gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40316 eng UTF8 dataset Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:06 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 327 curve 81556 point 327 surface 418 Hawaii ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) Hawaii_birds 2001-11 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40316 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40316 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for endangered waterbirds and passerine birds, migratory shorebirds and waterfowl, gulls and terns, seabirds, raptors, and wading birds in coastal Hawaii. Vector polygons in this data set represent locations of bird nesting and foraging sites. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Hawaii. 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. See also the NESTS data layer, part of the larger Hawaii ESI database, for additional bird information. 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. 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. completed ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Topic Category Bird Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Hawaii place DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Hawaii, 2001 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Hawaii ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40316. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. 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. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40316 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40316.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US environment oceans 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), and PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000). The Spatial_Data_Organization _Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: bathy.e00, birds.e00, bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, cass_pt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishpt.e00, habitats.e00, habpt.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, invertpt.e00, m_mammals.e00, m_mampt.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, pools.e00, reptiles.e00, reptpt.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in ARC export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, socecon, sources, species, and status. -179.278 -154.598 18.713 29.252 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2000-2001. The currentness dates for these data range from 1980 to 2001 and are documented in the Source_Information section. 2000 2001 Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Hawaii false eng false BIRDS.PAT 2017-08-07 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-07 publication BIORES 2017-08-07 publication SPECIES 2017-08-07 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-07 publication BREED 2017-08-07 publication SOURCES 2017-08-07 publication STATUS 2017-08-07 publication ESRI File Geodatabase ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Hawaii_2001_GDB.zip download dataset Accuracy A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Some spatial components of the biological data sets are developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy basemaps with a scale of 1:24,000. Many of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data source and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge and available hardcopy reports on bird nesting and foraging concentration areas. Refer to the NESTS data layer for additional seabird nesting colony information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurences in the state of Hawaii. The following species are included in this data set (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 16, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; 17, Northern pintail, Anas acuta; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 20, Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata; 22, Greater scaup, Aythya marila; 23, Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis; 57, Wandering tattler, Heteroscelus incanus; 61, Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos; 65, Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 165, Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 242, Hawaiian stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni; 243, Hawaiian coot, Fulica alai; 244, Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana; 245, Hawaiian common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis; 246, Laysan duck, Anas laysanensis; 247, Wedge-tailed shearwater, Puffinus pacificus; 248, Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii; 249, Black noddy, Anous minutus; 250, Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda; 251, Great frigatebird, Fregata minor; 252, White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus; 254, Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis; 261, Brown booby, Sula leucogaster; 292, Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata; 339, Band-rumped storm-petrel, Oceanodroma castro; 490, Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope; 543, Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva; 619, Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis; 620, Dark-rumped petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis; 621, Newell's shearwater, Puffinus auricularis newelli; 622, Nihoa finch, Telespiza ultima; 623, Nihoa millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris kingi; 624, Laysan finch, Telespiza cantans; 1001, Gulls; 1002, Shorebirds; 1003, Waterfowl; 1004, Wading birds; 1005, Raptors; 1008, Terns; 1022, Seabirds. Conceptual Consistency A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary node, etc.), and ORACLE (r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's are redefined on an element basis, so "resources at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number. Personal interviews with resource experts from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Division of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) were the primary sources of data used to depict bird nesting and foraging for this data layer. Information gathered during a set of interviews was compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles. A second set of interviews was conducted following the data compilation phase, and edits were made based on recommendations by the resource experts. Concentration information was generally not well known, and therefore use of descriptive terms such as "very high" or "high", or use of numbers of individuals present at a particular location was limited to areas that were frequently monitored. Numerical concentration values were provided by resource experts. 2001-11-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper Appendices to the Fish and Wildlife Management Plan for Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. 1992-01-01 publication Rauzon, M.J. 1992 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Atlas of Hawaiian Seabird Colonies. 1983-01-01 publication U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1983 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Biological Resource Distribution and Concentration Areas for Kalaupapa National Heritage Program Potts, R. (National Park Service, Molokai) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Bird Concentration Areas and Seasonality; Marine Mammal Distribution; Aquaculture Silbernagle, M. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oahu) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Bird Distribution and Seasonality; Seagrass Concentrations; Surfing Foster, K. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oahu) 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Bird and Fish Distribution and Sea Turtle Nesting in Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Nakai, G. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maui) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Boundaries of State Parks; Endangered Waterbird Concentrations for Kauai Souza, W. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kauai) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Coral, Fish, Invertebrate, Bird, Reptile, and Marine Mammal Distribution for Kauai Heacock, D. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kauai) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Distribution of Biological Resources for the Big Island Hendricks, P. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, retired) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Distribution of Biological Resources for the Big Island; Socioeconomic information Carman, B. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kona, Hawaii) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Endangered and Migratory Bird Concentration Areas and Seasonality Walker, R. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oahu) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Endangered and Migratory Bird Concentration Areas for Niihau Telfer, T. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kauai) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper New Insights into the Status of the Hawaiian Petrel on Kauai. 1997-01-01 publication Ainley, D.G., et al. 1980 1994 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Plant, Bird, Marine Mammal, Sea Turtle, Fish, and Invertebrate Concentration Areas Swenson, C. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oahu) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Seabird Nesting Locations and Monk Seal Distribution for Kauai Asquith, A. (Sea Grant, Kauai) 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Seabird Nesting Sites and Seasonality Flint, B. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oahu) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Seabird Nesting and Endangered Waterbird Distribution for Kauai Alexander, T. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kauai) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Seabird, Endangered Bird, and Invertebrate Distribution and Seasonality for Maui; Management Areas Duvall, F. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Maui) 2000 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Survey and Inventory of Seabirds, Oahu County 1998-01-01 publication Department of Land and Natural Resources, Div. of Forestry and Wildlife 1997 1998