GeoPackage README and Guidance

The USGS partnered with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to inventory non-proprietary studies by developers and other researchers to describe the seabed geohazards on the United States’ Atlantic and Pacific continental shelves.

From this inventory, we created a GeoPackage where the studies and hazards can be examined in a spatial context. The data provide insight into the siting and monitoring needs for installing sea-floor cables, pipelines, and other development, as well as characterize the broader geological and environmental conditions of each area.