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E N V I R O A T L A S : A T O O L T O I N F O R M E N V I R O N M E N T A L R E S T O R A T I O N , E C O S Y S T E M S S E R V I C E S , A N D C O M M U N I T Y R E V I T A L I Z A T I O N Anne Neale EnviroAtlas Lead, US Environmental

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E N V I R O A T L A S : A T O O L T O I N F O R M E N V I R O N M E N T A L R E S T O R A T I O N , E C O S Y S T E M S S E R V I C E S , A N D C O M M U N I T Y R E V I T A L I Z A T I O N

Anne Neale EnviroAtlas Lead, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development October 22, 2019

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  • Free and open access, online tool
  • Users can view, analyse, and

download geospatial data and

  • ther resources
  • Contains unique data
  • Easy to use, no technical skills or

software required

  • Stakeholder-driven

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EnviroAtlas: A tool to inform restoration, ecosystem services, and revitalization

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Clean & Plentiful Water Clean Air Biodiversity Conservation Food, Fuel, & Materials Climate Stabilization Natural Hazard Mitigation Recreation, Culture, & Aesthetics

Data are associated with 7 ecosystem service benefit categories

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Decision-making Research Data and tools are being used widely by communities Data are used in research projects advancing the state of the science Education Education modules are being used in the classroom helping educate tomorrow’s decision-makers

Designed to Inform:

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www.epa.gov/enviroatlas enviroatlas@epa.gov Sign up for newsletter

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EnviroAtlas Includes:

  • Interactive Mapping Application
  • Eco-Health Relationship Browser
  • 450+ Geospatial Datasets (maps)
  • Analytic and Interpretive Tools
  • GIS Toolboxes
  • Video Tutorials
  • Education Lesson Plans
  • Guides for use in multiple decision

contexts EnviroAtlas Flagship tools

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Organization

Category and topic Search or filter

Access

Interactive Map Web Services Download

Geometry

HUC-12 Census block groups Raster Vector

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Interactive Map

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450+ indicators of Ecosystem Goods and Services & Demographic and other Supplemental data

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30-meter land cover 300+ unique data layers Consistent data for the conterminous U.S. Data Fact Sheets Peer-reviewed Standard Metadata Open access 1-meter land cover 30 metropolitan areas 1450 cities & towns 65+ million people

Species Richness

National Data Community Data

Population Density Floodplains Carbon Sequestration Park Proximity Intersection Density 1 Meter Landcover Impervious Surfaces

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EnviroAtlas Communities

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Watershed Navigator

Upstream Downstream Find flowpath to nearest water feature

  • Calculate precipitation,

temperature, PET difference between two time periods

  • View 150 years of

modeled climate data

EnviroAtlas Built-in Tools

Change Analysis & Time series Viewer Follow a Rain Drop Compare My Area

  • Compare watershed or

census tract to county

  • r state values
  • View demographics,

national air toxics, or landscape characteristics

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EnviroAtlas Use Cases

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Final Ecosystem Goods and Services Classification System / EnviroAtlas Crosswalk

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Contact Info: neale.anne@epa.gov enviroatlas@epa.gov www.epa.gov/enviroatlas

Questions? THANK YOU