gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40842 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 200 Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Upper Coast of Texas: NESTS (Nest Points) uptx_nests 2013-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40842 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40842 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_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines 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 shorebirds, diving birds, raptors, waterfowl, wading birds, terns, and gulls for the Upper Coast of Texas. Vector points in this data set represent bird nests and roosts. 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 the Upper Coast of Texas. 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 Upper Coast of Texas 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, and Texas General Land Office (TGLO), Austin, Texas. 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 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/esimaps/gisdata/TX_UpperCoast_2013_datafig.jpg Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Upper Coast of Texas ESI data. JPEG https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/esimaps/gisdata/TX_UpperCoast_2013_datafig2.jpg Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and desktop data tables for the Upper Coast of Texas ESI data. JPEG 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 Upper Coast of Texas 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 Texas Upper Coast, 2013 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: Upper Coast of Texas: NESTS (Nest Points) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40842. 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 (NOAA), 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. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40842 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40842.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 10.0) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. 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: benthic.e00, birds.e00, esil.e00, esip.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, and t_mammal.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. -96.125 -93.625 28.5 30.125 | Currentness: The data were compiled during 2012-2013. The currentness dates for the data range from 1996 to 2013 and are documented in the Lineage section. 1996 2013 false eng false NESTS.PAT 2017-08-10 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-10 publication BIORES 2017-08-10 publication SPECIES 2017-08-10 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-10 publication BREED 2017-08-10 publication STATUS 2017-08-10 publication SOURCES 2017-08-10 publication Multiple formats ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download Downloadable Data 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, survey data, maps, and digital data on bird nests and roosts. See also the BIRDS (Bird Polygons) data layer, part of the larger Upper Coast of Texas ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all nest occurrences in the Upper Coast of Texas. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 8, Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 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; 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; 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, Gelochelidon nilotica; 135, Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis; 136, Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia; 137, Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 149, White-faced ibis, Plegadis chihi; 152, American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 163, Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens; 173, American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; 266, Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis; 267, Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor; 325, Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus; 352, White-tailed hawk, Buteo albicaudatus; 864, Reddish egret (white morph), Egretta rufescens. 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. 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 IDs and RARNUMs or HUNUMs are also generated. The new IDs 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 RARNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUMs remain unique. RARNUMs are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number. Two main sources of data were used to depict nest distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); and 2) digital maps and survey data of nesting locations provided by TPWD, USFWS, and Texas State University. Survey data on locations of breeding and resident birds were provided via shapefiles and/or tabular digital data for the following species and species group: bald eagle, breeding colonies, and American oystercatcher. Point data was mostly displayed as it was received from the data providers. Processing methods for data sets that required additional processing are described in this atlas' Introduction. Data sets were supplemented with information provided in hardcopy documents and by local resource experts. 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; 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 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 NESTS data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2013-07-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS AND OTHER RESOURCES ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 2013-01-01 publication WALTHER, P.- UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT 2013 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 2013-01-01 publication GREEN, C.- TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS) 2012-01-01 publication TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/oystercatcher/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER NEST LOCATIONS, 2011 AND 2012 2012-01-01 publication GREEN, C.- TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2011 2012 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online BALD EAGLE (HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS) 2012-01-01 publication TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/baldeagle/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BIRDLIFE OF HOUSTON, GALVESTON, AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 2006-01-01 publication EUBANKS, T.L., R. A. BEHRSTOCK, AND R.J. WEEKS 2006 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY OF UPPER TEXAS COAST RESOURCES 2013-01-01 publication WOODROW, J.O.- UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2012 2013 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS AND OTHER RESOURCES ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 2012-01-01 publication WILSON, J.- UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2012 2013 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS, REPTILES, AND T_MAMMALS ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST 2013-01-01 publication ORTEGO, B.- TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) 2012 2013 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: map | Type of Source Media: EMAIL LOCATIONS OF UPPER TEXAS BALD EAGLE NESTS 2012-01-01 publication ORTEGO, B.- TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) 2012 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online NATURESERVE EXPLORER 2012-01-01 publication NATURESERVE http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2012 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD SURVEY 2012-01-01 publication TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD SOCIETY AND UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2002 2011 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: atlas | Type of Source Media: paper 48000 UPPER COAST OF TEXAS: OIL SPILL PLANNING AND RESPONSE ATLAS 1996-01-01 publication NOAA AND TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE (TGLO) 1996 Source Contribution: NESTS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online WHITE-TAILED HAWK (BUTEO ALBICAUDATUS) 2009-01-01 publication FARQUHAR, C. http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/030 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2009