Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Sites in Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan restoration sites managed by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative are represented as vector points in this geospatial dataset. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains this feature class, which is housed within the Lake Michigan 2025 Environmental Sensitivity Index Geodatabase. Full project details are available in a separate spreadsheet referenced in the atlas.

Use Cases

• Mapping restoration project locations based on the provided vector points.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of GLRI-funded sites along the Lake Michigan coast.
• Integrating site data with other coastal resource layers from the Environmental Sensitivity Index geodatabase.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• Points are integrated within the structured Lake Michigan 2025 ESI Geodatabase.
• A separate, detailed spreadsheet for full project information is referenced and available.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data file format is PDF, which is not ideal for direct geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Managed by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; likely compiled from project records.

Time Range

Associated with the 2025 Environmental Sensitivity Index framework.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 22:30:29.882262; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lake Michigan, Great Lakes region.