Download ESI Maps and GIS Data

On this page, you can download free Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps and data in a variety of formats:

  • PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
  • Geodatabase format with an ArcMap map document (.mxd). (The date following each geodatabase link shows when modifications were made to the data tables and/or map document only. The underlying data were collected circa the atlas publication date shown in bold.) This is the only GIS format that is modified after the original data publication. We've developed several ESI Tools to help you work with the geodatabase files.
  • Metadata is provided for all ESI data distributed in a GIS format. Available formats vary based on the date of publication. InPort is the current NOAA metadata repository, and newer metadata is only available in this format. In cases where metadata is provided in other formats, it may contain some additional information that did not get transferred to InPort.

The following formats are only available for ESI data published prior to 2014:

  • Threatened and Endangered Species (T&E) Geodatabase, a subset of the ESI data that focuses on species and habitats that were listed as threatened or endangered at the time of the atlas publication. (The federal and state Threatened and Endangered status will change as species populations recover or their existence faces greater peril.) A map document (.mxd) and layer files are also included.
  • Shapefiles, data tables (.dbf), and an ArcView 3.x project.
  • ArcExport files (.e00), with the relational and desktop data tables in ArcExport and text formats.

Where available, you can view ESI data or PDF maps in ERMA®, an online mapping tool for environmental response data, adapted to a variety of regions.

Downloads for ESIs that were generated using GIS (post-1993) include metadata in PDF format. Other metadata formats, as available, are included as a separate download. Additionally, for more recent atlases, links are provided to metadata in the NOAA metadata repository, InPort. Metadata for the post-2014 atlases is only available in InPort.


Downloadable maps and data are available for the following regions and waterways:

State, Territory, and International Coastal Atlases
Alabama Alaska American Samoa
California Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Guam and N. Mariana Islands
Guatemala Hawaii Honduras
Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire
New Jersey New York Nicaragua
North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina
Texas Virgin Islands Virginia
Washington
River and Water Body Atlases
Apalachicola River Columbia River Fall River
Great Lakes Gulf of Fonseca Hudson River
Offshore Areas St. Johns River

The files available on this page have been compressed as self-extracting zip files so that they can be downloaded more easily from the Internet. [Need help with compressed files?]

Accessibility Support

If you have difficulty accessing the information in our ESI maps or data because of a disability, please call 206.526.6944 or email the ESI Specialist for assistance.

National Shoreline

2017
Merged set of ESI Line layers [Zip; 231 MB]: Contiguous U.S. shoreline (excludes Great Lakes, Alaska, Hawaii, and territories)
Metadata: Text [TXT; 57 KB]

National ESI Atlas Index

View in ERMA: ERMA layer showing the name/date of each atlas, with links to this page, plus links to the atlas Index, Information, and Legend PDFs.

Full Set of National ESI PDF maps

View in ERMA: ERMA layer with links to individual PDF maps, plus atlas Index, Information, and Legend PDFs.

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Alabama

2007
PDF files [Zip, 37.8 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 14.5 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 18.8 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 28.3 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 29.6 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [1.0 MB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.8 MB]; view in InPort
 
1981 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 17.3 MB]

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Alaska

Aleutian Islands

2001
PDF files [Zip, 102 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 23.8 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 8.0 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 15.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 62.7 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [579 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Bristol Bay

2004
PDF files [Zip, 88.8 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 21.7 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 17.6 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 27.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 49.9 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [686 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula

2002 - Summary Maps*
PDF files [Zip, 21.2 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 5.7 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
Updated BIRDS data geodatabase [Zip, 9.2 MB] Zip contains metadata (8/2024)
View updated 2024 bird data in ERMA
View 2002 full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 2.6 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 5.0 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 11.7 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [565 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.0 MB]; view in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 59.8 MB]
 

Kodiak Island and Shelikof Strait

1997 - Summary Maps*
PDF files [Zip, 7.2 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 9.0 MB] (Modified 12/26/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 4.3 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 7.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 21.9 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [272 KB]
 

North Slope

2005
PDF files [Zip, 231 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 34.8 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 46.5 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 24.9 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 61.2 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [500 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.0 MB]; view in InPort
 
1999 - Summary Maps*
PDF files [Zip, 16.0 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [311 KB]
 

Northwest Arctic

2002
PDF files [Zip, 71.9 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 50.7 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 40.8 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 37.0 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 100 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [551 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Norton Sound and Pribilof Islands

1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 54.8 MB]
 

Pribilof Islands (Seal Islands National Historic Landmark and part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge)

1999
PDF file (hosted by E-Tech International Inc.)
 

Prince William Sound

2000
PDF files [Zip, 382 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 17.5 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 7.5 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 14.3 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 38.3 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [304 KB]; all formats (html and PDF) [Zip, 505 KB]; view in InPort
 
1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 45.0 MB]
 

Shelikof Strait Region

1982 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 34.8 MB]
 

Southeast Alaska

1992 (with some updates in 2001)
PDF files [Zip, 319 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 24.7 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 24.1 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 20.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 54.3 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [602 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Southern Alaska Peninsula

1986 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 78.1 MB]
 

Western Alaska

2003
PDF files [Zip, 155 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 67.9 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 7.5 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 101 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 160 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [639 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.2 MB]; view in InPort
 

* ESI summary maps don't include the same level of detailed information found on typical ESI atlas maps. For example, fewer species may be mapped, or only the most sensitive shoreline types may be shown. See the metadata for more details. [Back to Alaska ESI atlases]

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American Samoa

2004
PDF files [Zip, 84.5 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 5.1 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 3.3 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 3.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 9.1 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [539 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort

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California

Central California

2006
PDF files [Zip, 54 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 15 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 22.0 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 30.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 32.5 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [618 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Northern California

2008
PDF files [Zip, 44 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 16.9 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 24.7 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 41.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 47.4 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [1.2 MB]; all formats (html, sgml, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.5 MB]; view in InPort
 

San Francisco Bay

1986 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 18.4 MB]
 

Southern California

2010
PDF files [Zip, 150 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 18.3 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 19.9 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 44.0 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 45.4 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [1.9 MB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.1 MB]; view in InPort
 
1980 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 85.2 MB]

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Connecticut

Long Island Sound

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 176.2 MB] (Modified 05/18/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, ​93.7 MB] (Modified 01/12/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 16.6 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 28.4 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 23.1 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area

2001 - Historical Data
PDF files [Zip, 267 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 73.1 MB] (Modified 06/17/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 24.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 89.2 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [819 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.5 MB]; view in InPort
 

Connecticut

1984 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 40.3 MB]

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Delaware

Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.8 MB]; all formats (html, text, xml, and PDF) [Zip, 3.7 MB]; view in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 372 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 10.6 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 10.0 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 22.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 25.1 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [208 KB]
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 87.4 MB]

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Florida

Coastal Florida is divided into five regions for the purpose of ESI updates. These regions are the Florida Panhandle (formerly West Florida), Northwest Peninsular Florida and Southwest Peninsular Florida (formerly West Peninsular Florida Volume 1 and Volume 2 respectively), South Florida, and Eastern Florida.

The GIS data for Florida were previously published as a single geodatabase covering the entire state. As GIS data are updated and posted here, the original geodatabase will be modified to exclude the areas where newer data are available. This geodatabase has been renamed Peninsular Florida. For historic purposes, the geodatabase of the entire state will continue to be available. The PDF maps for the 2012 Florida Panhandle data are in a slightly different format than those for other atlases.

Florida GIS Data
 

Southwest Peninsular Florida

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 131 MB] (Modified 07/27/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 750 MB] (produced in 2021 with 2016 data)
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Northwest Peninsular Florida

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 185.5 MB] (Modified 04/04/18)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 712 MB] (produced in 2021 with 2016 data)
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Peninsular Florida (includes all of Florida except the Panhandle)

1996
Geodatabase [Zip, 144.9 MB] (Modified 11/15/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 108 MB]
Note: The HYDRO and ESI line layers in this geodatabase were updated with data collected in 2003. The biology and human-use data remain the same.
 

Florida Panhandle

2012
PDF files [Zip, 99 MB] (Human-use Resources added 05/31/13)
Geodatabase [Zip, 50.9 MB] (Modified 07/12/18)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 79.0 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 102 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 115.7 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.9 MB]; all formats (html, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.9 MB]; view in InPort
 

South Florida

2013
Geodatabase [Zip, 148 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 192 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles [Zip, 317 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 174 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.0 MB]; all formats (html, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.3 MB]; view in InPort
 

State of Florida

1995-1997 - Historic Data
Geodatabase [Zip, 164 MB] (Modified 10/01/12) (includes the same data as Peninsular Florida, above, but also includes the historic Panhandle data)
 
Florida PDFs
 
Index of Maps [PDF, 590 KB]
 

East Florida

2020
The East Florida 2020 ESI atlas was funded and managed by the State of Florida. The data collection and storage follow the NOAA ESI Guidelines for data integrity and compatibility. For more information see the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) page.
Geodatabase [Zip, 188 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [zip, 585 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 459 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [PDF, 184 KB]
 
Apalachicola River
 
1984 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 11.0 MB]
 

Northeast Florida

1981 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 34.8 MB]
 

South Florida

1996
PDF files [Zip, 200 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [PDF, 219 KB]
 
1981 - Historic Data
PDF files (Volume 1) [Zip, 29.3 MB]
PDF files (Volume 2) [Zip, 48.0 MB]
 

St. Johns River

1997
PDF files [Zip, 33.1 MB]
 

West Florida

1995 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 273.9 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [PDF, 114 KB]
 
1981 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 44.2 MB]
 

West Peninsular Florida

1996
PDF files (Volume 1) [Zip, 134 MB]
PDF files (Volume 2) [Zip, 367 MB]
Metadata: View PDF (Volume 1) [PDF, 255 KB]; View PDF (Volume 2) [PDF, 198 KB]
 
1981 - Historic Data
PDF files (Volume 1) [Zip, 38.7 MB]
PDF files (Volume 2) [Zip, 24.0 MB]

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Georgia

2015
Geodatabase [Zip, 129 MB] (Modified 09/12/16)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 114.8 MB] (Modified 5/17/17)
PDF maps, regridded to USGS quads [Zip 1,140 MB] (2020)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 60 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 57.2 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1997 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 167 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 14.5 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 6.9 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 11.7 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 32.2 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [215 KB]
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 45.1 MB]

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Great Lakes

Lake Erie

2022
Geodatabase [Zip, 6 MB] (updated with finer-resolution geometries 2024-02)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 222.8 MB] View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 117 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA
 

St. Lawrence River

1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 25.5 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA
 

St. Marys River

1986 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 18.8 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA
 

Straits of Mackinac

2019
Geodatabase [Zip, 56.7 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 61.9 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

St. Clair/Detroit River System

2019
Geodatabase [Zip, 37.2 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 28 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Lake Huron

1994
PDF files [Zip, 83.8 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 10.4 MB] (Modified 07/05/11)
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 10.0 MB]*
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [198 KB]
 

Lake Michigan, Eastern

1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 63.7 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA
 

Lake Michigan, Northern

1994
PDF files [Zip, 276 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 12 MB]*
View PDFs in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [98 KB]
 

Lake Michigan, Southern

1994
PDF files [Zip, 52.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 320 KB]*
View PDFs in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [99 KB]
 

Lake Michigan, Western

1993
PDF files [Zip, 234 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 4.2 MB] (Modified 06/23/11)
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 3.0 MB]*
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [82 KB]
 

Lake Ontario

1993
PDF files [Zip, 154 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 2.7 MB]*
View PDFs in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [88 KB]
 

Lake Superior

1994
PDF files [Zip, 469 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 6.8 MB]*
View PDFs in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [90 KB]

* These atlases are available "as is" in ArcExport format. These files are not supported and there may be issues. They have been adapted to fit the standard ESI data structure as closely as possible. [Back to Great Lakes ESI atlases]

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Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands

Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands

2005
PDF files [Zip, 89.4 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 3.9 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 1.2 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 6.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 7 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [517 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 

Mariana Islands (Volume 1) - Guam

1994 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 26.8 MB]

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Guatemala

2001
PDF files [Zip, 34.6 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 16.5 MB] (Modified 06/20/11)

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Gulf of Fonseca

2000
Geodatabase [Zip, 108 MB] (Modified 06/20/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 42.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 95.4 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [325 KB]; view in InPort
 
Honduras
PDF files [Zip, 109 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA
 
Nicaragua
PDF files [Zip, 76.8 MB]
View PDFs in ERMA

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Hawaii

2001
PDF files [Zip, 370 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 34.7 MB] (Modified 02/26/13)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 22.5 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 28 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 80 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [1.1 MB]; all formats (html and PDF) [Zip, 1.2 MB]; view in InPort
 
1986 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 126 MB]

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Louisiana

2014
Geodatabase [Zip, 354 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 238 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
2003
PDF files [Zip, 467 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 100 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 57.8 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 134 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 273 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [626 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 
1989 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 196 MB]

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Maine

Maine and New Hampshire

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 246.5 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 219 MB] (Modified 5/06/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 42.8 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 38.4 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 46.8 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 56.1 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Maps (Maine's equivalent of ESI maps)

2007 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 246 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 40.5 MB] (Modified 06/16/11)
 

Downeast Maine

1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 37.4 MB]
 

Midcoast Maine

1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 37.8 MB]
 

Southern Maine and New Hampshire

1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 52.3 MB]

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Maryland

Chesapeake Bay and Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, ​783 MB] (Modified 01/12/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, ​448 MB]
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 36 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 38 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 52 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 47 MB]
Volume 5 [Zip, 48 MB]
Volume 6 [Zip, 47 MB]
Volume 7 [Zip, 61 MB]
Volume 8 [Zip, 61 MB]
Volume 9 [Zip, 52 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]

Maryland

2007 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 235 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 86.9 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 55.4 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 215 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 256 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [1.1 MB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.8 MB]; view in InPort
 
1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 168 MB]

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 142 MB] (Modified 07/27/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 160.6 MB] (Modified 09/22/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 42.7 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 29.8 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 22.9 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 39.0 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Massachusetts

1999 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 444 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 35.2 MB] (Modified 06/16/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 9 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 38.1 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [353 KB]
 
1980 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 85.7 MB]
 

Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts

1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 57.0 MB]

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Mississippi

2010
PDF files [Zip, 53.6 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 22.8 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 20.2 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 48.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 48.7 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.2 MB]; all formats (html, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 2.9 MB]; view in InPort

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New Hampshire

Maine and New Hampshire

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 246.5 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 219 MB] (Modified 5/06/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 42.8 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 38.4 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 46.8 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 56.1 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]

New Hampshire

2004 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 44.6 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 5.4 MB] (Modified 06/16/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 3 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 5.5 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [909 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.3 MB]; view in InPort
 

Southern Maine and New Hampshire

1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 52.3 MB]

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New Jersey

New York and New Jersey (includes NY/NJ metro area, Hudson River, and South Long Island)

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 63.7 MB] (Modified 7/10/18)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 84.6 MB] (Modified 12/02/16)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 23.5 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 22.5 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 18.0 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.8 MB]; all formats (html, text, xml, and PDF) [Zip, 3.7 MB]; view in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 372 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 10.6 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 10.0 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 22.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 25.1 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [208 KB]
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 87.4 MB]
 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area

2001 - Historical Data
PDF files [Zip, 267 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 73.1 MB] (Modified 06/17/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 24.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 89.2 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [819 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.5 MB]; view in InPort

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New York

Long Island Sound

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 176.2 MB] (Modified 05/18/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, ​93.7 MB] (Modified 01/12/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 16.6 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 28.4 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 23.1 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]

New York and New Jersey (includes NY/NJ metro area, Hudson River, and South Long Island)

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 63.7 MB] (Modified 7/10/18)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 84.6 MB] (Modified 12/02/16)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 23.5 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 22.5 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 18.0 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 

Hudson River

2006 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 37.4 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 7.3 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 10.5 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 11.9 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 15.4 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [533 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.3 MB]; view in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 45.8 MB]
 

Long Island

2009 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 72.9 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 25.8 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 34.4 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 51.5 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 52.6 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [1.5 MB]; all formats (html, sgml, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.5 MB]; view in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 83.3 MB]
 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area (includes New York Harbor)

2001 - Historical Data
PDF files [Zip, 267 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 73.1 MB] (Modified 06/17/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 24.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 89.2 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [819 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.5 MB]; view in InPort
 

New York Harbor

1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 66.3 MB]

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North Carolina

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 333 MB]
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDFs [Zip, 248.3 MB] (Modified 5/06/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 37.7 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 37.0 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 44.2 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 35.2 MB]
Volume 5 [Zip, 56.4 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
2011 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 250 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 66.8 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 53.2 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 132 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 149 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [1.5 MB]; all formats (html, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 2.7 MB]; view in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 435 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 128 MB] (Modified 07/15/08)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 33.7 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 97.7 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [223 KB]
 
1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 337 MB]

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Offshore Areas

Offshore ESIs are created and provided by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The datasets follow the NOAA ESI Guidelines. For more information, see BSEE's web page, Offshore Information for Coastal Zone Area Contingency Planning.

A QuickStart PDF guide is available [PDF, 1.4 MB] to help you use the ERMA ESI query tool with the Offshore ESI Atlases.

Offshore Alaska - Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

Offshore Alaska - Cook Inlet and Kodiak Island

Offshore Gulf of America

Offshore Los Angeles / Long Beach California

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Oregon

Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon

2014
PDF files [Zip, 192.7 MB] (Modified 11/26/18)
Geodatabase [Zip, 236 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 132 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 4.4 MB] (HYDRO and ESI layers only; modified 06/16/11)
Metadata: View PDF [42 KB]
 

Columbia River

2004
PDF files [Zip, 89.1 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 12.4 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 20.5 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 10.3 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 21.5 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [705 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 
1992 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 33.6 MB]

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Pennsylvania

Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.8 MB]; all formats (html, text, xml, and PDF) [Zip, 3.7 MB]; view in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 372 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 10.6 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 10.0 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 22.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 25.1 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [208 KB]
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 87.4 MB]

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Puerto Rico

2000
PDF files [Zip, 603 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 24.8 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 24.3 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 25.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 66.5 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [626 KB]; all formats (html and PDF) [Zip, 828 KB]; view in InPort
 
1984 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 75.1 MB]

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Rhode Island

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, 142 MB] (Modified 07/27/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 160.6 MB] (Modified 09/22/17)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 42.7 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 29.8 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 22.9 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 39.0 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area

2001 - Historical Data
PDF files [Zip, 267 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 73.1 MB] (Modified 06/17/11)
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 24.6 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 89.2 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [819 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.5 MB]; view in InPort
 

Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts

1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 57 MB]

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South Carolina

2015
Geodatabase [Zip, 256.6 MB] (Modified 9/12/16)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, 159.6 MB] (Modified 12/02/16)
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 51.8 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 67.1 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1996 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 289 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 27.1 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 9.0 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 26.7 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 61.8 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [195 KB]
 
1982 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 133 MB]

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Texas

Texas Upper Coast

2013
PDF files [Zip, 61 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 59 MB] (Modified 6/13/16)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 37 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles [Zip, 121 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 137 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [2.4 MB]; all formats (html, xml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 3.6 MB]; view in InPort
 
1995 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 59.3 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 10.4 MB] (Modified 06/17/11)
 

Texas


ESI data for the state of Texas is provided by the Texas General Land Office. Although the data format does not match the NOAA ESI Guidelines, the data is a valuable resource. Among the data available are the ESI Shoreline (Environmental Sensitivity Index Shoreline) and the ESI biology layers (Species & Habitats).
Biology: 2017, Shoreline: 2013
View in ERMA
 

Galveston Bay Region

1979 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 32.3 MB]

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Virgin Islands

U.S. and British Virgin Islands

2000
PDF files [Zip, 134 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 12 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 10.1 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 8.4 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 31.6 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [542 KB]; all formats (html and PDF) [Zip, 792 KB]; view in InPort
 

U.S. Virgin Islands

1986 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 24.1 MB]

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Virginia

Chesapeake Bay and Outer Coasts of Maryland and Virginia

2016
Geodatabase [Zip, ​783 MB] (Modified 01/12/17)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
PDF files [Zip, ​448 MB]
Atlas Documents for Printing:
Volume 1 [Zip, 36 MB]
Volume 2 [Zip, 38 MB]
Volume 3 [Zip, 52 MB]
Volume 4 [Zip, 47 MB]
Volume 5 [Zip, 48 MB]
Volume 6 [Zip, 47 MB]
Volume 7 [Zip, 61 MB]
Volume 8 [Zip, 61 MB]
Volume 9 [Zip, 52 MB]
Atlas printing guidelines [PDF, 783 KB]

Virginia

2005 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 361 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 79.2 MB] (Modified 02/22/13)
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 68.7 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 159 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 177 MB]
Metadata: View PDF [597 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.2 MB]; view in InPort
 
1983 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 325 MB]

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Washington

Outer Coast of Washington and Oregon

2014
PDF files [Zip, 192.7 MB] (Modified 11/26/18)
Geodatabase [Zip, 236 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
View in ERMA
Metadata: View in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 132 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 2.7 MB] (HYDRO and ESI layers only; modified 06/16/11)
Metadata: View PDF [37.8 KB]
 

Columbia River

2004
PDF files [Zip, 89.1 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 12.4 MB] (Modified 10/01/12)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 20.5 MB]
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 10.3 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 21.5 MB]
View in ERMA
Metadata: View PDF [705 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 1.1 MB]; view in InPort
 
1992 - Historic Data
PDF files [Zip, 33.6 MB]
 

Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca

2006
PDF files [Zip, 217 MB]
Geodatabase [Zip, 13.7 MB] (see README for 2024 update)
View full geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
T&E Geodatabase [Zip, 5.5 MB]
View T&E geodatabase in NOAA’s GeoPlatform
Shapefiles/ArcView 3.x project [Zip, 20.9 MB]
ArcExport/Data tables [Zip, 28 MB]
View in ERMA

Metadata: View PDF [498 KB]; all formats (html, sgml, text, and PDF) [Zip, 940 KB]; view in InPort
 
1985 - Historic Data - Puget Sound
PDF files [Zip, 64 MB]
 
1984 - Historic Data - Strait of Juan de Fuca
PDF files [Zip, 66.6 MB]

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