Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2016 POLITICAL_POLY (Political or Jurisdictional Management Polygons)

Description

This data set contains vector polygons depicting locations for political areas for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Political areas in this atlas include ACE districts and divisions, coast guard districts and sectors, county boundaries, EPA and FEMA regions, state waters, and tribal lands. The polygons in the POLITICAL data layer may overlap where an area is associated with more than one agency or feature type. As an example, multiple parks may fall within a county boundary, which may itself fall within a larger polygon depicting the jurisdiction of an Army Corps of Engineers region. Location-specific type and source information are stored in associated data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 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. See also the POLITICAL_LINE (Political Lines) and POLITICAL_POINT (Political Points) data layers for additional human-use information.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51764
0 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. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
0 Overview of ESI data content and uses. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/51764.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • national ocean service
  • socioeconomic resources
  • environmental monitoring
  • continent
  • doc/noaa/nos/orr
  • noaa
  • oil spill planning
  • massachusetts and rhode island
  • oil spills
  • north america
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • esi
  • environmental impacts
  • coastal zone management
  • coastal resources
  • human use resources
  • boundaries
  • rhode island
  • 2016
  • administrative divisions
  • massachusetts
  • office of response and restoration
  • sensitivity maps

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