gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40330 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) point 114 Hawaii ESI: NESTS (Nest Points) Hawaii_nests 2001-11 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40330 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40330 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 seabird nesting colonies in coastal Hawaii. Vector points in this data set represent locations of seabird colonies. 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 BIRDS 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 Nest 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: NESTS (Nest Points) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40330. 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 40330 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40330.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 1983 to 2001 and are documented in the Source_Information section 2000 2001 Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Hawaii false eng false NESTS.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 available digital and hardcopy seabird colony locations and nesting abundances. Refer to the BIRDS data layer for additional information on bird species. These data do not necessarily represent all nesting colonies present in the state of Hawaii. The following species are included in this data set (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 57, Wandering tattler, Heteroscelus incanus; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 126, Brown noddy, Anous stolidus; 127, Sooty tern, Sterna fuscata; 128, Masked (blue-faced) booby, Sula dactylatra; 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; 255, Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes; 256, Bonin petrel, Pterodroma hypoleuca; 257, Tristram's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma tristrami; 258, Christmas shearwater, Puffinus nativitatis; 260, Red-footed booby, Sula sula; 261, Brown booby, Sula leucogaster; 262, Gray-backed tern, Sterna lunata; 263, Blue-gray noddy, Procelsterna cerulea; 264, White tern, Gygis alba; 339, Band-rumped storm-petrel, Oceanodroma castro; 412, Short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus; 620, Dark-rumped petrel, Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis; 621, Newell's shearwater, Puffinus auricularis newelli; 624, Laysan finch, Telespiza cantans; 625, White tern (Oahu nesting group), Gygis alba rothschildi; 1002, Shorebirds; 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. Three main sources of data were used to depict seabird nesting colonies for this data layer: 1) the digital 2000 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seabird Atlas of the Main Hawaiian Islands; 2) the hardcopy 1983 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Atlas of Hawaiian Seabird Colonies; and 3) personal interviews with resource experts from USFWS and Division of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). The USGS data set included point locations and concentration information for seabird nesting colonies for the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI), and abundance information for nesting colonies in the northwest Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Records in the 2000 USGS data set were based primarily on information from the 1983 USFWS data set, and included the number of pairs or nests for each species recorded at each colony during surveys conducted by USFWS, DLNR, and other ornithologists between 1939-1984. Resource experts provided additional nesting colony locations and updated concentration information for nesting colonies that were surveyed between 1998-2000. The concentration values from the 2000 USGS data were retained in the CONC field of the BIORES data table and represent survey data from the last recorded year. In some cases, no quantitative abundance data were available. Nesting seasonality information was gathered from the 1983 Atlas of Hawaiian Seabird Colonies and edited by the resource experts. 2001-11-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper Appendices to the Fish and Wildlife Management Plan for Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Rauzon, M.J. 1992 Source Contribution: Nesting 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: Nesting 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: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Distribution of Aquatic Resources for the Big Island; Socioeconomic locations Carman, B. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kona, Hawaii) 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Fish, Invertebrate, Coral, Reptile, Bird Distribution; Fish/Invertebrate Seasonality; Socioeconomic locations Nishimoto, R. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hilo, Hawaii) 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper Kure Atoll Seabird Survey and Monitoring Program May 2000 Smith, D., E. VanderWerf, R. David 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Monk Seal Haul-Outs and Pupping in and Around Kaneohe Bay; Seabird Nesting; Socioeconomic locations Drigot, D. (U.S. Marine Corp, Kaneohe Bay) 2001 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: paper Results of Petrel and Shearwater Surveys on Kauai, June 2000 2000-01-01 publication ABR, Inc. 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: disc Seabird Atlas of the Main Hawaiian Islands US Geological Survey 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Seabird Nesting Locations 2000-01-01 publication Smith, D. (Department of Land and Natural Resources, Oahu) 2000 Source Contribution: Nesting 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: Nesting 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: Nesting 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: Nesting 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