Find out what regions on the Atlantic Coast have been mapped using the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) method and download detailed information about each ESI atlas.
Regional Coverage and Available Formats • top
The table below lists the Atlantic Coast regions for which ESI maps have been produced and the various formats that are available (indicated by a checkmark).
Note: Some regions may be covered in more than one ESI atlas. Check the atlas indexes to see the exact areas that are included in each atlas.
| Atlas Publication Date |
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| Connecticut: Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area - 2001 |
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| Delaware, New Jersey (south of Barnegat Inlet) & Pennsylvania - 1996 |
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| Georgia - 1997 |
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Maine EVI maps - 2007 (EVI maps are Maine's equivalent of ESI maps.) |
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| Maryland - 2007 |
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| Massachusetts - 1999 |
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Michigan: St. Marys River - 1986 |
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| New Hampshire - 2004 |
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| New Jersey: Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area - 2001 |
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| New Jersey: Delaware, New Jersey (south of Barnegat Inlet) & Pennsylvania - 1996 |
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| New York: Hudson River - 2006 |
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| New York: Long Island - 2009 |
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| New York: Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area - 2001 |
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New York: St. Lawrence River - 1985 |
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| North Carolina - 2011 |
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| Pennsylvania: Delaware, New Jersey (south of Barnegat Inlet) & Pennsylvania - 1996 |
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| Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area - 2001 |
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| South Carolina - 1996 |
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| Virginia - 2005 |
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Metadata for each Atlas • top
Metadata provides identifying information about an ESI atlas, including what items/regions were mapped, shoreline type definitions, data sources and providers, and geographic reference information. Below are metadata files for the Atlantic Coast ESI atlases. The files have been compressed as self-extracting zip files so that they can be downloaded more easily from the Internet. [Need help with compressed files?]
- Delaware, New Jersey, & Pennsylvania (1996) Metadata [PDF, 208 KB]
- Georgia (1997) Metadata [PDF, 215 KB]
- Hudson River (2006) Metadata [Zip, 1.3 MB]
- Long Island (2009) Metadata [Zip, 3.5 MB]
- Maryland (2007) Metadata [Zip, 1.8 MB]
- Massachusetts (1999) Metadata [PDF, 353 KB]
- New Hampshire (2004) Metadata [Zip, 1.3 MB]
- North Carolina (2011) Metadata [Zip, 2.7 MB]
- Rhode Island, Connecticut, & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area (2001) Metadata [Zip, 1.5 MB]
- South Carolina (1996) Metadata [PDF, 195 KB]
- Virginia (2005) Metadata [Zip, 1.2 MB]
List of Maps Included in Each Atlas • top
Each ESI atlas is composed of several maps covering the region. The files below provide an index for each Atlantic Coast atlas showing the number and location of the ESI maps included.
- Delaware, New Jersey & Pennsylvania (1996) Index [PDF, 40.5 KB]
- Georgia (1997) Index [PDF, 40.9 KB]
- Hudson River (2006) Index [PDF, 117.3 KB]
- Long Island (2009) Index [PDF, 190.8 KB]
- Maine EVI (2007) Index [PDF, 436.8 KB]
- Maryland (2007) Index [PDF, 238.0 KB]
- Massachusetts (1999) Index [PDF, 37.7 KB]
- New Hampshire (2004) Index [PDF, 140.6 KB]
- North Carolina (2011) Index [PDF, 69.1 KB]
- Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area (2001) Index [PDF, 434 KB]
- South Carolina (1996) Index [PDF, 125.6 KB]
- St. Lawrence River (1985) Index [PDF, 58.8 KB]
- St. Marys River (1986) Index [PDF, 96.9 KB]
- Virginia (2005) Index [PDF, 245.3 KB]
Overview Fact Sheets for Each Atlas CD/DVD • top
The documents below provide a brief introduction to ESI mapping and a description of the files that are available on the CD/DVD version of each Atlantic Coast ESI atlas. You can order a CD/DVD from our Order ESIs page.
- Delaware, New Jersey & Pennsylvania (1996) Fact Sheet [PDF, 154.7 KB]
- Georgia (1997) Fact Sheet [PDF, 57.1 KB]
- Hudson River (2006) Fact Sheet [PDF, 157.6 KB]
- Long Island (2009) Fact Sheet [PDF, 136.4 KB]
- Maryland (2007) Fact Sheet [PDF, 117.4 KB]
- Massachusetts (1999) Fact Sheet [PDF, 158.3 KB]
- New Hampshire (2004) Fact Sheet [PDF, 137.1 KB]
- Rhode Island, Connecticut & New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area (2001) Fact Sheet [PDF, 178.5 KB]
- South Carolina (1996) Fact Sheet [PDF, 117.0 KB]
- Virginia (2005) Fact Sheet [PDF, 135.8 KB]
