InPort is the current NOAA metadata repository, and newer metadata is only available in this format. Available formats vary based on the date of publication. Metadata is provided for all ESI data distributed in a GIS format.
We've developed several ESI Tools to help you work with the geodatabase files. 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. (The date following each geodatabase link shows when modifications were made to the data tables and/or map document only. Geodatabase format with an ArcMap map document (.mxd).On this page, you can download free Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps and data in a variety of formats:
