Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: TNC conducts oyster restoration at a variety of sites. These are the general locations of existing TNC restoration sites. For more information contact the Mississippi TNC office.
<a href='xml/MS_TNC_oyster_rest_sites.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: This layer depicts the Gulf of Mexico Decision Support project Mississippi study area. State waters of Mississippi up to the 3 nautical mile boundary were mapped and used as the study area to generate the oyster restoration dashboard layers for Mississippi. <a href='xml/MS_Study_area.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Copyright Text: TNC created this study area to generate scored raster layers for inclusion in the Oyster Restoration Dashboard. For more information about TNC's Gulf Restoration Decision Support project go to http://coastalresilience.org/.
Description: Oysters are able to thrive at a variety of depths, however, for the objectives of this project, the depth of placement was restricted to a maximum of 10 feet. All areas 10ft deep or less were scored 1 with remaining areas scored 0. The scored raster was resampled to a 10, 10m grid. Original data source: Mississippi Sound, MS/LA/AL (G170) Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model (30 meter resolution) Derived From Source Hydrographic Survey Soundings Collected by NOAA, Resolution: 30m, 30m grid cell. <a href='xml/MS_depth_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Optimal salinity zones (5-25ppt) were scored as most suitable for oyster restoration while areas of extreme low and high salinities were scored as least suitable. Polygons representing optimal salinities between 5-25 ppt were scored 1 with remaining areas scored 0. The scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: Salinity Zones in Estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico- NOAA/NCDDC (polygon), Resolution: 1:24,000. <a href='xml/MS_salinity_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Oysters are likely to be successful in areas where they historically have been productive. This data set is useful for depicting the general location of natural, historically viable oyster reefs (existing before 1880). Areas with historic reef were scored 1 and all remaining areas were scored a 0. The scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. <a href='xml/MS_historic_oyster_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Oysters are likely to be successful in areas where they historically have been productive. This data set is useful for depicting the general location of natural, historically viable oyster reefs (existing before 1999) as well as reef areas enhanced via cultch plants throughout the noted time period. This information remains relevant as of September 2010. However, it is important to note that conditions may have changed in the given time span such that restoration may not be suitable in all of the areas identified by this layer. Areas with reef were scored 1 and all remaining areas were scored a 0. The scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources <a href='xml/MS_current_oyster_bed.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Oyster restoration projects can provide social and economic benefits to those communities whose livelihoods depend most upon the health of coastal natural resources. To identify coastal communities with high levels of natural resource job dependence, we used census data to map the percentage of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing per census block group. Nearshore areas (within 2km of shore) adjacent to block groups with high concentrations of workers employed in natural resource dependent sectors were scored 1 while areas adjacent to medium concentrations received a score of .5. High concentration was defined as 4-7% employed and medium concentration was defined as 1-3% employed. All remaining areas were scored 0. Scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: NOAAs Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics project, which was based on 2000 US Census. Resolution: 1:100,000 . <a href='xml/MS_poccu8_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Oyster restoration projects can provide construction jobs to those in the construction industry. We used census data to map the percentage of the workforce employed in construction per census block group. Nearshore areas (within 2km of shore) adjacent to block groups with high concentrations of workers employed in construction were scored 1 while areas adjacent to medium concentrations received a score of .5. High concentration was defined as 10-100% employed and medium concentration was defined as 1-9% employed. All remaining areas were scored 0. Scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: NOAAs Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics project, which was based on 2000 US Census. Resolution: 1:100,000 . <a href='xml/MS_pindu1_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Areas within or immediately outside of national park jurisdictions have highly restricted uses. Areas within a 1 mile buffer to a national park were scored a 0 while all other areas were given a score of 1. Scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: National Parks Service <a href='xml/MS_national_park_score.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Permitting for oyster restoration is typically viewed as more feasible when reefs are placed adjacent to state or federally managed areas. Areas adjacent to restricted oyster harvesting zones were scored 1 with all other areas receiving a score of 0. Scored polygons were converted to a 10m, 10m grid. Original data source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR, DMR) unpublished data. <a href='xml/MS_permit_score1.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: The Habitat map service features data including but not limited to salt marshes, sea grasses, and current and historical oyster reefs. A brief description and metadata appear when you click on each layer.
Description: This data set is useful for depicting the general location of natural, historically viable oyster reefs (existing before 1999) as well as reef areas enhanced via cultch plants throughout the noted time period. This information remains relevant as of September 2010. Data was clipped to the analysis extent. Data source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
<a href='xml/MS_oyster_related.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: Bathymetry for Mississippi Sound was derived from thirty-three surveys containing 371,210 soundings. Five overlapping, older, less accurate surveys were omitted before tinning. The average distance between soundings was 89 meters. The thirty-three surveys used dated from 1960 to 1979. The range of soundings for the surveys used was 0.8 meters to -17.6 meters at mean low water. This file was converted from meters to feet and contours were derived at 5 ft intervals. <a href='xml/MS_bathemetry_contours_feet_xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
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Description: This dataset was derived from bathymetry for Mississippi Sound, which was produced by NOAA's Ocean Service, Special Projects (SP) and downloaded from http://estuarinebathymetry.noaa.gov/. The purpose of this dataset was to convert the original dataset from meters to feet in order to depict bathymetric contours in 5 foot intervals. <a href='xml/MS_Bathymetry_feet_.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Copyright Text: For more information about TNC's Gulf Restoration Decision Support project go to http://http://coastalresilience.org/.
Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: Salinity Zones in Estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico from NOAA/NCDDC.
<a href='http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/Metadata/ELMR_Salinity.html
' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Salinity Zones in Estuaries along the Gulf of Mexico from NOAA/NCDDC.
<a href='http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/Metadata/ELMR_Salinity.html
' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: This dataset was extracted from a file that contains 84 National Park System unit boundaries. It was clipped to the Gulf Island National Sanctuary in Mississippi. The National Park Service, Water Resources Divsion generated the origional data. <a href='xml/MS_national_park.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Vector dataset obtained from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). This dataset contains parcels owned by Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Mississippi Secretary of State that are located within estuarine marsh. No metadata are available for these data. Direct any questions to the Point of Contact located on the Contact tab of the Identification section of this metadata. <a href='xml/MS_coastal_reserves.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: U.S. National Atlas Federal and Indian Land Areas provides the federal- and Indian-owned land areas for geographic display and analysis at regional and national levels. This shapefile was downloaded from the Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse and clipped to the coastal counties of Mississippi.
Source: www.gis.ms.gov/Portal/home.aspx?dom=0&x=1260&y=520&browser=Microsoft Internet Explorer
<a href='xml/MS_parks_reserves_public_lands.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: This data set is a shape file showing the locations of oyster harvesting/growing areas, the zones' classification and conditions for closure of conditionally approved areas. This data set is useful for depicting the general location of oyster harvesting/growing areas. The formulative regulation and authority for the oyster harvesting areas is derived from MS Commission on Marine Resources authority provided by title 22, part 1 (http://www.dmr.ms.gov/images/regulations/title-22-part-01.pdf). <a href='http://www.dmr.ms.gov/dmr-information/regulations' target='_blank'><b>More Information</b><a></br>
<a href='xml/MS_oyster_harvesting_zone.xml.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: The Social Vulnerability Index (SOVI™) measures the social vulnerability of block groups to environmental hazards. The index is a comparative metric that facilitates the examination of the differences in social vulnerability among block groups. Here we display each state's low, medium and high vulnerability areas. Source: Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute.<a href='xml/GM_SoVI_coastal_ctys.xml'
target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Percent population under age 5 by census block group. Source: Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. <a href='xml/GM_SoVI_coastal_ctys.xml'
target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Percent population age 65 or older by census block group. Source: Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. <a href='xml/GM_SoVI_coastal_ctys.xml'
target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Description: Persons living in poverty by census block group. Symbolized by quartiles for coastal counties only. Source: 2000 US Census data via NOAA Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics . <a href='xml/GM_coastal_ctys.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Copyright Text: TNC created the scored raster layers for inclusion in the Oyster Restoration Dashboard. For more information about TNC's Gulf Restoration Decision Support project go to http://coastalresilience.org. For more information on NOAAs Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics go to http://coastalsocioeconomics.noaa.gov/.
Name: Percent employed in ag, fishing, forestry - MS
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Description: Percent employed in agriculture, fishing, and forestry by census block group. Symbolized by quartiles for coastal counties only. Source: 2000 US Census data via NOAA Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics. <a href='xml/GM_coastal_ctys.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Copyright Text: TNC created the scored raster layers for inclusion in the Oyster Restoration Dashboard. For more information about TNC's Gulf Restoration Decision Support project go to http://coastalresilience.org. For more information on NOAAs Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics go to http://coastalsocioeconomics.noaa.gov/.
Description: Percent employed in construction by census block group. Symbolized by quartiles for coastal counties only. Source: 2000 US Census data via NOAA Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics. <a href='xml/GM_coastal_ctys.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>
Copyright Text: TNC created the scored raster layers for inclusion in the Oyster Restoration Dashboard. For more information about TNC's Gulf Restoration Decision Support project go to http://coastalresilience.org. For more information on NOAAs Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics go to http://coastalsocioeconomics.noaa.gov/.
Description: The Nature Conservancy in collaboration with multiple partners has developed a robust Gulf of Mexico spatial database to help our state programs, their partners, and the region identify oyster reef restoration projects that consider ecological, social and economic benefits. The Oyster Restoration Dashboard allows users to explore this database to identify potential restoration investments within each of the Gulf states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Description: This shapefile is based on the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, which is an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census MAF/TIGER database. The Census MAF/TIGER database represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts. However, each TIGER/Line Shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set or the shapefiles can be combined to cover the whole nation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. <a href='xml/MS_transportation_routes.xml' target='_blank'><b>Metadata</b><a></br>