gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40509 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 2025-05-15T19:16:04 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) point 329 Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: North Carolina: NESTS (Nest Points) North_Carolina_nests 2011-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40509 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40509 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, Emergency Response Division, Seattle, Washington. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, diving birds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in North Carolina. Vector points in this data set represent bird nesting, migratory staging, and roosting 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 ESI data for North Carolina. 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 North Carolina 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 (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4: Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia; and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C. 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 Data Explorer Topic Category Bird Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Nest Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 2011 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: North Carolina: NESTS (Nest Points) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40509. 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 40509 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40509.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 biota environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 9.3) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System (2000/XP/2003). The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in the data set: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00, and wetlands.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, and status.e00. -78.625 -75.399 33.75 36.625 | Currentness: The data were compiled during 2010-2011. The currentness dates for the data range from 1972 to 2009 and are documented in the Lineage section. 1972 2009 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 STATUS 2017-08-07 publication SOURCES 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 Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been 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 base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. 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. 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. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on bird nesting, wintering, migratory staging and other spatial/temporal concentration areas. See also the BIRDS data layer, part of the larger North Carolina ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all nest occurrences in North Carolina. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 70, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 86, Least tern, Sternula antillarum; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88, Great egret, Ardea alba; 89, Snowy egret, Egretta thula; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 91, Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus; 92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 115, White ibis, Eudocimus albus; 118, Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 127, Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus; 133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica; 135, Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis; 136, Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia; 137, Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 142, Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus; 152, American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 154, Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia; 155, Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 193, Black tern, Chlidonias niger; 305, Red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis. 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. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD/DVD 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 "resource 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 nest distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from Audubon North Carolina, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), National Park Service (NPS) Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, 2) geospatial and tabular survey data provided by NCWRC, NPS, and USFWS, and 3) numerous published and unpublished reports. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the NESTS data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; and/or 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The compiled ESI, biology, and human-use data are plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the participating resource experts, a second set of interviews are conducted to review the maps. If necessary, edits to the NESTS data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2011-07-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA 1994-01-01 publication FUSSELL, J.O. III 1994 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE BIRDS AND OTHER RESOURCES 2009-01-01 publication MCGEE, D. (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RESOURCES 2009-01-01 publication CARFIOLI, M. (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE RESOURCES 2009-01-01 publication ALTMAN, JON (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CURRITUCK AND MACKAY ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SPECIES AND HUMAN-USE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTION 2009-01-01 publication HOFF, MIKE (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: THUMB DRIVE CWB BE 2009-01-01 publication NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION (NCWRC) 1972 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: FTP SITE CWB_09 2009-01-01 publication NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online IBA_NC (IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA) 2004-01-01 publication AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA 2004 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: EMAIL IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF NORTH CAROLINA 2004-01-01 publication GOLDER, WALKER (AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA) http://www.ncaudubon.org WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2004 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE RESOURCES 2009-01-01 publication ALTMAN, JON AND MICHAEL RIKARD 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: disc NCWRC EAGLE DATA 2009 2009-01-01 publication NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION (NCWRC) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES 2009-01-01 publication STEWART, D. (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) 2009 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL RCW_ACTIVE_2003 2003-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 2003 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: THUMB DRIVE SHOREBIRD BE 2009-01-01 publication NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION (NCWRC) 2000 2003