Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: U.S. and British Virgin Islands Maps and Geographic Information Systems Data Digital Data Re-release, 2000 (NODC Accession 0049955)
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Emergency Response Division, Office of Response and Restoration, NOAA National Ocean Service
- Publication_Date: 200807
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Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: U.S. and British Virgin Islands Maps and Geographic Information Systems Data Digital Data Re-release, 2000 (NODC Accession 0049955)
- Edition: Digital Data Re-release July 2008 Seattle, Washington
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
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- Series_Name: NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)
- Issue_Identification: U.S. and British Virgin Islands - 2000
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- Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington
- Publisher: NOAA/NOS Office of Response and Restoration
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NOAA's ESI series compiles information in standard formats for coastal shoreline sensitivity, biological resources, and human-use resources. Using ESIs in chemical response and planning can reduce environmental consequences. These data are an update of an earlier release of an ESI Atlas for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Data were originally distributed as an atlas on DVD.
- Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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This data set comprises an update of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for the Virgin Islands. ESI data characterize estuarine 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.
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The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.
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This digital data re-release includes shoreline, hydrological, and biological data in formats for GIS systems and as Adobe Acrobat maps with extensive documentation. These data were originally distributed on DVD.
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- Beginning_Date: 199807
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- Ending_Date: 200107
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- Currentness_Reference: publication date
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
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Shorelines, wetlands, and shelf boundary of U.S. and British Virgin Islands
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.167
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.065
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.943
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.467
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NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 6.0.0.0.0
- Theme_Keyword: Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Coastal Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Reef Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Wetlands > Marine
- Theme_Keyword: Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Chemical Spills
- Theme_Keyword: Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Oil Spill
- Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
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- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Shorelines
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates > Macroinvertebrates
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Birds
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals
- Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles
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- Theme_Keyword: environment
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- Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Environmental Sensitivity Index
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands (18N064W0000)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
- Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands (18N064W0000)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Anegada > Anegada (18N064W0001)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Anegada > Anegada (18N064W0001)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Virgin Gorda > Virgin Gorda (18N064W0003)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Gorda > Virgin Gorda (18N064W0003)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Beef Island (18N064W0037)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Tortola > Beef Island (18N064W0037)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Peter Island (18N064W0023)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Peter Island (18N064W0023)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Tortola > Tortola (18N064W0036)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Tortola (18N064W0036)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > British Overseas Territory > British Virgin Islands > Jost Van Dyke (18N064W0078)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > British Virgin Islands > Jost Van Dyke (18N064W0078)
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- Place_Keyword: USVI
- Access_Constraints: None
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DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the publishers and contributing sources listed in Data_Set_Credit (below) would be appreciated in products derived from these data. NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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NOAA National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration Emergency Response Division
- Contact_Person: Jill Petersen
- Contact_Position: IT Specialist
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 7600 Sand Point Way, NE
- Address: Building 3
- Address: Routing Code: N/ORR1NR
- City: Seattle
- State_or_Province: WA
- Postal_Code: 98115-6349
- Country: U.S.A
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-526-6944
- Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: unknown
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 206-526-6329
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jill.petersen@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 9-5:00 PM, Pacific time
- Contact_Instructions:
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Phone/E-mail/Letter/Fax during regular business hours. More about NOAA Office of Response and Restoration services and products may be found online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
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This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; United States Environmental Protection Agency; United States Coast Guard; U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources; British Virgin Islands Conservation and Fisheries Department; and United States Department of the Interior.
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- Security_Classification_System: None
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
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These data are presented in various subdirectories which hold Arcview project and associated files (.shp, .shx, .dbf), Arc GIS project and associated files (.mxd, .mdb, .lyr), Multiple Overlay Statistical System export (MOSS) files, and .PDF (Portable Document Format) maps and metadata. The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.0.2) and ORACLE(r) RDBMS (version 8.0.5.0.0). The hardware configuration is Hewlett Packard workstations (models 715/50 and 712/80i with 4 X-terminals) with UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20).
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- Originator: NOAA National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration
- Publication_Date: 20090122
- Publication_Time: Unknown
- Title: NOAA Office of Response and Restoration home page
- Edition: January 2009
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: web site
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- Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
- Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Users can find other ESI atlases for other U.S. regions and additional ORR services and products through this website.
- Online_Linkage: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
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- Contact_Organization: National Oceanographic Data Center User Services Division
- Contact_Position: Ocean information specialist
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: Routing: E/OC
- Address: SSMC3, Fourth Floor
- Address: 1315 East-West Highway
- City: Silver Spring
- State_or_Province: Maryland
- Postal_Code: 20910
- Country: U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3277
- Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: unknown
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: NODC.Services@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 8:30 - 4:30 EST
- Contact_Instructions: Phone/E-mail/Letter/FAX
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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- Digital_Form:
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- Format_Name: .apr and associated .dbf, .shx, .shp
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AVPROJ contains an ArcView 3.x project and the supporting shape and dbf files. The subdirectory AVPROJ contains the project file, VI.APR with documentation and software for installation. The project itself is a single view containing a theme for each ESI data layer. Themes have been symbolized using 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. DBFILES is broken down into two subdirectories, DESKTOP and RELFILES. The DESKTOP directory contains a simplified flat file format that permits data queries without establishing the complex links needed for the relational files. Supporting data tables allow more complex queries of the breeding and source items. These are the tables that are included in the Geodatabase, the ArcView project and with the ESI viewer. The RELFILES directory contains the relational data tables that were used during the ESI data collection. These are a set of normalized, relational tables that will maintain the integrity of the data during updates. Though they are considerably more complex, these tables should be used for maintenance and updating of the ESI data set.
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- Network_Resource_Name: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955
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Download data via NODC's Ocean Archive system at the NODC homepage (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955) or contact NODC for custom order. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
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- Format_Name: .mxb and associated .yr files
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ESI files with other data you already have symbolized. The layer files have the ESI symbolization saved as well as the links to the data tables. The geodatabase tables biofile, breed_dt, sources and soc_dat should be added to any project where you are using the ESI layer files.
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Download data via NODC's Ocean Archive system at the NODC homepage (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955) or contact NODC for custom order. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
- Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: PC, Mac, Linux, UNIX, standard Internet browser
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- Format_Name: MOSS
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MOSS contains the ESI geographic data in MOSS (Multiple Overlay Statistical System) file format. This 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 rather than those in the DBFILES directory.
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Download data via NODC's Ocean Archive system at the NODC homepage (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955) or contact NODC for custom order. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
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PDFS contains electronic versions of the Virgin Islands ESI atlas in portable document format. The document GUIDE.PDF describes how to use the navigable PDF software, for example, to link from the index to the appropriate atlas page then to the back of the map. The PDFs may be used on-line or are excellent for printing out individual atlas pages.
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- Network_Resource_Name: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955
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None for direct download from Internet. Additional fees may apply for custom orders.
- Ordering_Instructions:
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Download data via NODC's 'Ocean Archive' system at the NODC homepage (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0049955) or contact NODC for custom order. (When requesting data from the NODC, the desired data set may be referred to by the 7-digit number given in the RESOURCE DESCRIPTION field of this metadata record)
- Turnaround: Within 12 hours for direct download
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Contact NODC User Services via phone/letter/FAX/e-mail: nodc.services@noaa.gov
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Geographic Information System (GIS) software such as Arc-GIS, Arcview, or ability to work with MOSS and .mxd and .prj projects, and/or ability to open and utilize .pdf files.
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- Contact_Organization: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
- Contact_Person: Sheri Phillips or Don Collins
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- Address: SSMC3, 4th Floor
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- Address: 1315 East-West Highway
- City: Silver Spring
- State_or_Province: Maryland
- Postal_Code: 20910
- Country: U.S.A.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3280
- Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: unknown
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3302
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: NODC.Services@noaa.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 9-5:00 PM, EST
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https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/fgdc_metadata_nodc_0049955.html
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