ESI Coverage for Hawaii, U.S. Territories, and International

Find out what regions have been mapped using the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) method in Hawaii, the U.S. territories, and a few international locations--and download detailed information about each ESI atlas.

• Regional coverage and available formats
  
• Metadata (information about the data) for each atlas
  
• List of maps included in each atlas
  
• Overview fact sheets for each atlas CD/DVD

Regional Coverage and Available Formats • top

For Hawaii, the U.S. territories, and a few international locations, the table below lists the regions for which ESI maps have been produced and the various formats that are available (indicated by a checkmark).
                        
Note: Check the atlas indexes to see the exact areas that are included in each atlas.

Atlas Publication Date	PDF	Arc Export	MOSS	Arc View	ESI Viewer	Paper	Geo DB
American Samoa - 2004
Guam & Northern Mariana Islands - 2005
Hawaii - 2001
Honduras: Golfo de Fonseca - 2000
Nicaragua: Golfo de Fonseca - 2000
Northern Mariana Islands: Guam & Mariana Islands - 2005
Puerto Rico - 2000
Virgin Islands: U.S. & British Virgin Islands - 2000

Metadata for each Atlas • top 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 the PDF versions of the metadata for the ESI atlases for Hawaii, the U.S. territories, and a few international locations. Note: For atlases published since 2002, we generally provide metadata in additional formats (HTML, SGML, and TXT) on the CD/DVDs, which you can order from the Get ESI Maps page.

American Samoa (2004) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 1.1 M)

Golfo de Fonseca (2000) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 373.1 K)

Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (2005) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 577.4 K)

Hawaii (2001) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 1.5 M)

Puerto Rico (2000) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 736.6 K)

U.S. & British Virgin Islands (2000) Metadata (Document format: PDF, size: 672.2 K)

List of Maps Included in Each Atlas • top Each ESI atlas is composed of several maps covering the region. The files below provide an index showing the number and location of the ESI maps included for the atlases for Hawaii, the U.S. territories, and a few international locations.

American Samoa (2004) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 368.2 K)

Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (2006) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 210.4 K)

Hawaii (2001) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 237.5 K)

Honduras: Golfo de Fonseca (2000) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 72.2 K)

Nicaragua: Golfo de Fonseca (2000) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 72.1 K)

Puerto Rico (2000) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 94.9 K)

U.S. & British Virgin Islands (2000) Index (Document format: PDF, size: 80.5 K)

Overview Fact Sheets for Each Atlas CD/DVD • top 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 ESI atlas for Hawaii and the U.S. territories. You can order a CD/DVD from the Get ESI Maps page.

American Samoa (2004) Fact Sheet (Document format: PDF, size: 333.0 K)

Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (2006) Fact Sheet (Document format: PDF, size: 43.9 K)

Hawaii (2001) Fact Sheet (Document format: PDF, size: 55.7 K)

Puerto Rico (2000) Fact Sheet (Document format: PDF, size: 144.3 K)

U.S. & British Virgin Islands (2000) Fact Sheet (Document format: PDF, size: 65.2 K)