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Prince William Sound, Alaska ESI: BIRDS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.

Publication_Date: 200011

Title: Prince William Sound, Alaska ESI: BIRDS

Edition: Second

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas

Series_Information:

Series_Name: None

Issue_Identification: Prince William Sound, Alaska

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, Washington

Publisher:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington

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; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.

Description:

Abstract:: This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Prince William Sound, Alaska. ESI data characterize estuarine 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. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for birds.

Purpose:: 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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1989

Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: Project time span

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -148.875

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -144.000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.292

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.393

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: ESI

Theme_Keyword: Sensitivity maps

Theme_Keyword: Coastal resources

Theme_Keyword: Oil spill planning

Theme_Keyword: Coastal zone management

Theme_Keyword: Birds

Theme_Keyword: Waterfowl

Theme_Keyword: Shorebirds

Theme_Keyword: Seabirds

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Prince William Sound

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Place_Keyword: Copper River Delta

Place_Keyword: Blying Sound

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the publishers and contributing sources listed in Data_Set_Credit (below) would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: datafig.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Relationships between the biology data layers and the attribute files for the Prince William Sound data.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:: 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; State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; United States Coast Guard; Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council; and Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:: The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.0.2) and ORACLE(r) RDBMS (version 8.0.5.0.0). The hardware configuration is Hewlett Packard workstations (models 715/50 and 712/80i with 4 X-terminals) with UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20). The following files are included in the data set: bio_lut.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, birds.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, m_mampt.e00, nests.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00.

Data_Quality_Information:

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.

Logical_Consistency_Report:: The digitization of shoreline types, biological resources, and human-use resources is a complex and highly quality-controlled process. Existing digital shoreline and wetlands data are integrated into a study-wide basemap. The first layer of information digitized is the ESI shoreline classification. The ESI habitat ranking is compiled onto 1:63,360 USGS topographic quadrangles by a geomorphologist. The hardcopy maps are then digitized and checked, using both on-screen and hardcopy reviews. The edited maps are updated, checked once again for completeness and topological and logical consistency. Any errors in the shoreline classification are updated prior to digitization of the biological reference so that there are no slivers in the geographic coordinates. The hardcopy biological information is compiled onto 1:250,000 USGS topographic quadrangles by a biological expert using data from regional specialists in the form of maps, tables, charts, written descriptions of wildlife distributions, and personal interviews. Concurrently, digital data sources are imported, projected, checked for quality control, and integrated into the data structure. The hardcopy data are digitized, checked using both digital and on-screen procedures, integrated with existing data, plotted, and sent out for review by the regional specialists. The edited maps are updated, checked once again, and the final product plotted (at approximately 1:87,00 scale). A team of specialists reviews the entire series of maps, checks all data, and makes final edits. The data are then merged to form the study-wide layers. The data merging includes a final quality control check where labels, chains, and polygons are checked for attribute accuracy. To finalize the data checking process, each coverage is checked using a standardized form by two GIS personnel (a technician and the GIS manager), and each attribute database is checked using several programs that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and ORACLE (r) and ARC/INFO (r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to tape and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new IDs and RARNUMs or HUNUMs are also generated. The new IDs are a combination of atlas numer, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUMs remain unique. RARNUMs are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number. ESI data are processed into multiple formats to make them useful to a wider community of GIS/mapping users. Distribution formats include ARC export, MOSS and Shape files, and MARPLOT map folders. An ArcView ESI project and ESI_Viewer product are also included on the CDs for ease of use of the ESI data. The database files are distributed both in the NOAA standard relational database format (see NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 115) and in a simplified desktop flat file format. This metadata document includes information on both of these database formats. The section Spatial_Data_Organization_Information refers to the source files in ARC export format only.

Completeness_Report:: Biological information presented in this atlas was collected and compiled with the assistance of biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alyeska Pipeline Company, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and various other agencies, organizations, and groups. Information collected and depicted on the maps denotes the key biological resources that are most likely at risk in the event of an oil spill. Four major categories, or ELEMENTs, of biological resources were considered during data compilation: birds; fish; invertebrates; and marine mammals. The ELEMENTs generally correspond to the coverage or geographic data layer names. There are also six attribute, or data tables, BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS, that are used to store the complex biological data. The biological polygons (BIRDS) are linked to the Biological Resources table (BIORES) using the unique ID and the lookup table BIO_LUT, or they can be linked directly using RARNUM. [The ID is a unique combination of the atlas number (for Prince William Sound this is 59), an element specific number (birds are layer 1, fish are layer 2, etc.), and a unique record number. The RARNUM represents a unique combination of species, seasonalities, concentrations, and source information. For each of these groupings, a number is generated. That number is concatenated with the atlas number to create a "resource at risk" number that is unique across atlases.] The items in BIORES include: RARNUM, SPECIES_ID, CONC, SEASON_ID, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, ELEMENT, EL_SPE, and EL_SPE_SEA. SPECIES_ID is the numeric identifier of each species and is unique within each ELEMENT. CONC is the concentration of the species and can be descriptive (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, etc.) or an actual count of the number of individuals or nests associated with a polygon or point. SEASON_ID contains a numeric identifier for the unique monthly presence and life history characteristics of each species at a given location. There can be one seasonality record per species, or the same species can have different monthly presence or breeding activities at different sites. When this occurs, a new record with a different SEASON_ID is referenced. G_SOURCE contains the SOURCE_ID for geographic information, and S_SOURCE contains the SOURCE_ID for seasonality information. Both items link to the SOURCES data table. EL_SPE is a concatenation of ELEMENT and SPECIES_ID and links to other data tables (primarily the SPECIES table). EL_SPE_SEA is a concatenation of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID and links to the SEASONAL and BREED data tables. The SPECIES data table contains the SPECIES_ID (described above), common name (NAME), scientific name (GEN_SPEC), date the list of Natural Heritage Program (NHP) ranks was published (DATE_PUB), biological element (ELEMENT), biological subelement (SUBELEMENT), and the NHP global conservation status rank. The item SUBELEMENT refers to the grouping of the species: (ELEMENT, subelement): BIRDS: bird; alcid; diving; gull_turn; shorebird; waterfowl. The STATUS data table contains records for each species that is threatened or endangered on state or federal lists. The items include: ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, STATE (two-letter state abbreviations), S_F (state or federal status), T_E (threatened or endangered status), DATE_PUB (the date the atlas was published when the given state and federal listings were in effect), and EL_SPE. The SEASONAL data table indicates the presence of a particular species in a particular location by month (JAN-DEC). The BIORES table is linked to the SEASONAL table using the item EL_SPE_SEA (a concatenation of the first letter of the ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID). The BREED data table contains the life stage or life history data for each unique combination of ELEMENT, SPECIES_ID, and SEASON_ID (or EL_SPE_SEA). It contains up to 12 records corresponding to each month of the year that the species is present in that location. The items BREED1-BREED5 will reflect different life activities, depending on the ELEMENT referenced. For BIRDS, BREED1 = nesting, BREED2 = laying, BREED3 = hatching, and BREED4 = fledging. There is no BREED5 activity for BIRDS, so this column is populated with a dash (-). The SOURCES data table contains metadata for each biological and human-use source listed in the ESI atlas. The items in SOURCES include: SOURCE_ID; ORIGINATOR (author); DATE_PUB (date of publication); TITLE (title of the data set); DATA_FORMAT (digital type, hardcopy maps, etc.); PUBLICATION (additional citation); SCALE (source scale denominator); and TIME_PERIOD (beginning and ending dates of original data collection). The SOURCES data table is linked to all biological data at the feature plus species-level and human-use data at the feature-level. Due to the complexity of the relational database model, the biological data items are also post-processed into a flat file format. This file is entitled BIOFILE and it may be used in place of the relational files to ease simple data queries. The items in the flat file are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S_F, T_E, NHP, DATE_PUB, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. All of these items are the same as their counterparts in the individual files described above, except the BREED1-BREED5 items. BREED is a newly generated variable used to link to the BREED_DT file, a modified, more compact version of the aforementioned BREED file. BREED1-BREED5 give a text summary of when each life stage occurs within that polygon. The life stages referred to are the same as those listed in the previous table. The link to the BIOFILE may be made through BIO_LUT using ID, or it may be linked directly from the RARNUM in each of the biology cover's attribute files. As mentioned, BREED_DT is an auxiliary support file to the flat file structure, which allows the user to do searches based on month for seasonal breeding activities. The link from the flat file to BREED_DT is the BREED item. A second supporting data file is SOURCES. This is the same as the source file described above, and the link from the flat file is both G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE. It should be noted that although the flat file eases data query, it is not a normalized database structure, and actual updates performed by the states and other responsible agencies should be done using the relational files.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: The biological data sets are developed primarily using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. Unlike shorelines, which maintain relative spatial stability through time, the biological data by nature vary in distribution across the landscape. Therefore, the 1:250,000 USGS quadrangles are used as a basemap in gathering the data but the data have "fuzzy" boundaries which must be understood when utilizing this information.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Doug Wilson

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Graphical Resource Database

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Publisher: EMCON

Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1992

Ending_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: Survey date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Waterfowl and shorebirds

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Shawn Stephensen

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Beringian Seabird Colony Catalog

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Spreadsheet

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic mail

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Seabird nesting colonies

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Steve Kendell

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Prince William Sound Waterbird Surveys

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic mail

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Seabird concentration areas

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: K. Weaverling

Publication_Date: Unpublished

Title: Shorebirds

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: Observation date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Shorebird concentration areas

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David Irons

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Coastal Aerial survey of Prince William Sound Seabirds

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1989

Ending_Date: 1990

Source_Currentness_Reference: Observation date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Seabird concentration areas

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: All the digital data were checked using both digital and on-screen procedures, plotted, checked by the biological expert, edited to remove any errors, and plotted for review by the regional specialists. The reviewed maps were updated on the computer, checked once again, and plotted at final map scale. A team of specialists reviewed the entire series of maps, checked all data, and made final edits. The data were merged to form the study-wide layers that are described in the document. The data merging included a final quality control check where topological consistency, rules for geography, and database to geography were checked and validated for all relationships.

Process_Date: 20000810

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration

Contact_Person: Jill Petersen

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical address

Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98115-6349

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 526-6944

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 526-6329

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jill_petersen@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of rings

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3540

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3540

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 7996

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Link

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 513929

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Node, planar graph

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5888

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00005

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00005

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi_major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GT-polygon

Entity_Type_Definition:: Birds are divided into several species subgroups based on taxonomy, morphology, behavior, and oil spill vulnerability and sensitivity. The SPECIES table lists all the birds included on the maps, sorted by subgroup. These species were included either because of their likelihood of impact by an oil spill, or their special protection status as threatened or endangered. The major types of bird areas depicted in this atlas include: resident and migratory waterfowl concentration areas; migratory shorebird concentration areas; seabird concentration areas; and colonial waterbird nesting sites (for seabirds and shorebirds). Although birds are a major resource shown on the Prince William Sound ESI maps, distributions of seabirds are shown only in the areas where surveys have been conducted. Waterfowl concentration areas shown on the map are derived from survey data provided by Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Winter surveys were conducted in March and summer surveys were conducted in July. In addition to the concentrations mapped, waterfowl can be found in most areas that have marshes and tidal flats. The Copper River Delta is the most important concentration area for waterfowl and shorebirds, both migratory and resident birds.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Definition:: A unique identifier that links to the BIO_LUT table. ID is a concatenation of atlas number (59), element number (1), and record number. ID values of 9999 are holes in polygons and do not contain information. The following BIRDS species are found in the Prince William Sound ESI data set (SPECIES ID, NAME): 1 Common loon, 3 Red-throated loon, 4 Red-necked grebe, 5 Horned grebe, 8 Double-crested cormorant, 10 Pelagic cormorant, 12 Canada goose, 16 Mallard, 17 Northern pintail, 18 Green-winged teal, 22 Greater scaup, 24 Common goldeneye, 25 Barrow's goldeneye, 26 Bufflehead, 27 Oldsquaw, 28 Harlequin duck, 29 White-winged scoter, 30 Surf scoter, 31 Pacific loon, 32 Common merganser, 33 Red-breasted merganser, 36 Glaucous-winged gull, 38 Herring gull, 41 Mew gull, 42 Bonaparte's gull, 46 Common murre, 47 Pigeon guillemot, 48 Marbled murrelet, 50 Rhinoceros auklet, 51 Tufted puffin, 53 Red-necked (Northern) phalarope, 54 Great blue heron, 55 Whimbrel, 57 Wandering tattler, 58 Greater yellowlegs, 68 Black oystercatcher, 72 Surfbird, 73 Ruddy turnstone, 74 Black turnstone, 76 Bald eagle, 79 Cormorant, 80 Arctic tern, 81 Horned puffin, 84 Parakeet auklet, 96 Leach's storm-petrel, 99 Red-faced cormorant, 100 Black-legged kittiwake, 101 Aleutian tern, 102 Fork-tailed storm-petrel, 104 Murre, 105 Thick-billed murre, 106 Ancient murrelet, 108 Kittlitz's murrelet, 129 Northern fulmar, 161 Rock sandpiper, 162 Gadwall, 169 American wigeon, 197 Black (common) scoter, 199 Pomarine jaeger, 299 Scaup, 300 Goldeneye, 301 Mergansers, 302 Scoters, 326 Jaegers, 345 Storm-petrels, 462 Loons, 1000 Birds, 1001 Gulls, 1002 Shorebirds, 1003 Waterfowl, 1008 Terns, 1009 Shearwaters, 1010 Pelagic birds, 1013 Dabbling ducks, 1014 Diving ducks, 1017 Sandpipers, 1020 Eiders, 1021 Ducks, 1023 Puffins, 1024 Alcids, 1025 Murrelets, 1026 Grebes

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 590100002

Range_Domain_Maximum: 590103910

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200011

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200011

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RARNUM

Attribute_Definition:: An identifier that links directly to the BIORES table or the flat format BIOFILE table.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 59000001

Range_Domain_Maximum: 59001402

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 199901

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 200011

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: John Kaperick

Contact_Organization: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Address

Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98115-6349

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 526-6400

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 526-6329

Resource_Description: ESI Atlas for Prince William Sound, Alaska

Distribution_Liability:: 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.

Custom_Order_Process: Contact NOAA for distribution options (see Distribution_Information).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 200011

Metadata_Review_Date: 200011

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jill Petersen

Contact_Organization: NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Address

Address: 7600 Sand Point Way N.E.

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: Washington

Postal_Code: 98115-6349

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 526-6944

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 526-6329

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jill_petersen@hazmat.noaa.gov.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998