National Gap Analysis Program (GAP) | Land Cover Data Portal
GAP Land Cover
This site explains the methodology behind development of the Gap Analysis Program land cover maps and data.
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Land Cover of the Pacific Northwest
In 2008, the Northwest Regional Gap Analysis Project ( NWGAP) clompleted a land cover map depicting the distribution of Ecological Systems (ES) across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming. Three mapping teams were... Learn more >>
Modeling Vegetation Dynamics
The Southeastern U.S. has experienced rapid land use change due to three primary drivers of change (timber management, regeneration of forests from farmland, and urbanization). Given the need to make management decisions now without... Learn more >>
Gap Analysis of Ecological Systems
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are newly defined conservation initiative units that promote conservation-science partnerships between USFWS, USGS, other federal agencies, states, tribes, NGOs, universities, and other stakeholders. There are 16 defined within... Learn more >>
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