Geographic Information System (GIS) Data and Maps

Regional Mapping Data  — Official Protraction Diagrams

Click on the buttons to the left to obtain Maps and GIS data for each of the MMS Regions.

National Maps and Special Purpose Graphics:

	Maps and other information for the current 5 Year Plan 2007-2012 — Shows Areas available for leasing in the 5 Year Plan. Many additional maps are included in the Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2.
	Status of Federal Leasing Programs (1,577 KB JPG); July 17, 2008) — Shows National Marine Sanctuaries, areas available for leasing under the 2007-2012 Five Year Plan, existing leases, and areas withdrawn from leasing through June 30, 2012.
	Marine Boundaries — A summary graphic to explain offshore boundaries.
	CSB Map (572 KB PDF)  — Shows U.S. Continental Shelf Boundary (CSB) areas, including the Pacific territories. The CSB marks the limit of U.S. jurisdiction for offshore mineral development.
	CSB Bathy Map (1,823 KB PDF) — Shows U.S. CSB areas, on a color coded topo/bathy background.
	Atlantic Multiple Use Map (3,129 KB PDF) — Shows multiple uses within the North and Mid Atlantic offshore areas.
	Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries — Maps, shapefiles and coordinates for the newly developed OCS Administrative Boundaries.

Additional Data Sources: (all in format)

	FGDC Marine Boundary Working Group — Site includes descriptions for the various offshore marine boundaries and links to the GIS data.
	Digital Shoreline of the United States — Derived from NOAA T-sheets (1:5000 to 1:40,000 scale).
	NOAA Coastal Services Center — Spatial data including LIDAR, AVHRR, Benthic data, etc.
	National Hydrography Data set — Rivers, Streams, Coasts, etc. A joint project by USGS and EPA.
	NGDC Coastline Extractor — Choose from four digital coastlines 1:70,000 to 1:5,000,000 scale.
	National Marine Sanctuaries — Information on National Marine Sanctuaries in the U.S.
	FGDC Geospatial Data Clearinghouse — A collection of over 250 spatial data servers. These data collections can be searched through a single interface based on their descriptions, or "metadata."
	GEO-DATA Explorer — Access, view, and download information from geo-spatial databases containing a broad spectrum of data produced by the USGS and other government agencies.
	National Atlas — Contains a wide variety of nationwide coverages at 1:1,000,000 scale.
	Earth Explorer — Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the U.S. Geological Survey.
	Maritime Claims Reference Manual — A compendium of world wide maritime claims.
	International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) — At the University of Durham has links to boundary related web sites around the world.

Additional Documents:

	Court Decisions — U.S. Court decisions affecting offshore boundaries.
	Treaties and Legislation — Includes coordinate listings for international boundaries:

▪    Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act — As amended December 2000.

▪    Territorial Submerged Lands Act — Conveys submerged lands to the Territories including the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.

▪    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea — Full texts of the Convention, current status, and historical background.

▪    Additional Treaties and Legislation — Including coordinate listings for international boundaries.

Procedures — Used by MMS for determining marine boundaries.