A splitter will appear on the map and you will be able to choose which side you want a given data layer to appear on. Split: Allows you to view 2 data layers side-by-side. Zoom to extent: Sets the map’s extent to the extent of the given layer.Ībout this data: Opens the Catalog with the given layer highlighted, showing the information available about the data in the layer. Clicking on the arrow on the right will open controls for the layer and show the legend. Clicking on the square on the left side will toggle the layer’s visibility. The list of data layers in the left panel are available to view on the map. Share/Print: You can share a URL to let someone see your area of interest on the map or you can print it using the dialog in this button. Click on the Map button to see what is available and choose among them. You can move left, right, up, and down by clicking on the map and dragging the mouse.īase maps: There are a variety of base maps that may help you explore the data. Navigation: The Navigation tools will allow you to zoom in or out, or zoom to your location. You can also find out about data at a given point by clicking on the map.
Use the interactive map to explore PAD-US data by managing agency, biodiversity protection status, public access and more. Refer to the ‘fee only’ services (Fee Managers, Federal Fee Managers) for the best available footprint of public land and other protected area ownership and management without overlapping designated areas. GAP also develops a Combined file without overlaps for analyses available here. multiple Marine Protected Areas designations, Wilderness Areas over National Forests or National Parks). The viewer identifies each overlapping unit, with attributes. Many legitimate overlaps exist in the PAD-US geodatabase Combined feature class that supports most of the services in this viewer (e.g.
Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project, the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the nation’s official inventory of public open space and private protected areas.The lands included in PAD-US are assigned conservation status codes that both denote the level of biodiversity preservation and indicate other natural, recreational and cultural uses. PAD-US also includes the best available aggregation of federal lands data provided by agencies.