NY/NJ Metro Area Parks and Managed Areas for Oil Spill Sensitivity Analysis

Vector polygons depict military areas, nature conservancy lands, national parks, and wildlife refuges in the New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island regions. The Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data characterize marine and coastal environments by their sensitivity to spilled oil. This dataset is part of a larger collection of human-use resource layers produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling environmental risk from oil spills based on the location of sensitive parks and managed areas.
• Analyzing jurisdictional overlaps for land management based on polygon layers depicting multiple agencies.
• Mapping human-use resources for coastal planning based on the inclusion of military, conservation, and recreational sites.

Strengths

• Polygon data includes multiple feature types such as military areas, national parks, and wildlife refuges.
• Data is part of a standardized Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework for oil spill sensitivity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Likely compiled from agency sources for the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI).

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:20:29.687597; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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