GL_Lake_ERIE_2022 ESI POLITICAL/JURISDICTIONAL Polygons, Lines, Points

These feature classes reside within the SOCECON Feature Data Set of the Great Lake Erie - 2022 ESI Geodatabase. They contain vector polygons, lines, and points representing Political human-use resource data for the Lake Erie System and adjacent lands and waters. The study area includes the United States portion of Lake Erie, covering the coastal portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York from the Michigan/Ohio border to the west to the New York/Canada border to the east.

These data sets contain information about the following resources: Tribal lands, the international boundary, state lines, and coast guard units in Lake Erie.

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.

These data sets are a portion of the ESI data for the Lake Erie 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.