Geographic Response Plan Index - SE USA PR VI

For the full FGDC metadata record, please click here. These data represent the Geographic Response Plan Map Boundaries for Digital Area Contingency Plan Geographic Response Plan maps. They are designed to coincide with the map boundaries of the "Sensitivity of Coastal Habitats and Wildlife to Spilled Oil" Atlases (also known as Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)) for the same region. In some circumstances the ESI index was extended to areas of concern for the geographic response plan that were not mapped in the ESI maps. The Florida Keys are one particular instance where the GRPs were extended to cover all of Florida Bay and more areas of the Dry Tortugas to map and account for benthic resources that could be at risk.