gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54918 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) complex 821 point 37 Chesapeake Bay 2016 ESI PARKS/MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points Chesapeake Bay 2016 ESI PARKS/MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points 2016-09 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 54918 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54918 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 polygons depicting locations of management areas, military installations, Nature Conservancy properties, National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR), National parks, state parks, state protection areas, and wildlife refuges. Vector points are used to represent National Guard units in Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: PARKS-MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points; NAVIGATION-MARINE Polygons, Points, Lines; POLITICAL-JURISDICTIONAL Polygons, Points, Lines; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points; SOCECON Polygons, Points, Lines; and NATURAL HAZARD Polygons. The ESI data are intended to provide baseline 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. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind. 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 all potential ESI data layers and tables. PDF EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIAL BEHAVIOR > RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES/AREAS 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 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Environmental Monitoring Human use resources Management Areas 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 2016 ESI PARKS/MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54918. 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 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 54918 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/54918.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 environment The software package used to develop the atlas is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R). The hardware configuration is PCs 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 PARKS-MANAGED AREA POINTS 2019-02-14 publication PARKS-MANAGED AREA POLYS 2019-02-14 publication SOC_DAT 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 Spatial components for the human-use data layers can come from expert interviews and digital sources. Most of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. Some of the spatial components of the human-use data layers are compiled on digital base maps with a scale of 1:24,000 or larger. 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 and available hardcopy reports and digital data for human-use or management features. It contains vector polygons depicting locations of management areas, military installations, Nature Conservancy properties, National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR), National parks, state parks, state protection areas, and wildlife refuges; vector points are used to represent park or managed area features in Chesapeake Bay and the Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia. The entirety of the ESI Human-Use data layers consists of: PARKS-MANAGED AREAS Polygons, Points; NAVIGATION-MARINE Polygons, Points, Lines; POLITICAL-JURISDICTIONAL Polygons, Points, Lines; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Polygons, Points; SOCECON Polygons, Points, Lines; and NATURAL HAZARD Polygons. 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). Management areas in this atlas include wildlife management areas, nature preserves, and conservation areas and were provided by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (VADCR), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Military installation data was provided by the U.S. Census Bureau\x92s MAF/TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) geographic database. Boundaries of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) properties were obtained from TNC lands database. National park boundaries were provided by the National Park Service (NPS). State park boundaries were provided by Maryland DNR and VADCR. Areas that receive varied levels of state protection (state protected areas) were provided by VADCR, Maryland DNR, and NOAA\x92s U.S. Marine Protected Areas Boundaries Inventory. Twenty-one National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) fall within this atlas. Locations of NWRs were provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Army National Guard Units were provided by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) through ArcGIS Online. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the MANAGED_POLY and MANAGED_POINTS data layers. 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 MANAGED_POLY 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: MANAGED_POINT INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UNITS 2015-01-01 publication ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ESRI), ARCGIS ONLINE https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c0b707603f3a4e73be1a7c16b6cb3d89 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher 2015 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online CHESAPEAKE BAY MARYLAND RESERVE 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (NERR) https://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/Reserve.aspx?ResID=CBM WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online CHESAPEAKE BAY VIRGINIA RESERVE 2015-01-01 publication NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (NERR) 2015 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online CONSERVATION LANDS DATABASE 2015-01-01 publication VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION (DCR), NATURAL HERITAGE http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/clinfo%23his WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BOUNDARIES 2011-01-01 publication VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES (DGIF) 2011 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online EXTERNALSECUREDAREAS2013EDIV 2009-01-01 publication THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationByGeography/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/edc/reportsdata/terrestrial/secured/Pages/default.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2009 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FWSINTEREST 2015-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) http://www.fws.gov/gis/data/CadastralDB/index_cadastral.html?q=Realty&sort=none&metadata_type=geospatial&organization=fws-gov&ext_location=&ext_bbox=&ext_prev_extent=-142.03125,8.754794702435605,-59.0625,61.77312286453148%23sec-tags WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2015 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online NPS_BOUNDARY 2009-01-01 publication NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/national-park-boundariesf0a4c WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2002 2009 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PLUM TREE ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BOUNDARIES 2016-01-01 publication U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) - LAUREN BILLODEAUX MOWBRAY 2016 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online STATEWIDE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LANDS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 2014-01-01 publication MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES https://data.maryland.gov/Energy-and-Environment/Statewide-DNR-Lands-and-Conservation-Easements/a2re-52as WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2013 2014 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online TIGER/LINE SHAPEFILE, 2014, NATION, UNITED STATES, MILITARY INSTALLATION NATIONAL SHAPEFILE 2014-01-01 publication U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, GEOGRAPHY DIVISION http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2014/MIL/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2014 Source Contribution: MANAGED_POLY INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online UNITED STATES MARINE PROTECTED AREAS BOUNDARIES: MPA INVENTORY 2014-01-01 publication DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC), NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES (ONMS), NATIONAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS CENTER (MPAC) https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information 2010 2014