ESI Availability

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) atlases are available for most of the coastal regions of the United States, along with a few international locations. (Each ESI atlas is a regional collection of several smaller ESI maps.)

Click on the regional links at the top or bottom of this page to see:

• Areas that have ESI atlases and what formats are available for each atlas.
  
• Information about the data in each atlas (metadata).
  
• List of maps included in each atlas (using ESI indexes).
  
• Overview fact sheets for each atlas CD/DVD.

For More Information

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps Overview of ESI maps.

Get ESI Maps and GIS Data Instructions on how to download or order ESI maps and GIS data.

Anatomy of ESI Maps Brief introduction to the basic elements of ESI maps.

ESI Toolkit Tools and resources for ESI users.