Coastal Oregon Environmental Sensitivity Data, NOAA, 1996

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
Publication Date: 199609
Title: Coastal Oregon Environmental Sensitivity Data, NOAA, 1996
Edition: First
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Maps
Series Information:

Series Name: None
Issue Identification: Oregon

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Seattle, Washington
Publisher: NOAA, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division

Other Citation Details: Prepared by the Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, NOAA, Seattle, Washington for NOAA; U.S. Coast Guard, Portland, Oregon; and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Description:

Abstract:
This data set comprises the environmental sensitivity maps for the shoreline of Oregon. These data characterize coastal environments by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The data include information for shoreline habitats.
Purpose:
The 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
Supplemental Information: The intertidal habitats were mapped during aerial and ground surveys conducted in 1984. The dates for these data vary and are documented in Section 2.5.1

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 9/1996

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -124.59
East Bounding Coordinate: -123.7
North Bounding Coordinate: 46.22
South Bounding Coordinate: 42

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Sensitivity Maps
Theme Keyword: Coastal Resources
Theme Keyword: Oil Spill Planning
Theme Keyword: Coastal Zone Management
Theme Keyword: Planning
Theme Keyword: HazardMitigation
Theme Keyword: Mitigation_Strategies_and_Preparedness

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
Place Keyword: Oregon

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
DO NOT USE ESI MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on this data. Acknowledgment of NOAA and other contributing sources would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Jill Petersen
Contact Organization: NOAA HMRAD

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: physical address
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bin C15700
City: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98115

Contact Facsimile Telephone: 206-526-6329
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jill_petersen@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Data Set Credit:
This project was supported by NOAA's Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, Robert Pavia, Project Manager. Shoreline and habitat data were digitized by Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC). Research Planning, Inc. provided overlays and guidance to MSRC for the habitat digitization. Data were processed by NOAA to derive a topologically clean data set and assign additional shoreline attributes. Genwest Systems, Inc. checked the shoreline types against the hard copy atlas. Lymon Osis and Dale Snow of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife coordinated the review of the hard copy maps by department biologists.

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
The attribute accuracy is estimated to be “good” given the years of ESI experience, the data input methodology, the quality control review sessions, and the digital logical consistency checks. There has been no quantitative accuracy assessment.
Logical Consistency Report:
The data were originally digitized by MSRC using a CAD system. NOAA converted these data to ARC/INFO® coverages and cleaned up the data to obtain a topologically clean shoreline cover. Shoreline arcs were assigned a source_id to indicate whether the arc was retained from the MSRC data set, or whether they were extensions added to obtain closure. Additionally, arcs were assigned a line type based on whether they represented a shoreline, hydrography or pier feature. Polygons were assigned an attribute water_code to differentiate between land and water features. Using a series of algorithms and arcedit functions, arcs digitized in the ESI cover were matched to the shoreline and the ESI value was transferred to the corresponding segment of the shoreline cover. In dealing with polygonal features such as flats and marshes, arcs corresponding to the shoreline side were deleted and the actual shoreline was utilized instead. This is to insure that the shoreline presented in the ESI cover is a replica of the shoreline given in the hydro cover. Data was run through a translator to an independent mapping program. The translator has checks that assure all data items are of the proper type and that they have a valid value assigned. Computerized maps were then compared to the hard copy atlases for correctness and completeness. Any discrepancies were corrected on the ARC/INFO® coverage. Final checks for topological correctness and data completeness were then performed.

Completeness Report:
The maps were intended to provide a regional overview of the environmentally sensitive shoreline habitats of the Oregon coast. Prediction of the behavior and persistence of oil on intertidal habitats is based on an understanding of the dynamics of the coastal environments, not just the substrate type and grain size. The vulnerability of a particular intertidal habitat is an integration of the following factors: 1) Shoreline type (substrate, grain size, tidal elevation, origin)
2) Exposure to wave and tidal energy
3) Biological productivity and sensitivity
4) Ease of cleanup
All of these factors are used to determine the relative sensitivity of intertidal habitats. Key to the sensitivity ranking is an understanding of the relationships between: physical processes; substrate; shoreline type; product type; fate and effect; and sediment transport patterns. The intensity of energy expended upon a shoreline by wave action, tidal currents, and river currents directly affects the persistence of stranded oil. The need for shoreline cleanup activities is determined, in part, by the slowness of natural processes in removal of oil stranded on the shoreline.
These concepts have been used in the development of the ESI, which ranks shoreline environments as to their relative sensitivity to oil spills, potential biological injury, and ease of cleanup. Generally speaking, areas exposed to high levels of physical energy, such as wave action and tidal currents, and low biological activity rank low on the scale, whereas sheltered areas with associated high biological activity have the highest ranking.

Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
The ESI data uses USGS 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles as the base map. It is estimated that the ESI has a minimum mapping unit of 50 feet.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: NOAA and Research Planning, Inc. (RPI)
Publication Date: 1985
Title: Sensitivity of coastal environments and wildlife to spilled oil atlas, Oregon and Washington
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Hard copy maps
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Publisher: NOAA, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment

Other Citation Details: NOAA, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Seattle, WA, 55 maps.

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: Paper maps
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1/1895
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: 1984

Source Citation Abbreviation: Sensitivity of coastal environments and wildlife to spilled oil atlas, Oregon and Washington
Source Contribution: this was the document which originally captured the shoretype information. Digital polygons and chains were created from the original CAD files.

Process Step:

Process Description:
The data were originally digitized by MSRC using a CAD system. NOAA converted these data to ARC/INFO® coverages and cleaned up the data to obtain a topologically clean shoreline cover. Shoreline arcs were assigned a source_id to indicate whether the arc was retained from the MSRC data set, or whether they were extensions added to obtain closure. Additionally, arcs were assigned a line type based on whether they represented a shoreline, hydrography or pier feature. Polygons were assigned an attribute water_code to differentiate between land and water features. Using a series of algorithms and arcedit functions, arcs digitized in the ESI cover were matched to the shoreline and the ESI value was transferred to the corresponding segment of the shoreline cover. In dealing with polygonal features such as flats and marshes, arcs corresponding to the shoreline side were deleted and the actual shoreline was utilized instead. This is to insure that the shoreline presented in the ESI cover is a replica of the shoreline given in the hydro cover. Data was run through a translator to an independent mapping program. The translator has checks that assure all data items are of the proper type and that they have a valid value assigned. Computerized maps were then compared to the hard copy atlases for correctness and completeness. Any discrepancies were corrected on the ARC/INFO® coverage. Final checks for topological correctness and data completeness were then performed.

Process Date: 199608
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Jill Petersen
Contact Organization: NOAA HMRAD

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: physical address
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bin C15700
City: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98115

Contact Facsimile Telephone: 206-526-6329
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jill_petersen@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Process Step:

Process Description: This data set was reprojected from the original source projection (Geographich decimal degrees, NAD 1927, Clarke 1866) into the Oregon Lambert Projection for use in the Coastal Atlas Project
Process Date: 20030227
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Oregon Ocean Coastal Management Program
Contact Person: Tanya Haddad

Contact Position: Coastal Atlas Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 800 NE Oregon Street #18
City: Portland
State or Province: Oregon
Postal Code: 97232
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 971-673-0962
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 971-673-0911
Contact Electronic Mail Address: tanya.haddad@state.or.us

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic:

Standard Parallel: 43
Standard Parallel: 45.5
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 41.75
False Easting: 400000
False Northing: 0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 0
Ordinate Resolution: 0

Planar Distance Units: international feet

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ESI
Attribute Definition:
The item ESI contains values according to the ESI ranking of the shorelines and polygons. The ESI rankings progress from low to high susceptibility to oil spills. The Oregon shoreline types are listed below. In many cases, the shorelines are also ranked with multiple codes, such as 10/7. The first number is the most landward shoreline type, marshes, with exposed sandy tidal flats being the shoreline type closest to the water.
Attribute Definition Source: NOAA
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/2/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Gravel beaches
and exposed riprap

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Fine-grained sand beaches

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Medium- to coarse-grained sand beaches

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Mixed sand and gravel beaches

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 1/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exposed rocky shores and vertical seawalls/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Finegrained sand beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/3/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Finegrained sand beaches/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Medium- to coarse-grained sand beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/4/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Medium- to coarse-grained sand beaches/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Mixed sand and gravel beaches

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Sheltered rocky shores and coastal structures
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 2/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wave-cut platforms and exposed pier structures/Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fine-grained sand beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 3/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Fine-grained sand beaches/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 3/7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fine-grained sand beaches/Exposed sandy tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 3/8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Fine-grained sand beaches/Sheltered rocky shores and coastal structures

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 3/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fine-grained sand beaches/Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Medium- to coarse-grained sand beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 4/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Medium- to coarse-grained sand beaches/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mixed sand and gravel beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 5/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Mixed sand and gravel beaches/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Gravel beaches and exposed riprap
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 6/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Gravel beaches and exposed riprap/Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exposed sandy tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 7/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exposed sandy tidal flats/Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sheltered rocky shores and coastal structures
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 8/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Sheltered rocky shores and coastal structures/Sheltered tidal flats

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10/3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marshes/Fine-grained sand beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10/5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marshes/Mixed sand and gravel beaches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10/6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marshes/Gravel beaches and exposed riprap
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10/8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marshes/Sheltered rocky shores and coastal structures
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: 10/9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Marshes/Sheltered tidal flats
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA
Enumerated Domain Value: U
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Undefined
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NOAA

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Line
Attribute Definition: Type of geographical feature
Attribute Definition Source: NOAA
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: H
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Hydrography or stream features
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Shoreline
Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Flat
Enumerated Domain Value: P
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Pier or breakwater
Enumerated Domain Value: B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Breakwater

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SOURCE_ID
Attribute Definition: Data source for ESI
Attribute Definition Source: NOAA
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: MSRC digital data (corrected as needed to match original hard copy atlas)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: WATER_CODE
Attribute Definition: Specifies a polygon as either water or land
Attribute Definition Source: NOAA
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: W
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Water
Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Land

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
The Coverage ESI contains polygonal (GT-Polygons) and arc (Complete Chains) features for the ESI shoreline classification. The classification of the features is based upon Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines (NOAA, 1995, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCS 92, Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, NOAA, Seattle, Washington). The ESI classification was performed in 1984.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contact Person: Robert Pavia

Contact Position: Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
Contact Address:

Address Type: physical address
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bin C15700
City: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98115

Contact Facsimile Telephone: (206) 526-6329
Contact Electronic Mail Address: robert_pavia@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Distribution Liability:
Although this data has been processed successfully on a computer system at 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, 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.

Custom Order Process: Contact NOAA for distribution options (see 6.1.1.).

Metadata Date: 9/1/1996
Metadata Review Date: 10/1/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Jill Petersen
Contact Organization: NOAA HMRAD

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: physical address
Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bin C15700
City: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98115

Contact Facsimile Telephone: 206-526-6329
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jill_petersen@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: 19940608