gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52296 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 complex 3963 Southwest Peninsular Florida 2016 ESI BENTHIC Polygons 2016 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 52296 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52296 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/resources/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 This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for seagrass, macroalgae, hardbottom communities, and deep sea coral in Southwest Florida. Vector polygons in this data set represent seagrass, macroalgae, hardbottom communities, and deep sea coral. 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 Southwest Florida. 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. 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 Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kathleen OKeife with FWRI served as contract and technical manager for the project. Timyn Rice, Christi Santi, Ryan Druyor, Chris Boland, and other FWRI staff contributed significantly to the project, as did many other individuals from several state and federal agencies and other organizations. At Research Planning, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific and staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, and Christine Boring, Biology Dept. Manager, were co-Project Managers. The ESI shoreline was classified by Jennifer Horsman, Steve Quan, and Dr. Tim McClinton. The biological data were collected and compiled by Christine Boring, Lauren Szathmary, and Jennifer Weaver. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, Jeff Dahlin, Chris Locke, and Bryan Thom processed and produced the GIS data and final metadata documents. This project was further 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 for final data conversion to the current NOAA standard. 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 Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Southwest Florida ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index Oil spill planning Sensitivity Maps theme Gulf of Mexico Southwest Florida 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 Southwest Peninsular Florida, 2016 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Southwest Peninsular Florida 2016 ESI BENTHIC Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/52296. 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 52296 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/52296.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 10.4.1(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is a PC with Microsoft Windows Operating System 10. -84.0099 -80.721 24.5018 27.2699 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Southwest Peninsular Florida 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 BENTHIC 2019-02-15 publication BIOFILE 2019-02-15 publication SOURCES 2019-02-15 publication BREED_DT 2019-02-15 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 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link SW_Peninsular_Florida_2016_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. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of survey data, digital modeling data, and maps on seagrass, macroalgae, hardbottom communities, and deep sea coral. These data do not necessarily represent all benthic occurrences in Southwest Florida. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 85, Seagrass, n/a; 148, Hardbottom community, n/a; 609, Submerged aquatic vegetation, n/a; 1036, Macroalgae, n/a; 1183, Deep sea coral, n/a. 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. Main sources of data used to depict benthic distribution and seasonality for this data layer are: 1) Predictive habitat suitability models for deep sea corals from NOAA; 2) deep sea coral survey data from NOAA; 3) benthic habitat survey data from Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR); and survey locations from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). Deep sea coral habitat: Predictive models showing habitat suitability for 18 species of deep sea corals were provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. All species were combined and mapped as deep sea coral in the ESI atlas. Areas that had a high or very high likelihood of containing deepwater corals are combined into the ESI concentration "highly likely". Areas that are categorized as having medium-low to medium likelihood are combined into the ESI concentration "potential". Only areas that have a concentration of highly likely are displayed in the atlas. The species aggregated as deep sea corals include Lophelia pertusa, Madrepora spp., Madracis spp., Callogorgia spp., Bebryce spp., Hypnogorgia spp., the families Ellisellidae, Gorgoniidae, Paramuriceidae, Plexauridae, the orders Alcyonacea, Scleractinia (except Oculina spp.), and Antipatharia. Additionally, coral points from the NOAA Deep Sea Coral Database were mapped as 500 m buffered polygons. Only coral points from the same taxa as those used from the predictive model were included in the atlas. Nearshore benthic habitat data: Benthic habitat data from 2014 aerial surveys were provided by SWFWMD, SFWMD, and Rookery Bay NERR. These datasets classified the benthic habitat into categories, and the following categories were mapped in the ESI: seagrass (continuous and patchy), macroalgae, and hardbottom communities. (Oysters, a separate category, were mapped in the Invertebrates layer.) For parts of the Everglades that were not covered by one of the aforementioned datasets, FWRI provided seagrass survey locations. In the Everglades area, these survey locations were mapped and indicate presence of seagrass, but, due to lack of sampling, lack of seagrass coverage in the ESI in this area does not indicate seagrass absence. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BENTHIC 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 BENTHIC data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2017-02-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor BENTHIC HABITAT MAPPING AND SUBSTRATE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE NORTHERN ESTUARIES, FLORIDA 2011-01-01 publication U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE), JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT 2011 BENTHIC RESOURCES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2016-01-01 publication SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) - KRIS KAUFMAN 2016 DIGITAL DATA: PREDICTIVE MODELS OF DEEP-SEA CORAL HABITAT SUITABILITY IN THE U.S. GULF OF MEXICO 2013-01-01 publication DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NOAA, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE, CENTER FOR COASTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT, BIOGEOGRAPHY BR. - KINLAN, BP; POTI, M; ETNOYER, P; SICELOFF, L; JENKINS C; DORFMAN D; CALDOW C. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=35 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2013 FWRI SEAGRASS SURVEY LOCATIONS 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FWRI) - MARGARET (PENNY) HALL NOAA'S NATIONAL DATABASE FOR DEEP-SEA CORALS AND SPONGES 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) DEEP SEA CORAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (DSCRTP) https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/website/AGSViewers/DeepSeaCorals/mapSites.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information RBNERR 2014 BENTHIC HABITATS 2014-01-01 publication ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (NERR) 2014 SEAGRASS IN 2014 2014-01-01 publication SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SWFWMD) http://data.swfwmd.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets?q=*&page=2&sort_by=name&sort_order=asc&group_id=d9a4213eb9ea4713bb710e03bdcc6648 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2014 SFWMD 2014 SEAGRASS 2016-01-01 publication SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SFWMD) 2014