gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:64915 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 9 point 15 EPSG::4269 GL_St_Marys_River_2021 ESI RESOURCE Polygons, Points 2021-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 64915 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64915 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. These feature classes reside within the SOCECON Feature Data Set of the Great Lakes St. Marys River 2021 ESI Geodatabase. They contain vector polygons and points representing Resource management human-use resource data for the Great Lakes St. Marys River System and adjacent lands and waters. The study area includes the St. Marys River at the southern portion of Lake Superior beginning just east of Monocle Lake and south of Iroquois Island ending to the headwaters of Lake Huron. These data sets contain information about the following resources: aquaculture sites, artificial reef locations, popular recreational fishing sites, tribal subsistence, water intakes, and essential habitats in the St. Marys River. Object specific Type and Source information are stored in the related data tables, SOC_DAT and SOURCES (described below). These are stand-alone tables within the Geodatabase, designed to be used in conjunction with these spatial data layers. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Great Lakes St. Marys River System. 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 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 purposes, 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 an ESI geodatabase. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION 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 > GREAT LAKES CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MICHIGAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Human use resources Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Socioeconomic resources theme St. Marys River 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 Great Lakes - St.Marys River ESI, 2021 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: GL_St_Marys_River_2021 ESI RESOURCE Polygons, Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/64915. 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 (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 64915 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/64915.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 packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.7.1(R) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2019). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 10. This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the Great Lakes St. Marys River - 2021 ESI Geodatabase study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. -84.75 -83.875 46 46.625 Bounding box for the Great Lakes St. Marys River - 2021 ESI Geodatabase study region The time period that represents these data layers (RESOURCE POLYGONS & PTS) in the Great Lakes St. Marys River - 2021 ESI atlas. | Currentness: Publication Date 2019 2021 false eng false Data Table GIS File SOURCES 2021-11-18 publication RESOURCE_POLY 2021-11-18 publication RESOURCE_POINT 2021-11-18 publication SOC_DAT 2021-11-18 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 GL_ST_MARYS_RIVER_GEOG_NAD83.GDB 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, check the sources listed in the Lineage section. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of multiple sources of data (e.g. expert knowledge, digital data, hardcopy documents and maps) specific to Resource management. For additional human-use information, see other feature class themes within the SOCECON Feature Data Set, including PARKS/MANAGED AREAS, POLITICAL/JURISDICTIONAL, SOCIOECONOMIC/OTHER, NAVIGATIONAL/MARINE and/or NATURAL HAZARD. These data do not necessarily represent all socioeconomic features found in the Great Lakes St. Marys River System. 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 a several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. Information on resource management features within the Great Lakes St. Marys River - 2021 ESI study region were acquired from multiple sources. Resource management features include aquaculture sites, artificial reef locations, popular recreational fishing sites, tribal subsistence, water intakes, and essential habitats in the St. Marys River. The main sources of data that were used to depict human-use resources for these data layers include: 1) Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD); 2) Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework (GLAHF); 3) Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MIDNR); and the 4) Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI). 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Managed aquaculture sites were provided by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Artificial reef data were provided by the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework (GLAHF). Recreational fishing sites were digitized from a hardcopy map within a MIDNR provided 2017 creel survey report showing heavily fished areas along the St Mary’s River. The site names that correspond with the survey were included in the atlas. Subsistence fishing locations in the form of Tribal fish ports were mapped using data from the Great Lakes Aquatic Framework (GLAHF). Per MIDNR personal communication, the entire St Mary’s River is open to tribal subsistence fishing with tribal members limited to 100 feet of gill net within the river, as opposed to 300 feet elsewhere within Treaty territory. Excluding tribal fish ports, subsistence areas were not mapped due to their expansive reach throughout the atlas. Water intakes were provided by Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MIDNR) on behalf of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MIDEQ). Essential habitat data depicting ecological communities were received from Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI). These communities include bogs, boreal forests, Great Lakes marshes, limestone cobble shores, mesic northern forests, northern shrub thickets, poor fens, and rich conifer swamp communities. Locations of critical dunes were provided by Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MIDNR). 2017-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor These data were developed as RESOURCE_POINTS and RESOURCE_POLYS within the Great Lakes St. Marys River - 2021 ESI study region, following ESI Guidelines. Additional data are contained in the joined table SOC_DAT using HUNUM as a unique ID, and in SOURCES using SOURCE_ID as a unique ID. 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 1:50,000 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. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the RESOURCE_POINT or RESOURCE_POLY data layers are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2021-07-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DOCUMENT; RESOURCE_POINT INFO 2017 CREEL SURVEY - RECREATIONAL FISHING SITES MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MIDNR), DAVE FIELDER originator 2020-11-19 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POLY INFO 24000 CRITICAL DUNES 2019-04-25 publication MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (MIDNR), MIKE RUBLEY originator Source Contribution: TABULAR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POINT INFO FISH FARMS 2020 2020-12-17 publication MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MDARD), DR STEVE HUSSEY originator Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POLY INFO MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES COMMUNITY DATA - ESSENTIAL HABITATS MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY originator 2021 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POINT 24000 MI_tribal_fish_ports_CORA GREAT LAKES AQUATIC HABITAT FRAMEWORK (GLAHF) https://www.glahf.org/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE information originator 2020-07 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POINT INFO 24000 REEF LOCATIONS GREAT LAKES AQUATIC HABITAT FRAMEWORK (GLAHF) https://www.glahf.org/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE GLAHF SPATIAL DATABASE information originator 2020-07 Source Contribution: VECTOR DIGITAL DATA; RESOURCE_POINT INFO 24000 SURFACE WATER INTAKES 2019-05-29 publication MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (MIDEQ) https://gisp.mcgi.state.mi.us/arcgis/rest/services/DEQ/DW_Wells/MapServer/8 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ARCGIS REST SERVER LINK FOR DATA DOWNLOAD ARCGIS REST SERVER LINK FOR DATA DOWNLOAD information originator otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None