Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon 2014 ESI Navigation and Marine Points

A 2014 Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data set contains points depicting access, boat ramps, lock and dams, marinas, ports and river miles along the Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon. The data characterize human-use resources by their sensitivity to spilled oil. It was produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Use Cases

• Modeling potential oil spill impacts on coastal infrastructure based on the described navigation and marine points.
• Planning emergency response and resource allocation based on the location of access points and marinas.
• Assessing regional human-use resource density for environmental impact studies based on the point data.

Strengths

• Data is part of a standardized Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework for oil spill planning.
• Focuses on a specific geographic region: the Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon.
• Covers multiple human-use resource types: access, boat ramps, lock and dams, marinas, ports, and river miles.

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 specific coastal region.

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

2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:21:39.010656; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon, North Pacific Ocean, North America