South Carolina 2015 ESI Human-Use Resources: Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Features

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data characterizes South Carolina's coastal human-use resources for oil spill sensitivity. The dataset contains vector polygons, points, and lines depicting socioeconomic features and infrastructure like renewable energy sites, airports, historical sites, and rail routes. It is part of the 2015 Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for the state.

Use Cases

• Modeling oil spill impacts on coastal infrastructure based on the vector locations of airports, heliports, and waste disposal sites.
• Assessing renewable energy site distribution and potential conflicts with sensitive habitats based on the renewable energy site polygons and points.
• Planning coastal zone management and emergency response routes based on the vector lines showing rail routes.
• Integrating cultural and historical site locations into environmental impact assessments based on the historical sites points.

Strengths

• Data is part of a standardized NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) framework for oil spill response.
• Contains multiple vector data types (polygons, points, lines) for diverse feature representation.
• Covers a wide range of human-use features including energy, transportation, cultural, and waste management sites.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Likely compiled from various administrative and survey sources for the ESI atlas.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:28:43.674155; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Carolina, USA