EnviroAtlas - Percent Large, Medium, and Small Natural Areas for the Conterminous United States

Description

This EnviroAtlas dataset contains the percentage of small, medium, and large natural areas for each Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) 12-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC-12) of the conterminous United States that is considered Natural based on the National Land Cover Database (NLCD). The percentage of natural area is by size class: Small is <500 acres, Medium is 500-25,000 acres, and Large is > 25,000 acres. Natural land cover combines NLCD-CDL 63, 83, 87, 111, 112, 131, 141, 142, 143, 151, 152, 171, 190, 195. This dataset was produced by the Tetra Tech, Inc. 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
23 The endpoint of a web service to access the dataset (REST endpoint, WMS GetCapabilities URL, or a SOAP WSDL endpoint). https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/National/National2016_master/MapServer
0 URL for accessing related documents such as data dictionary, technical information about a dataset, developer documentation, etc. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-data
0 Alternative landing page used to redirect user to a contextual, Agency-hosted "homepage" for the Dataset or API https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas
0 The URL providing direct access to the downloadable dataset. https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/ORD/ENVIROATLAS/National

Tags

  • environment
  • indiana
  • montana
  • utah
  • delaware
  • missouri
  • colorado
  • idaho
  • wyoming
  • kentucky
  • new hampshire
  • tennessee
  • virginia
  • united states
  • north carolina
  • mississippi
  • north dakota
  • south carolina
  • michigan
  • vermont
  • kansas
  • enviroatlas
  • maine
  • new york
  • ecosystem
  • new mexico
  • arkansas
  • texas
  • new jersey
  • pennsylvania
  • connecticut
  • maryland
  • california
  • arizona
  • washington
  • ecosystem services
  • florida
  • washington dc
  • environmental atlas
  • wisconsin
  • iowa
  • louisiana
  • west virginia
  • rhode island
  • alabama
  • ohio
  • oklahoma
  • land
  • georgia
  • land cover
  • minnesota
  • illinois
  • oregon
  • nevada
  • massachusetts
  • nebraska
  • south dakota
  • 12-digit hucs

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