NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island 2016 ESI NAVIGATION_MARINE Lines, Po

New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island regions feature vector data depicting shipping lanes, access sites, anchorages, boat ramps, diving sites, ferries, lock and dam sites, marinas, and ports. This Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) dataset characterizes human-use resources for sensitivity to oil spills, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The data was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling potential oil spill impacts on marine navigation based on shipping lane and port locations.
• Planning coastal access and recreational resource management based on boat ramp, marina, and diving site data.
• Assessing infrastructure for emergency response and hazard mitigation based on ferry, lock, and dam site information.

Strengths

• Data is part of a standardized Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework for oil spill sensitivity.
• Covers a specific, high-traffic geographic region: the New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island.
• Includes multiple human-use resource types: navigation lanes, access sites, and various marine infrastructure points.

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 format listed is PDF, which may limit machine-readability for spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Referenced year is 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:32:36.870827; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island regions.