Table 2. Listing of other GIS coverages that can be used to develop benthic habitat maps for Long Island Sound in conjunction with coverages presented in this report. The coverages developed as part of this project have also been given to the CT DEP. |
Type of Coverage |
Source |
Bathymetry |
CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center |
Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration |
CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center |
Subsurface Geology |
CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center |
Digital Images of side scan mosaic areas in the Sound. |
CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center |
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USGS, Woods Hole |
Leased Shellfish Beds |
CT DEP Long Island Sound Resource Center |
EMAP (note 1) Sampling Grids and Stations |
US EPA, Narragansett, RI |
New Haven Harbor, concentrations of sediment heavy metals |
US Army Corps of Engineers, Waltham, MA |
Various (note 2) |
Applied Geographics, Boston, MA |
1) EPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program |
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2) This consulting firm is developing a GIS for Long Island Sound under the auspices of the U.S. EPA Long Island Sound Study; a listing of the coverages available can probably be obtained from the firm. |
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