NY/NJ Metro Area 2016 ESI Human-Use Data for Oil Spill Sensitivity

2016 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration characterizes human-use resources for oil spill sensitivity in the New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island regions. It contains vector polygons, lines, and points depicting features like historical sites, pipelines, airports, and beaches. The data is part of a larger Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework covering shoreline habitats, biological resources, and human-use resources.

Use Cases

• Modeling potential oil spill impacts on cultural resources based on historical site and archaeological site locations.
• Assessing infrastructure vulnerability based on pipeline, road, and rail route features.
• Planning emergency response for coastal areas based on locations of beaches, campgrounds, and surfing sites.
• Identifying high-risk industrial zones based on EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP) facilities and oil facilities.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple feature types (polygons, lines, points) for a comprehensive spatial analysis.
• Explicitly documents overlapping jurisdictions and agency associations for polygons.
• Part of a structured ESI framework integrating biological, habitat, and human-use data layers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specified New York/New Jersey region.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Aggregated for Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:22:35.856782; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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