Louisiana ESI: PARISH (Parish Management Area Polygons)
Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
This data set contains boundaries for parishes in coastal Louisiana. Vector polygons in this data set represent parish management
areas. Location-specific type and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be
used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index
(ESI) data for Louisiana. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled
oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use
resources. See also the data layers SOCECON (Socioeconomic Resource Points) and MGT (Management Area Polygons), part of the
larger Louisiana ESI database, for additional human-use information.
Citation
Title Louisiana ESI: PARISH (Parish Management Area Polygons)
publication Date
2004-10-01
Edition First
presentationForm
mapDigital
Series
Name None
Issue Louisiana
other Citation Details
Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; Minerals
Management Service (MMS), New Orleans, Louisiana; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Lafayette, Louisiana; The Louisiana
Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
cited responsible party
-
publisher
organisation Name
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous
Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington
Contact information
Address
, Seattle, Washington
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous
Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; Minerals Management Service (MMS), New Orleans, Louisiana; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), Lafayette, Louisiana; The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
(LDNR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The ESI 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.
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:
datafig.jpg
file type: JPEG
thumbnail file description:
Depicts the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Louisiana ESI data.
Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
NONE SCHEDULED
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
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.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Use Constraints: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these
data. 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. Acknowledgment
of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Processing environment:
Native Dataset Environment: The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's
ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.3) and SQL SERVER(r) (version 7.0). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System
(NT4.0/2000).The Spatial_Data_Organization_Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The
following files are included in that data set: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00,
lg_index.e00, mgt.e00, parish.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, roads.e00, sm_index.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated
relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biores, biofile, breed, breed_dt, seasonal,
soc_dat, soc_lut, sources, species, and status.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude
-94.000
eastBoundLongitude
-88.792
northBoundLatitude
30.625
southBoundLatitude
28.875
Temporal Extent
1999-01-01
1999-01-01
Additional information on resource:
Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Louisiana
Credits:
This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of
Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington, in cooperation with Minerals Management
Service (MMS), New Orleans, Louisiana; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Lafayette, Louisiana; The Louisiana Oil Spill
Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Baton Rouge,
Louisiana; and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR), Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
geometric Object Type
GT-polygon composed of rings
geometric Object Count
38
Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type
Area point
geometric Object Count
38
Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type
Complete chain
geometric Object Count
146
Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type
Link
geometric Object Count
25902
Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type
Node, planar graph
geometric Object Count
109
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PARISH.PAT: The PARISH.PAT table contains attribute information for the vector polygons representing parish boundaries.
PARISH
Parish name
Any character | Free text
Title Gulf-Wide Information System, Louisiana: Parish Boundaries
publication Date
2001-01-01
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
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publisher
organisation Name
Minerals Management Service (MMS), 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS-5220, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394
Contact information
Address
, New Orleans, LA
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
Minerals Management Service (MMS), Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources
(CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Research
Planning, Inc. (RPI)
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2001-01-01
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description
The spatial components of the PARISH data set were developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional
accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data
source and how the data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description
These data represent digital boundaries for parish management areas. Refer to the data layers SOCECON (Socioeconomic Resource
Points) and MGT (Management Area Polygons) for additional human-use information. These data do not necessarily represent all
parish areas in Louisiana.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description
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 (such as dangles, unnecessary
nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. The GIS manager makes a final review, where the data are written
to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality
and consistency checks.
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998)
using the 2015-07-24 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
notes: Translated from FGDC 2015-09-11T06:12:32.815-04:00
notes: Last Metadata Review Date: 2004-10-01
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name ESI Manager
organisation Name
NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration
position Name GIS Manager
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (206) 526-6944
Fax (206) 526-6329
Address
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349