Datasets / Maryland ESI: INDEX (Index Polygons)


Maryland ESI: INDEX (Index Polygons)

Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Issued almost 10 years ago

US
beta

Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This data set contains vector polygons representing the boundaries of all hardcopy cartographic products produced as part of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) for Maryland. This data set comprises a portion of the ESI data for Maryland. 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.