The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiated a project in 2014 to comprehensively modernize the maps for the Coastal Barrier Resources System units in the nine states most affected by Hurricane Sandy: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia. The public was provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed changes through comment periods held in 2018 and 2019 (see archived materials from the public review periods). Each zip file contains a polygon shapefile showing proposed boundary changes to the CBRS that were made available for public review. These data sets were created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) through the comprehensive remapping of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System
Learn more about the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which was established under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982.
Learn more about John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) units in two batches:
- Batch 1: Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey
- Batch 2: Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York(Long Island only), Maryland, and Virginia
These shapefiles have since been superseded by the final recommended boundaries included in the Service’s 2022 report to Congress on the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project.
The boundaries depicted in these data sets are NOT the current boundaries of the CBRS. The current official CBRS maps are available at: https://www.fws.gov/cbra/maps-and-data. The locations of the proposed CBRS boundaries are relative to features on the base map(s) and are most reliable when paired with the base map image(s) that they were digitized to. The base map imagery that was used in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). The imagery date for each year is located in the metadata. The Service makes no claim regarding the proposed CBRS boundary locations relative to features on other base map sources (including more recent NAIP imagery), which may show homes, roads, and other features in slightly different positions. The Service is not responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of these digital data set, including use of the boundaries to determine eligibility for Federal financial assistance such as flood insurance. For any questions regarding these data, please contact the Service at CBRA@fws.gov. The data set complies with the National Spatial Data Infrastructure and other standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
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