Description
This EnviroAtlas dataset represents the percentage of land area in estimated floodplains that is classified as natural, forest, shrubland, wetland, developed, low intensity developed, medium intensity developed, high intensity developed, agriculture, pasture, cropland, and rangeland land cover for each 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) in the conterminous United States. Land cover is defined using the 2019 National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD). Floodplains were defined using the EnviroAtlas FEMA_RF_Blend dataset dated 3/25/2019.
This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| Esri REST API Endpoint | JSON | Open resource | |
| API | ZIP | The endpoint of a web service to access the dataset (REST endpoint, WMS GetCapabilities URL, or a SOAP WSDL endpoint). | Open resource |
| Zip File | ZIP | CONUS_metrics_CSV.zip | Open resource |
| Zip File | ZIP | CONUS_metrics_CSV.zip | Open resource |
| Zip File | ZIP | CONUS_metrics_FGDB.zip | Open resource |
| Zip File | ZIP | CONUS_metrics_FGDB.zip | Open resource |
| Download | ZIP | The URL providing direct access to the downloadable dataset. | Open resource |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Home Page | Unknown | Alternative landing page used to redirect user to a contextual, Agency-hosted "homepage" for the Dataset or API | Open resource |
| Documentation | Unknown | URL for accessing related documents such as data dictionary, technical information about a dataset, developer documentation, etc. | Open resource |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Web Resource | Unknown | Open resource |
Tags
- 020:072
- 12-digit hucs
- alabama
- arizona
- arkansas
- california
- colorado
- connecticut
- delaware
- ecosystem
- ecosystem services
- enviroatlas
- environment
- environmental atlas
- florida
- georgia
- idaho
- illinois
- indiana
- iowa
- kansas
- kentucky
- land cover
- louisiana
- maine
- maryland
- massachusetts
- michigan
- minnesota
- mississippi
- missouri
- montana
- nebraska
- nevada
- new hampshire
- new jersey
- new mexico
- new york
- north carolina
- north dakota
- ohio
- oklahoma
- oregon
- pennsylvania
- rhode island
- south carolina
- south dakota
- surface water
- tennessee
- texas
- united states
- utah
- vermont
- virginia
- washington
- washington dc
- water
- west virginia
- wisconsin
- wyoming