gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40360 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 430 Louisiana ESI: NESTS (Nest Points) Louisiana_nests 2004-10 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40360 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40360 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; Minerals Management Service (MMS), New Orleans, Louisiana; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Lafayette, Louisiana; The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for seabird and wading bird nesting colonies in coastal Louisiana. Vector points in this data set represent locations of seabird and wading bird 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 Louisiana. 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 (Bird Polygons) data layer, part of the larger Louisiana 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, in cooperation with Minerals Management Service (MMS), New Orleans, Louisiana; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Lafayette, Louisiana; The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 2003 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Louisiana ESI: NESTS (Nest Points) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40360. 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 40360 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40360.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 8.3) and SQL SERVER(r) (version 7.0). The hardware configuration is 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: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, lg_index.e00, mgt.e00, parish.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, roads.e00, sm_index.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biores, biofile, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, sources, species, and status. -94 -88.792 28.875 30.625 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2002-2003. The currentness dates for these data range from 1978 to 2001 and are documented in the Source_Information section. 1978 2001 Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Louisiana 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 ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi Online Resource 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 The spatial components of the biological data sets were 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 source data 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 reports of seabird and wading bird colony locations and nesting abundances. These data do not necessarily represent all nesting sites present in Louisiana. See also the BIRDS (Bird Polygons) data layer, part of the larger Louisiana ESI database, for additional bird information. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 86, Least tern, Sterna antillarum; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88, Great egret, Ardea alba; 89, Snowy egret, Egretta thula; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 115, White ibis, Eudocimus albus; 116, Roseate spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja; 118, Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 121, Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga; 133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Sterna nilotica; 135, Sandwich tern, Sterna sandvicensis; 136, Caspian tern, Sterna caspia; 137, Royal tern, Sterna maxima; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 163, Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens; 325, Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus; 617, White-faced or Glossy ibis, Plegadis spp. 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 nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. The GIS manager makes a final review, 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 normally represented by a point or polygon is mapped by a linear feature, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value. 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 "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number. The main source of data used to depict seabird and wading bird colony distribution and seasonality for this data layer was the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf-Wide Information System nests layer for Louisiana. This layer was used with no modifications. The lineage information listed in the previous section refers to the source lineage of the nests layer from the Gulf-Wide Information System. For further information regarding the process description of this layer, please refer to the metadata document entitled "Gulf-Wide Information Systems, Louisiana: Nests". Metadata documents are available from the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) at this address: David Gisclair, Technical Assistance Program Director, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, Office of the Governor, 150 Third Street, Suite 405, Baton Rouge, LA 70801. Other contact methods include: phone (225) 578-7817, fax (225) 578-6400, and email dgisclair@lsu.edu. 2003-12-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Seasonality and life history information for seabird and wading bird species in coastal Louisiana | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Atlas and Census of Wading Bird and Seabird Nesting Colonies in Louisiana 1990-01-01 publication Martin, R. and G. Lester 1990 Source Contribution: Seabird and wading bird colony distributions and seasonality | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM Gulf-Wide Information System, Louisiana: Nests 2001-01-01 publication Minerals Management Service (MMS), Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Research Planning, Inc. (RPI) 2001 Source Contribution: Colony coordinates and mean species counts for waterbird colonies in coastal Louisiana | Source Geospatial Form: Digital table | Type of Source Media: Disk Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Colonial Waterbird Data for Louisiana Leburg, P. (University of Louisiana - Lafayette) 1990 1999 Source Contribution: Colony coordinates and species counts for seabird colonies in coastal Louisiana | Source Geospatial Form: Digital points | Type of Source Media: online Seabird Colonies in Louisiana Coastal Region 1999-01-01 publication Louisiana State University (LSU) Center for Coastal, Energy, and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and Department of Geography and Anthropology 1978 1997 Source Contribution: Colony coordinates and species counts for wading bird colonies, western coastal Louisiana | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Selected Wading Bird Colonies for Western Louisiana from Louisiana Element Occurrence Record (EOR) Database Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Louisiana Natural Heritage Program (LNHP) (Vermillion, W.) 2001