gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54798 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 1523 Southwest Peninsular Florida 2016 ESI REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN Polygons 2017-02 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 54798 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54798 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 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 turtles, snakes, alligators, and crocodiles in Southwest Florida. Vector polygons in this data set represent herpetofauna distribution and nesting areas. 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 > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES 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 Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Herpetofauna Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Gulf of Mexico Southwest Peninsular 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 REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54798. 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 54798 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/54798.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 PC's with 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 HERP 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 expert knowledge, available documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on herpetofauna distribution and nesting areas. These data do not necessarily represent all herpetofauna occurrences in Southwest Florida. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 1, American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus; 2, Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas; 3, American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis; 4, Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii; 5, Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea; 6, Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta; 7, Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin; 9, Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata; 13, Turtles, n/a; 21, Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus; 24, Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi; 257, Snakes, 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. Three main sources of data were used to depict herpetofauna distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, and National Park Service (NPS), 2) various digital data sets from the above agencies (including the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) data set), and 3) published and unpublished reports and documents. Reptiles depicted in this atlas include threatened, endangered, and rare species and coastal species of ecological concern. Sea turtles: Green (FT/SE), hawksbill (FE/SE), Kemps ridley (FE/SE), leatherback (FE/SE), and loggerhead (FT/ST) sea turtles were included in this atlas. Both nesting and in-water presence polygons are displayed. Nesting: Beaches are surveyed annually as part of the FWC-coordinated Statewide Nesting Beach Survey Program. The sea turtle nesting data summarized here describe the most recent five years of monitoring (2011-2015). Species nesting densities were classified as low, medium, or high relative to the remainder of surveyed sea turtle nesting beaches in Florida. In-water: The potential presence of sea turtles within southwest Florida waters was determined based on an examination of all available in-water sea turtle research information. FWRI evaluated the in-water presence of loggerheads, greens, leatherbacks, hawksbills and Kemps ridleys. They also incorporated occurrence information derived from Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network records from 1986 through 2014. Potential presence of sea turtles is described by species and life stage. The difference between nearshore and offshore areas was demarcated using the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) line. Loggerhead turtles of all life stages may be present in nearshore and offshore waters of southwest Florida throughout the year. A major residence area exists within deep reef and hardbottom habitats of the West Florida Shelf, particularly from 35 70 m depth. Surface-pelagic juvenile loggerheads occur in offshore waters of this area. Non-adult green turtles may be present in inshore waters, particularly within seagrass habitats, throughout the year. Adult green turtles are not often documented but do occur during the nesting season. Surface-pelagic juvenile green turtles occur in offshore waters of this area. Leatherback turtles may be encountered in offshore waters throughout the year. Non-adult hawksbill turtles have been documented throughout the region in stranding records. Adult hawksbill sea turtles are not often documented in southwest Florida although they may occur. Surface-pelagic juvenile hawksbills occur in offshore waters of this area. Non-adult Kemps ridley sea turtles may be present throughout southwest Florida waters during all months. Adult Kemps ridley sea turtles are not often documented in south Florida although they may occur. Surface-pelagic juvenile Kemps ridleys occur in offshore waters of this area. 2017-02-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Crocodiles: American crocodile (FT/ST) nesting beaches are shown in the atlas as polygonal stretches of land that represent their primary nesting sites. These areas were identified by NPS-Everglades National Park and Rookery Bay NERR. Other reptiles: American alligators are ubiquitous in the study area, and they were mapped only where concentration areas were indicated by experts. Presence of some concentration areas does not indicate that other concentration areas do not exist in the study area. Gopher tortoise, diamondback terrapin, snakes, and turtles were mapped according to survey data and expert knowledge. FNAI data was used to supplement data provided by State and Federal resource experts for federal and state threatened, endangered, and special concern species, as well as a few rare species (see species list for details) of ecological importance. 2017-02-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor 1996 TO 2014 TERRAPIN CAPTURES 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) - TRACI CASTELLON 1996 2014 DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN DISTRIBUTION POLYGONS 2016-01-01 publication SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (SCCF) - CHRIS LECHOWICZ 2016 DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN OBSERVATIONS FROM PARTNERS 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) - TRACI CASTELLON 2016 ELEMENT OCCURRENCE POLYGON DATA LAYER 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY (FNAI) 2016 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK AMERICAN CROCODILE NESTS 2016-01-01 publication NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK - MARK PARRY AND MARIO ALVARADO 1986 2015 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK SEA TURTLE CRAWLS 2011-01-01 publication EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK - MARIO ALVARADO 2009 2011 GOPHER TORTOISE COASTAL USE AREAS 2016-01-01 publication SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (SCCF) - AUDREY ALBRECHT 2016 NATURAL RESOURCES OF EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK 2016-01-01 publication NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK - MARK PARRY 2016 NATURAL RESOURCES OF J.N. "DING" DARLING NWR 2016-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS), J.N. "DING" DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NWR) - JEREMY CONRAD 2016 NATURAL RESOURCES OF ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE 2016-01-01 publication ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (NERR) - STEVE BERTONE 2016 NATURESERVE EXPLORER: AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE [WEB APPLICATION] 2016-01-01 publication NATURESERVE http://explorer.natureserve.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2016 SEA TURTLE NESTING BEACHES FLORIDA 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) - FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FWRI), ROBERT HARDY http://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/sea-turtles/nesting/nesting-atlas/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2016 UPDATED SEA TURTLE POTENTIAL PRESENCE INFORMATION FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX 2016-01-01 publication FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) - FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (FWRI), ROBERT HARDY 2016