EnviroAtlas - Public outdoor recreational area (per capita) within walking distance for the conterminous United States

Description

This EnviroAtlas dataset measures accessibility (i.e., proximity or nearness) of public outdoor recreational areas within an 800 meter walk (approximately 1/2 mile or 10-minute walk) along walkable routes and availability as the area of outdoor recreational space provided per person who can access it. This dataset was produced by 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 many datasets related to ecosystem services. The dataset is available as downloadable data 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) or journal article (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105445). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Killea, A., Baynes, J., Ebert, D., & Neale, A. (2025). Measuring access to and availability of outdoor recreational opportunities: One pixel at a time. Landscape and Urban Planning, 263, 105445. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Killea, A., J. Baynes, D. Ebert, and A. Neale. Measuring access to and availability of outdoor recreational opportunities: One pixel at a time. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 263: 105445, (2025).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 PADUS_AR_PAAA_10m_20250221.tif.zip https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/download/PADUS_AR_PAAA_10m_20250221.tif.zip
57 PORA_Access_and_Availability_H3_Level_9_metadata.zip https://pasteur.epa.gov/uploads/10.23719/1532188/PORA_Access_and_Availability_H3_Level_9_metadata.zip
57 PAD_US_AR_RandomSubset_Compare_Vector_Raster_ServiceAreas.zip https://pasteur.epa.gov/uploads/10.23719/1532188/PAD_US_AR_RandomSubset_Compare_Vector_Raster_ServiceAreas.zip
57 PAD_US_AR_RandomSubset.zip https://pasteur.epa.gov/uploads/10.23719/1532188/PAD_US_AR_RandomSubset.zip

Tags

  • public-outdoor-recreation-areas
  • modeling
  • public-health
  • greenspace

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