ESI Data in Geodatabase Format

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) atlases began to include GIS data in the geodatabase format in 2006. Some older atlases have since been converted to this format.

You can download the geodatabase files from this page for free, or you can purchase a CD/DVD of the ESI atlas and get the data in all of the available ESI formats. (The geodatabase data is also included in the downloads from the NOS Data Explorer site. Follow the Downloading ESIs link at top for instructions.)

You may also want to download the latest version of the ESI toolbar, a suite of tools designed to assist you in viewing and querying geodatabase data in ESRI's ArcMap 9.x.

Download ESI Geodatabase Files

You can download the latest geodatabase files by clicking on the regional links below:

• Alaska
  
• Atlantic Coast
  
• Florida and the Gulf of Mexico
  
• Hawaii and U.S. Territories
  
• Pacific Coast

Each download includes the geodatabase files and an MXD file, which displays the data in ArcMap 9.x using standard ESI colors and symbology and includes established links to the ESI data tables. (Just drag the region folder onto your hard drive from the geodatabase directory.)

These downloads are in a zipped (compressed) format that is self-extracting, so the files should uncompress automatically. (If they don't, try WinZip.)

Alaska ESI Data in Geodatabase Format • top

Aleutian Islands (2001) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 77.4 M)

Bristol Bay (2004) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 50.5 M)

Prince William Sound (2000) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 63.2 M)

Atlantic Coast ESI Data in Geodatabase Format • top

Hudson River (2006) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 16.1 M)

Maryland (2007) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 294.2 M)

New Hampshire (2004) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 6.2 M)

North Carolina (1996) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 134.7 M)

South Carolina (1996) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 90.9 M)

Virginia (2005) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 380.4 M)

Florida and the Gulf of Mexico ESI Data in Geodatabase Format • top

Alabama (2007) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 48.5 M)

Florida (1995-1997) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 443.2 M)

Louisiana (2003) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 417.4 M)

Mississippi (1995) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 24.5 M)

Hawaii and U.S. Territories ESI Data in Geodatabase Format • top

Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (2005) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 8.2 M)

Hawaii (2001) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 102.9 M)

Puerto Rico (2000) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 84.7 M)

U.S & British Virgin Islands (2000) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 43.1 M)

Pacific Coast ESI Data in Geodatabase Format • top

Central California (2006) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 39.7 M)

Columbia River (2004) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 27.6 M)

Puget Sound & Strait of Juan de Fuca (2006) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 31.2 M)

San Francisco (1998) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 24.2 M)

Southern California (1995) Geodatabase ESI Data (Software format: Zip, size: 13.4 M)