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Original data can be downloaded from here. Another online version of the data can be found HERE.This version presented and hosted by CPAWS-NL allows for data extraction and analysis within ArcGIS Online Map Viewer."Kernel density estimation (KDE) utilizes spatially explicit data to model the distribution of a variable of interest. It is a simple non-parametric neighbor-based smoothing function that relies on few assumptions about the structure of the observed data. It has been used in ecology to identify hotspots, that is, areas of relatively high biomass/abundance, and in 2010 was used by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to delineate significant concentrations of corals and sponges. The same approach has been used successfully in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area. Here, we update the previous analyses with the catch records from up to 5 additional years of trawl survey data from Eastern Canada, including the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We applied kernel density estimation to create a modelled biomass surface for each of sponges, small and large gorgonian corals, and sea pens, and applied an aerial expansion method to identify significant concentrations of theses taxa. We compared our results to those obtained previously and provided maps of significant concentrations as well as point data co-ordinates for catches above the threshold values used to construct the significant area polygons. The borders of the polygons can be refined using knowledge of null catches and species distribution models of species presence/absence and/or biomass." (DOI: 10.17632/dtk86rjm86.2)
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The mxd_file folder contains the maps for the empirical analysis. The transect_addin folder contains the add-in transect tools that can be installed within ArcGIS. The transect_data folder contains the data used for making the maps in the mxd_file.
Analysis condicted by ABR Inc.–Environmental Research & Services.Data from ADFG/BLM/NSB and ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.For Brownian Bridge Movement Models - Conducted dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models (dBBMM) to delineate movmeents on seasonal herd ranges. dBBMM models were run using the move package for r using the following methods.1. Locations within 30 days of first collaring were removed from the analysis. 2. Selected females from PTT and GPS collars during the date range July 1 2012–June 30 2017 and individuals having more than 30 locations per season.3. ran a dBBMMM model for each individual during each season using 1 km pixels. 4. Calculate the 95% isopleth for each individual.5. Overlap all 95% isopleths and calculate the proportion of animals using (as defined by 95% isopleth) each pixel. Value shown is proportion times 1000. Seasons used: Winter (Dec 1-Apr 15); Spring (Apr 16-May 31); Calving (June 1-15); postcalving (June 16-30); Mosquito (July 1-15); Oestrid Fly (July 16-Aug 7); late summer (August 8-Sept 15); Fall Migration (Sept 16-Nov 30). For Kernel Density Estimates - Conducted Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) to delineate seasonal herd ranges. Kernels were run using the ks package for r and the plugin bandwidth estimator. 1. Locations within 30 days of first collaring were removed from the analysis. 2. The mean latitiude and longitude for each animal was calculated for each day.3. A KDE utilization distribution was calculated for Julian day of the season (all years combined). 4. The daily KDE uds were averaged across the season. This method accounts for individual's movements during the seasons without the overfitting that results from using autocorrelated lcoations from individuals.Seasons used: Winter (Dec 1-Apr 15); Spring (Apr 16-May 31); Calving (June 1-15); postcalving (June 16-30); Mosquito (July 1-15); Oestrid Fly (July 16-Aug 7); late summer (August 8-Sept 15); Fall Migration (Sept 16-Nov 30).
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As part of the cultural landscape, administrative toponyms do not only reflect natural and sociocultural phenomena, but also help with related management and naming work. Historically, county-level administrative districts have been stable and basic administrative regions in China, playing a role in the country’s management. We explore the spatio-temporal evolutionary characteristics of the county-level administrative toponyms cultural landscape in China’s eastern plains areas. A Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis, Geo-Informatic Tupu, Kernel Density Estimation, and correlation coefficients were conducted. We constructed a GIS database of county-level administrative toponyms from the Sui dynasty onward using the Northeast China, North China, and Yangtze Plains as examples. We then summarized the spatio-temporal evolutionary characteristics of the county-level administrative toponyms cultural landscape in China’s eastern plains areas. The results indicate that (1) the number of toponyms has roughly increased over time; (2) toponym densities on the three plains are higher than the national average in the corresponding timeframe since the Sui; and (3) county-level administrative toponyms related to mountains and hydrological features accounted for more than 30% of the total in 2010. However, the percentage of county-level administrative toponyms related to natural factors on the three plains has decreased since the Sui. To explore the factors influencing this spatio-temporal evolution, we analyzed the correlations between the toponyms and natural factors and human/social factors. The correlation degree between toponym density and population density is the highest, and that between toponym density and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) the lowest. Temperature changes were important in toponym changes, and population changes have influenced toponym changes over the last 400 years in China.
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Continuing the tradition of the best-selling Getting to Know series, Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.6 teaches new and existing GIS users how to get started solving problems using ArcGIS Pro. Using ArcGIS Pro for these tasks allows you to understand complex data with the leading GIS software that many businesses and organizations use every day.Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.6 introduces the basic tools and capabilities of ArcGIS Pro through practical project workflows that demonstrate best practices for productivity. Explore spatial relationships, building a geodatabase, 3D GIS, project presentation, and more. Learn how to navigate ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online by visualizing, querying, creating, editing, analyzing, and presenting geospatial data in both 2D and 3D environments. Using figures to show each step, Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.6 demystifies complicated process like developing a geoprocessing model, using Python to write a script tool, and the creation of space-time cubes. Cartographic techniques for both web and physical maps are included.Each chapter begins with a prompt using a real-world scenario in a different industry to help you explore how ArcGIS Pro can be applied for operational efficiency, analysis, and problem solving. A summary and glossary terms at the end of every chapter help reinforce the lessons and skills learned.Ideal for students, self-learners, and seasoned professionals looking to learn a new GIS product, Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.6 is a broad textbook and desk reference designed to leave users feeling confident in using ArcGIS Pro on their own.AUDIENCEProfessional and scholarly. Higher education.AUTHOR BIOMichael Law is a cartographer and GIS professional with more than a decade of experience. He was a cartographer for Esri, where he developed cartography for books, edited and tested GIS workbooks, and was the editor of the Esri Map Book. He continues to work with GIS software, writing technical documentation, teaching training courses, and designing and optimizing user interfaces.Amy Collins is a writer and editor who has worked with GIS for over 16 years. She was a technical editor for Esri, where she honed her GIS skills and cultivated an interest in designing effective instructional materials. She continues to develop books on GIS education, among other projects.Pub Date: Print: 10/6/2020 Digital: 8/18/2020 ISBN: Print: 9781589486355 Digital: 9781589486362 Price: Print: $84.99 USD Digital: $84.99 USD Pages: 420 Trim: 7.5 x 9.25 in.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 Introducing GISExercise 1a: Explore ArcGIS OnlineChapter 2 A first look at ArcGIS Pro Exercise 2a: Learn some basics Exercise 2b: Go beyond the basics Exercise 2c: Experience 3D GISChapter 3 Exploring geospatial relationshipsExercise 3a: Extract part of a dataset Exercise 3b: Incorporate tabular data Exercise 3c: Calculate data statistics Exercise 3d: Connect spatial datasetsChapter 4 Creating and editing spatial data Exercise 4a: Build a geodatabase Exercise 4b: Create features Exercise 4c: Modify featuresChapter 5 Facilitating workflows Exercise 5a: Manage a repeatable workflow using tasks Exercise 5b: Create a geoprocessing model Exercise 5c: Run a Python command and script toolChapter 6 Collaborative mapping Exercise 6a: Prepare a database for data collection Exercise 6b: Prepare a map for data collection Exercise 6c: Collect data using ArcGIS CollectorChapter 7 Geoenabling your projectExercise 7a: Prepare project data Exercise 7b: Geocode location data Exercise 7c: Use geoprocessing tools to analyze vector dataChapter 8 Analyzing spatial and temporal patternsExercise 8a: Create a kernel density map Exercise 8b: Perform a hot spot analysis Exercise 8c: Explore the results in 3D Exercise 8d: Animate the dataChapter 9 Determining suitability Exercise 9a: Prepare project data Exercise 9b: Derive new surfaces Exercise 9c: Create a weighted suitability modelChapter 10 Presenting your project Exercise 10a: Apply detailed symbology Exercise 10b: Label features Exercise 10c: Create a page layout Exercise 10d: Share your projectAppendix Image and data source credits Data license agreement GlossaryGetting to Know ArcGIS Pro 2.6 | Official Trailer | 2020-08-10 | 00:57
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This data gathers socioeconomic drivers at 1km2 grid cell spatial resolution to predict forest fires in a region in Spain. The response variable was fire density by grid cell from kernel density methods. It was produced under the Firemap project (https://geogra.uah.es/firemap/) by using GIS, spatial and statistical data sources at regional level in Spain. The resulting work was published at Vilar del Hoyo L, Martín Isabel MP, Martínez Vega FJ. 2011. Logistic regression models for human-caused wildfire risk estimation: analysing the effect of the spatial accuracy in fire occurrence data. European Journal of Forest Research. 130:983-96. doi: 10.1007/s10342-011-0488-2
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This study uses the methods of kernel density analysis and service area analysis in GIS to quantify the accessibility of public service facilities for residents within 15-minute living circles. This study takes the Ciqikou block as an example to analyze the distribution of public facilities and the polarization of services in historical blocks, quantifies and evaluates the accessibility of public facilities and the influencing factors of accessibility for residents' walking, and makes an assessment contribution to the sustainable renewal of social transportation and the maintenance of social equity in historical blocks in the later stage, with the aim of providing a useful reference for sustainable urban renewal.
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The attraction of tourism resources is very important to promote the sustainable development of tourism industry. This study takes China’s world cultural and natural heritage as the research object, and constructs an attractiveness evaluation system for China’s world cultural and natural heritage tourism resources by collecting user feedback data from three major travel OTA platforms. At the same time, ArcGIS 10.7 software was used for spatial autocorrelation analysis and kernel density analysis to explore the spatial distribution pattern of tourism resource attraction. The results show that China’s world cultural and natural heritage can be subdivided into 5 main categories and 10 sub-categories. From the perspective of spatial aggregation, only the Moran’s I index of tourist resource points showing a significant spatial aggregation feature. This study is helpful to reveal the weaknesses of tourism resource points and provide reference for sustainable development of attraction and optimization of tourism planning and management.
Please note that this data was selected from a larger dataset for use in the San Diego Ocean Planning Partnership, a collaborative pilot project between the California State Lands Commission and the Port of San Diego. For more information about the Partnership, please visit: https://www.sdoceanplanning.org/ The data was retrieved in May 2018 from OceanSpaces.org and is now available at https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/spatial-and-economic-human-uses-california-south-coast-mpa-baseline-study-1992-to-2012 (Chen et al. An Economic and Spatial Baseline of Coastal Recreation in the South Coast of California. OceanSpaces.org. Retrieved May 2018).These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities.
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Correlation coefficients between county-level administrative toponym density and DEM, GDP, and population density.
This shapefile contains four levels of occurrence (frequent, common, occasional, and rare range) for the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) throughout the state of Florida. Range extent and levels of occurrence were created using research, management, and public-generated location data of black bears from 2009-2018. The four levels of occurrence were estimated by 90% kernel density estimator (KDE) isopleth (range of frequent occurrence), 97.5% KDE isopleth (common), concave hull model (occasional), and the remainder of Florida (rare).
description: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities; abstract: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities
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Project package used in manuscript entitled: Use of Weighted Voronoi diagram for forest thinning proposal and skidding trail layout for teak plantation in Thailand. Project package can be open in ArcGIS Pro and contains raster datasets and shapefiles
Mule deer populations continue to decline across much of the western United States due to loss of habitat, starvation, and severe climate patterns, such as drought. In order to track the home range size and ecological preferences of mule deer, an important species for culture, economy, and ecosystems, the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office captured mule deer, attached collars to them, and released them into Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Collected from 2015-2017, each unique entry is one deer during one year, for a total of 23 entries. The point data was then intersected with vegetation data in the area, and the density of points was determined through Kernel Density Estimation (KDE). Reclassified BLM Vegetation Treatment data was used for zonal statistics on the KDE data and offered insights into mule deer response to treatments. This project was conducted as a joint project between the NMBLM TFO, Fort Collins USGS Science Center, and Kent State University’s Biogeography & Landscape Dynamics lab. This dataset includes all spatial data (CPG, DBF, XLSX, PRJ, SBN, SBX, SHP, and SHX) files for the comprehensive location fix shapefile, the convex hulls, the reclassified LANDFIRE EVT raster, the analysis area, the reclassified BLM Vegetation Treatment groups, the Kernel Density Estimation result, and the hill shade and state boundary data.
description: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities.Link to the Dataset - ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/R7_MR/NONCONSUMPTIVE/NCCSR/Photo.zip; abstract: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities.Link to the Dataset - ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/R7_MR/NONCONSUMPTIVE/NCCSR/Photo.zip
This is a heatmap (a graphical representation of data where the individual values contained in a matrix are represented as colors) of 2013 deer hunt kills within the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) North Central Region (Region 2). The data was compiled from 2013 CDFW Automated Licensing Data System (ALDS) tables. Text descriptions from hunters were approximated and placed with geographic coordinates. The resulting point data was converted to a heatmap using Kernel Density Tool in ArcGIS 10.1
Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis - Phase 1 CRS Raster Files. This dataset contains raster files created in ArcGIS. These raster images depict Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for HEAT, PERMEABILITY, AND SEAL, as well as selected maps of Evidence Layers. These evidence layers consist of either Bayesian krige functions or kernel density functions, and include: (1) HEAT: Heat flow (Bayesian krige map), Heat flow standard error on the krige function (data confidence), volcanic vent distribution as function of age and size, groundwater temperature (equivalue interval and natural breaks bins), and groundwater T standard error. (2) PERMEABILTY: Fault and lineament maps, both as mapped and as kernel density functions, processed for both dilational tendency (TD) and slip tendency (ST), along with data confidence maps for each data type. Data types include mapped surface faults from USGS and Idaho Geological Survey data bases, as well as unpublished mapping; lineations derived from maximum gradients in magnetic, deep gravity, and intermediate depth gravity anomalies. (3) SEAL: Seal maps based on presence and thickness of lacustrine sediments and base of SRP aquifer. Raster size is 2 km. All files generated in ArcGIS.
description: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities; abstract: These data are a Kernel Density layers produced using ArcGIS. The Kernel analysis is a nonparametric statistical method for estimating probability densities from a set of points. Conceptually, a smooth raster surface is fitted over each point. The surface value is highest at the location of the point and diminishes with increasing distance (i.e.search radius), eventually reaching zero. A default value is calculated by the analysis tool for the search radius based on the input data; increasing the radius has little affect on the density value. Although more points will fall inside a larger search radius the number will be divided by a larger area when calculating density resulting in a more generalized output raster. The volume under the surface equals the weighted value for the point. The weights were created by Knowledge Networks and applied to the points based on demographics. The density of the output raster is calculated by adding the values of all the individual surfaces where they overlap. The point's weighted value determines the number of times to count the point. For example, a weighted value of 1.5 would cause the point to be counted one and half times. The resulting dataset is a smooth raster surface depicting the intensity use or density of an activity. Based on previous experience and after conducting some tests, all of the activity datasets were given a search radius of one mile. In discussing a similar project with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation we discovered that most visitors to the coast stay within a mile of their activity location. This distance also proved to be a good match to the mapped activities
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This study employs a range of analytical techniques, including the geographical detector, kernel density estimation, imbalance index, geographical concentration index, and nearest neighbor index, all integrated with ArcGIS 10.8, to examine and illustrate the spatial distribution of 757 traditional villages across Guizhou, revealing an aggregated spatial distribution pattern of traditional villages, i.e., “one highly concentrated area and two secondary density clusters.” This pattern is influenced by both natural and socio-cultural factors, with socio-cultural elements such as road network density, GDP, and ethnic minority populations playing a more significant role than natural environmental factors. The results of geodetector analysis indicate that the interaction between these factors generally shows a nonlinear enhancement effect. Based on these findings, this study proposes four main strategies to preserve and enhance traditional villages: (1) establishing regional identities that reflect local ethnic characteristics; (2) improving village infrastructure to enhance accessibility; (3) implementing targeted protection and utilization strategies based on local conditions; and (4) industrial linkage, combining protection and development.
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Original data can be downloaded from here. Another online version of the data can be found HERE.This version presented and hosted by CPAWS-NL allows for data extraction and analysis within ArcGIS Online Map Viewer."Kernel density estimation (KDE) utilizes spatially explicit data to model the distribution of a variable of interest. It is a simple non-parametric neighbor-based smoothing function that relies on few assumptions about the structure of the observed data. It has been used in ecology to identify hotspots, that is, areas of relatively high biomass/abundance, and in 2010 was used by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to delineate significant concentrations of corals and sponges. The same approach has been used successfully in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area. Here, we update the previous analyses with the catch records from up to 5 additional years of trawl survey data from Eastern Canada, including the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We applied kernel density estimation to create a modelled biomass surface for each of sponges, small and large gorgonian corals, and sea pens, and applied an aerial expansion method to identify significant concentrations of theses taxa. We compared our results to those obtained previously and provided maps of significant concentrations as well as point data co-ordinates for catches above the threshold values used to construct the significant area polygons. The borders of the polygons can be refined using knowledge of null catches and species distribution models of species presence/absence and/or biomass." (DOI: 10.17632/dtk86rjm86.2)