North American Environmental Atlas

• Main Authors: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Mapping Information Branch, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, Mexico, United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Regional and Global Biogeochemical Dynamics Data (RGD)
• Subjects: BATHYMETRY|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; TERRAIN ELEVATION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ICE EXTENT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; GLACIERS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ICE SHEETS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; LAKES|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; RIVERS/STREAMS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; DRAINAGE|ANALYSIS|; WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; TRANSPORTATION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; POLITICAL DIVISIONS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; POPULATION SIZE|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; LAND COVER|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; REFLECTANCE|MODIS (MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER)|TERRA; ALPINE/TUNDRA|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; BEACHES|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; DESERTS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; DUNES|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; FORESTS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; GRASSLANDS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ISLANDS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; KARST LANDSCAPE|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; MONTANE HABITATS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; SAVANNAS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; SHRUBLAND/SCRUB|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; WETLANDS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; LAND MANAGEMENT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; BENTHIC HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; COASTAL HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; DEMERSAL HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; MARINE HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; PELAGIC HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; REEF HABITAT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; CONTAMINANTS|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; FOSSIL FUEL BURNING|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; CONSERVATION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; DECIDUOUS VEGETATION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; EVERGREEN VEGETATION|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; MANGROVES|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRICITY|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; URBANIZATION|ANALYSIS|; CULTURAL FEATURES|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; VISIBLE IMAGERY|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; VISIBLE RADIANCE|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; AIR TEMPERATURE|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; PRECIPITATION AMOUNT|ANALYSIS|COMPUTER MODEL; BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER MODEL; ANALYSIS; North America; Canada; glacier*; Tundra
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/North_American_Environmental_Atlas.xml

The North American Environmental Atlas is an interactive mapping tool created through a partnership of government agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, a trilateral international organization created under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). By mapping North America's shared environment, the Atlas depicts environmental issues from a continental perspective. The Atlas provides a foundation to analyze the status of environmental conditions and identify significant trends across North America. It contains data on watersheds, terrestrial and marine ecoregions and protected areas, industrial pollution, human impact, and base layers including transportation and waterways. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation uses these geospatial data to identify priority areas to conserve biodiversity, track cross-border pollution, monitor carbon emissions across major transportation routes, and predict the spread of invasive species. Most layers in the North American Environmental Atlas are at a scale of 1:10,000,000 or finer.