St. Marys River 2021 Socioeconomic Features for Oil Spill Sensitivity

2021 socioeconomic data for the Great Lakes St. Marys River system, collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It contains vector lines and points representing human-use resources like airports, archaeological sites, beaches, and pipelines. The data characterizes the environment by its sensitivity to oil spills as part of a larger Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) study.

Use Cases

• Mapping infrastructure and cultural sites for environmental impact assessments based on listed resources like airports and pipelines.
• Modeling oil spill sensitivity and response strategies for the St. Marys River based on human-use resource layers.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between socioeconomic features and sensitive biological habitats in the Great Lakes region.

Strengths

• Data is part of a structured Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework for oil spill response.
• Covers multiple socioeconomic resource categories including airports, archaeological sites, and beaches.
• Includes related stand-alone data tables (SOC_DAT, SOURCES) for additional attribute information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which is non-standard for geospatial analysis and may require conversion.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Likely collected and compiled for the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) program.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:31:36.139446; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Lakes St. Marys River system, from near Monocle Lake to the headwaters of Lake Huron.