Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska Region: Anchorage, Alaska and National: Washington, D.C.
Publication_Date: 20231215
Title:
BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas) Offshore Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI): AOI (AOI Polygons)
Edition: First
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: None
Issue_Identification: BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Alaska Region: Anchorage, AK and National: Washington, D.C
Publisher:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior
Other_Citation_Details:
Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska Region: Anchorage, AK and National: Washington, D.C
Online_Linkage: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains vector polygons representing the boundaries of all digital data produced as part of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) for BSEE Arctic Alaska (Chukchi and Beaufort Seas). This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for BSEE Arctic Alaska. ESI data characterize the marine and 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.
Purpose:
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.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2023
Currentness_Reference:
The data were compiled during 2023. The currentness date for this data is 2023 and is documented in the Lineage section.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.97692
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -140.18723
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 73.04760
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.02701
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Environmental Monitoring
Theme_Keyword: ESI
Theme_Keyword: Sensitivity maps
Theme_Keyword: Coastal resources
Theme_Keyword: Oil spill planning
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: BSEE Arctic Alaska
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.
Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc.
Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data.
Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: datafig.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the BSEE Arctic Alaska ESI data.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
This project was funded by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), U.S. Department of the Interior. We want to acknowledge the great support from Bryan Rogers and Steven Pearson (BSEE), Gabrielle McGrath (RPS), and from Bryan Rogers and Steven Pearson (BSEE), Gabrielle McGrath (RPS), and all who assisted greatly in all aspects of the project’s completion.
The biological data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies. The individuals and agencies are listed in detail throughout the introductory pages of the ESI atlas. Staff at these organizations contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data.
At Research Planning, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific, GIS, and graphic staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, and Christine Boring, Biology Dept. Manager, were co-Project Managers. The biological data were collected and compiled onto base maps by Lauren Szathmary, Christine Boring, and Jennifer Weaver. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, Mark White, and Jeff Dahlin processed and produced the GIS data and metadata. Katy Beckham, Jacqueline Michel, Christine Boring, Lauren Szathmary, and Jen Weaver prepared the species profiles. Wendy Early produced the final documents.
The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop(R), ArcPro(R), and SQL SERVER(R). The hardware configuration is PC's with Microsoft Windows Operating System.
The following Geodatabase Feature Classes are included in the data set: aoi, benthic, benthicpt, birds, fish, invert, and m_mammal. Associated relational and desktop data tables are bio_lut, biocomb, biores, breed, seasonal, sources, species, and status.