 21:34:33+00 |