gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40643 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) geometryOnly curve 148245 Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 2016 ESI Lines Chesapeake Bay 2016 ESI Lines 2016-09 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40643 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40643 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_guidelines WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Guidelines Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Overview Overview of ESI data content and uses. download mapDigital 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 vector lines representing the ESI classified shoreline of Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia. 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 ESIP data layer, part of the larger Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia ESI database, for additional ESI 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. 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 asNeeded Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Chesapeake Bay and Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MARYLAND CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Intertidal habitats Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps theme Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 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 Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia, 2016 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 2016 ESI Lines [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40643. 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. 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. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed and used 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 40643 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40643.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector textTable eng; US biota environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System 7. -77.5418 -74.7942 36.5498 39.7215 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Chesapeake Bay and Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia 2016 ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. | Currentness: Publication Date 2014 2016 false eng false ESIL 2019-02-14 publication SOURCES 2019-02-14 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Zip Office of Response and Restoration 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ORR Home Page Website listed for Office of Response and Restoration information distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ChesapeakeBay_2016_ESI_GDB.zip This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 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, 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 location of the ESI shoreline was developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflects the positional accuracy of these original data. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) of the actual shoreline classification segments is estimated at 50 meters where mapping is conducted using 1:24,000 hardcopy fieldmaps. Field verification has shown that the absolute positional accuracy of breaks between shoreline ESI types with a 95-percent error bound is approximately 58 meters. 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 coastal shorelines classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. See also the ESIP data layer, part of the larger Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia ESI database, for additional ESI information. 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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. This atlas is the second edition of two separate first edition atlases, Virginia (2005, #25) and Maryland (2007, #47). The Maryland and Virginia shoreline was derived from the integration of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) Tidal Marsh Inventory (TMI, 2010-2013); the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP, 1990-2015) and National Shoreline composite (2003-2015); the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD, 2002-2014); the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) dataset (1974-2010); and manual digitization at 1:4,000 from BING Bird\x92s Eye and Aerial imagery (2003-2014), ESRI Basemap World Imagery (2011-2015), and Google Earth aerial imagery (2013-2015). The most recent shoreline was utilized where available. Piers in marinas and similar structures were snapped to the shoreline if this was implied; however, structures such as groins or large fixed piers that appeared to extend inland of the shoreline were left as is. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled to create the ESIL data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 2) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources; and 3) overflight changes are digitized from the scanned and registered hardcopy field maps or aerial photography. After the initial shoreline classification, these data are edgematched and checked for logical consistency errors. Review maps are plotted at 1:24,000 scale for verification of polygonal and linear attributes. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the ESIL data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2016-09-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online ARCGIS BASEMAP WORLD IMAGERY 2015-01-01 publication ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ESRI), DIGITALGLOBE, GEOEYE, I-CUBED, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, GETMAPPING, AEROGRID, IGN, IGP, SWISSTOPO, AND THE GIS USER COMMUNITY 2011 2015 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online BING AERIAL IMAGERY 2014-01-01 publication MICROSOFT BING http://www.bing.com/maps/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2003 2014 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Type of Source Media: online BING BIRDSEYE 2014-01-01 publication MICROSOFT BING http://www.bing.com/maps/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2010 2014 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online 24000 CONTINUALLY UPDATED SHORELINE PRODUCT (CUSP) SHORELINE MAPPING PROGRAM 2014-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/cusp.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 1990 2014 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online 24000 CONTINUALLY UPDATED SHORELINE PRODUCT (CUSP) SHORELINE MAPPING PROGRAM 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) 2015 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION 45000 ESI SHORELINE BOUNDARY 2016-01-01 publication RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. (RPI) 2015 2016 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: remote-sensing image | Type of Source Media: online GOOGLE EARTH IMAGERY 2015-01-01 publication GOOGLE EARTH http://www.google.com/earth/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2013 2015 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHY DATASET (NHD) 2014-01-01 publication U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) http://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2002 2014 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY (NWI) 2010-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 1974 2010 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NOAA COMPOSITE SHORELINE/NATIONAL SHORELINE 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS) https://shoreline.noaa.gov/data/datasheets/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2003 2015 Source Contribution: ESIL INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online 24000 VIMS CCRM TIDAL MARSH INVENTORY (TMI) SHORELINE INVENTORY 2013-01-01 publication VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (VIMS) CENTER FOR COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (CCRM) http://ccrm.vims.edu/gis_data_maps/data/index.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2010 2013