Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Research Planning, Inc.202306Thirdvector digital dataNoneFlorida PanhandleSt. Petersburg, FloridaFlorida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC)Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC), St. Petersburg, Floridahttp://myfwc.com/research/gis/This data set contains vector polygons representing the coastal habitats of Florida Panhandle classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Florida. 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 ESIL data layer, part of the larger Florida Panhandle ESI database, for additional ESI information. The ESI data provide sensitive areas data for oil spill planning and response and other environmental management and natural resource purposes. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive areas. These data also support other related state and federal regulatory requirements for oil spill prevention, planning, response, and restoration.20132023The data were compiled during 2021-2023. The currentness dates for this data range from 2013 to 2023 and are documented in the Lineage section.CompleteA 5-year update cycle is planned with some maintenance and field verification likely on an annual basis-87.53319-83.6978430.7739329.54792ISO 19115 Topic CategorybiotaenvironmentNoneESISensitivity mapsCoastal resourcesOil spill planningCoastal Zone ManagementG_WISWildlifeShoreline habitatsNatural Resource Damage AssessmentNoneCoastal FloridaSouthwest FloridaThese data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.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. The ESI databases were developed to provide summary information on sensitive natural and human-use resources for the purposes of oil spill planning, environmental planning, and natural resource management. Although the ESI data should be a valuable planning and resource management tool, they should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, these data cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Also, these data and any related map products should not be used for navigation. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI databases 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, archaeological sites, etc. For more information or guidance on proper and improper uses of these data, please contact the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) and Research Planning, Inc. Acknowledgement of the publishers, contributors, and sources listed in the Data_Set_Credit (below) and Lineage section of this document would be appreciated in products derived from or utilizing these data. Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data.datafig.jpgDepicts the relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Florida Panhandle ESI data.JPEGThis project was funded by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Florida Trustee Implementation Group and was implemented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). Additional funding was received from FWC, FWRI. Timyn Rice, State Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC), assisted greatly in all aspects of the project s completion and served as contract and technical manager for the project. Timyn Rice, Christi Santi, Ryan Druyor, Steven Nicholl, and other FWRI staff contributed significantly to the project, as did many other individuals from state and federal agencies and other organizations. Access to aerial photography was provided by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and NOAA. The biological and human-use data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies, including: FWC, FWC-FWRI, USFWS, NPS, FNAI, NOAA, FL DEP, USGS, Florida Sea Grant, and DISL. Staff at these agencies contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data. At Research Planning, Inc. (RPI) of Columbia, South Carolina, numerous scientific, GIS, and graphic staff were involved with different phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, was Project Manager. Shoreline habitat mapping was conducted by Jennifer Horsman, Katy Beckham, and Lee Diveley. The biological and human-use data were collected and compiled by Jen Weaver, Seamus Harrison, Lauren Szathmary, Christine Boring, Jeff Dahlin, and Katy Beckham. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, and Jeff Dahlin entered, processed, and produced the GIS data. Wendy Early created the final documents.The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop(R), ArcPro(R), and SQL SERVER(R). The hardware configuration is PC's with Microsoft Windows Operating System. The following Geodatabase Feature Classes are included in the data set: aoi, benthic, benthicpt, birds, esil, esip, fish, habitats, herp, hydrol, hydrop, invert, m_mammal, managed_point, managed_poly, nav_marine_point, political_point, resource_line, resource_point, resource_poly, socecon_line, socecon_point, socecon_poly, and t_mammal. Associated relational and desktop data tables are biocomb, biores, breed, seasonal, soc_dat, sources, species, and status.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, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. 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.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 ESI manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. RARNUM's are defined on an element basis, so 'resources at risk' groupings will contain only a single element.These data represent coastal habitats classified according to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) classification system. See also the ESIL data layer, part of the larger Florida Panhandle ESI database, for additional ESI information.The spatial location of the ESI shoreline was developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflects the positional accuracy of these original data. The horizontal positional accuracy of the 1:24,000 USGS topographic quads should conform to National Map Accuracy Standards at scales of 1:24,000.See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.ESRI2020RASTER DIGITAL DATAONLINE20182020DATE OF PUBLICATIONNONEESIP INFORMATIONFLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC)2019VECTOR DIGITAL DATAEMAIL2019DATE OF COMMUNICATIONNONEESIP INFORMATIONFLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC)2023RASTER DIGITAL DATAUNPUBLISHEDDISC2023DATE OF SURVEYNONEESIP INFORMATIONFLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC)2023RASTER DIGITAL DATAUNPUBLISHEDDISC20232023DATE OF SURVEYNONEESIP INFORMATIONGOOGLE2021RASTER DIGITAL DATAONLINE20132021DATE OF ACCESSNONEESIP INFORMATIONMICROSOFT BING2021RASTER DIGITAL DATAONLINE2021DATE OF PUBLICATIONNONEESIP INFORMATIONNORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT2019VECTOR DIGITAL DATATALLAHASSEE, FLORIDAFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP)http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm12000ONLINE2019DATE OF PUBLICATIONNONEESIP INFORMATIONSUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT2020VECTOR DIGITAL DATATALLAHASSEE, FLORIDAFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP)https://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/FDEP::srwmd-2019-2020-land-use/aboutONLINE20192020DATE OF PUBLICATIONNONEESIP INFORMATIONIntertidal shoreline habitats that were not classified in the 2021 ESI edition were accessed and reclassified, if necessary, based on Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) Land Cover and Land Use dataset (2019), Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) Land Cover and Land Use dataset (2019-2020), FWC 3-inch resolution orthophotography (2023), FWC 6-inch resolution orthophotography (2023), Microsoft Bing Maps low-altitude oblique aerial Birds Eye View photography, and Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Basemap World Imagery. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled to create the ESIP data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 2) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources; and 3) overflight changes are digitized from the scanned and registered hardcopy field maps or aerial photography. After the initial shoreline classification, these data are edgematched and checked for logical consistency errors. Review maps are plotted at 1:24,000 scale for verification of polygonal and linear attributes. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the ESIP data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.202306Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)GISLibrarianPhysical address

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St. PetersburgFlorida33701(727) 896-8626(727) 893-1679GISLibrarian@MyFWC.govVectorGT-polygon composed of chains200530.0000000010.000000001Decimal degreesNorth American Datum of 1983Geodetic Reference System 806378137.000000298.257222ESIPThe ESIP table contains attribute information for the vector polygons representing polygonal features with ESI classification.NOAA ESI GuidelinesESIThe item ESI contains values representing the ESI polygon type.NOAA ESI Guidelines7Exposed Tidal FlatsNOAA ESI Guidelines9ASheltered Tidal FlatsNOAA ESI Guidelines10ASalt- and Brackish-water MarshesNOAA ESI Guidelines10BFreshwater MarshesNOAA ESI Guidelines10CSwampsNOAA ESI Guidelines10DScrub-shrub WetlandsNOAA ESI GuidelinesWATER_CODESpecifies a polygon as either water or land.NOAA ESI GuidelinesLLandNOAA ESI GuidelinesWWaterNOAA ESI GuidelinesENVIRType of regional environment.NOAA ESI GuidelinesEEstuarineNOAA ESI GuidelinesESI_DESCRIPTIONThe numeric representation and the physical description of the polygon's ESI type.NOAA ESI Guidelines7: Exposed Tidal FlatsExposed Tidal FlatsNOAA ESI Guidelines9A: Sheltered Tidal FlatsSheltered Tidal FlatsNOAA ESI Guidelines10A: Salt- and Brackish-water MarshesSalt- and Brackish-water MarshesNOAA ESI Guidelines10B: Freshwater MarshesFreshwater MarshesNOAA ESI Guidelines10C: SwampsSwampsNOAA ESI Guidelines10D: Scrub-shrub WetlandsScrub-shrub WetlandsNOAA ESI GuidelinesSOURCE_IDSource identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of a vector line segment.NOAA ESI Guidelines1NESI_SOURCESource identifier that links to the SOURCES data table. This id indicates the source of the ESI classification of a polygon. Vector features that were not surveyed or do not qualify for an ESI classification have a value of -1.NOAA ESI Guidelines1NSOURCESThe data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.NOAA ESI GuidelinesSOURCE_IDSource identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIORES table; and SOURCE_ID and ESI_Source in the ESI and HYDRO data layers.NOAA ESI Guidelines1NORIGINATORAuthor or developer of source material or data set.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.DATE_PUBDate of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.NOAA ESI GuidelinesYYYYMMYYYY for year and optionally MM for monthNOAA ESI GuidelinesTITLETitle of source material or data.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.DATA_FORMATThe format of the source material.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.PUB_PLACEPublication place.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.PUBLISHERPublisher.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.PUBLICATIONAdditional citation information.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.ONLINE_LINKOnline computer resource URL.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.SCALEDescription of the source scale.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.TIME_PERIODDate(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.NOAA ESI GuidelinesAcceptable values change from atlas to atlas.In addition to the geographic data layers, one relational attribute or data table, SOURCES, is used to store the source data information in the ESI data structure. The geographic data layer containing resource information (in this case, ESIP) is linked to the SOURCES table using the SOURCE_ID. The entity-relationship diagram describes relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure.A complete description of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for ESI atlases can be found in the NOAA ESI Guidelines https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI_Guidelines.pdfGISLibrarianFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institutemailing and physical address

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