The following spatial data are available from this Web site for use with geographic information system (GIS) software. A brief description, graphic, and a link to the metadata are provided for each data set. Metadata include descriptions of how and why the data were created, spatial reference and extent information, and descriptions of the data attributes. All metadata was written according to the standards developed by the Federal Geographic Data Center (FGDC).
| Restoration Data |
Restoration Sites
Metadata |
Habitat restoration sites (completed, ongoing, potential) that have been formally identified by the R.I. Habitat Restoration Team.
This file was last updated in December 2001. |
habitat-pts.zip shp (16 KB) |
Eelgrass Transplant Suitability
Metadata |
Statewide eelgrass transplant suitability calculation based on the method designed by Save The Bay and URI Graduate School of Oceanography researchers in collaboration with the R.I. Habitat Restoration Team.
This file was last updated in December 2003. |
eelgrtrans.zip shp (465 KB) |
Coastal Wetlands
Metadata |
Narragansett Bay coastal wetlands identified through photo-interpretation by UMass, URI, NBEP, and Save The Bay.
This file was last updated in December 2003. |
matrix_poly.zip shp (915 KB) |
| Anadromous Fish Data |
RI Dams (DEM database)
Metadata |
Dam locations in Rhode Island, including size, storage and discharge capacity, and age information. |
dams.zip shp (46 KB) |
Anadromous Fish Pond Areas
Metadata |
Ponds and large river areas that could support anadromous fish following fish run restoration.
These data were developed in December 2001. |
reach-poly.zip shp (650 KB) |
Anadromous Fish Stream Reaches
Metadata |
Streams and small river segments that could support anadromous fish following fish run restoration.
These data were developed in December 2001. |
reach-line.zip shp (460 KB) |
| Bathymetry |
Bathymetry (depth in feet)
Metadata |
Bathymetry grid for Rhode Island's state waters based on NOAA Hydrographic Surveys. Depth values are in feet.
This grid was developed in July 2001. |
bathygridft.zip e00 (42,500 KB) |
Bathymetry (depth in meters)
Metadata |
Bathymetry grid for Rhode Island's state waters based on NOAA Hydrographic Surveys. Depth values are in meters.
This grid was developed in July 2001. |
bathygridm.zip e00 (42,500 KB) |
Contour Lines (depth in meters)
Metadata |
Bathymetry contours for Rhode Island's state waters based on NOAA Hydrographic Surveys. Depth values are represented at 1-meter and 10-meter intervals. |
contour.zip shp (2,000 KB) |