Find out what regions on the Pacific Coast have been mapped using the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) method and download detailed information about each ESI atlas.
The table below lists the Pacific 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.
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| California: Central California - 2006 |
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| California: San Francisco Bay - 1998 |
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| California: Southern California - 2010 |
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| California: Northern California - 2008 |
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| Oregon: Columbia River - 2004 |
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| Oregon Coast - 1985 |
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Washington: Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca - 2006 |
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| Washington: Columbia River - 2004 |
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| Washington: Outer Coast of Washington - 1985 |
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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 Pacific 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?]
- Central California (2006) Metadata [Zip, 1.1 MB]
- Columbia River (2004) Metadata [Zip, 1.1 MB]
- Northern California (2008) Metadata [Zip, 3.5 MB]
- Oregon Coast (1985) Metadata [PDF, 42 KB]
- Outer Coast of Washington (1985) Metadata [PDF, 37.8 KB]
- Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca (2006) Metadata [Zip, 940 KB]
- San Francisco Bay (1998) Metadata [PDF, 248 KB]
- Southern California (2010) Metadata [Zip, 3.1 MB]
Each ESI atlas is composed of several maps covering the region. The files below provide an index for each Pacific Coast atlas showing the number and location of the ESI maps included.
- Central California (2006) Index [PDF, 673.3 KB]
- Columbia River (2004) Index [PDF, 620.0 KB]
- Northern California (2008) Index [PDF, 1.8 MB]
- Oregon Coast (1985) Index [PDF, 53.6 KB]
- Outer Coast of Washington (1985) Index [PDF, 53.7 KB]
- Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca (2006) Index [PDF, 651.6 KB]
- San Francisco Bay (1998) Index [PDF, 33.9 KB]
- Southern California (2010) Index [PDF, 9.8 MB]
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 Pacific Coast ESI atlas. You can order a CD/DVD from our Order ESIs page.
- Central California (2006) Fact Sheet [PDF, 94.1 KB]
- Columbia River (2004) Fact Sheet [PDF, 67.5 KB]
- Northern California (2008) Fact Sheet [PDF, 562.8 KB]
- Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca (2006) Fact Sheet [PDF, 210.2 KB]
- San Francisco Bay (1998) Fact Sheet [PDF, 37.1 KB]
- Southern California (2010) Fact Sheet [PDF, 955.6 KB]
