Inventory & Monitoring (I&M)
NPScape
![Area by landowner in the Western US Area by landowner in the Western US](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/COW_400w.jpg)
![Land cover area by category (Anderson Level II) in the Southeastern US Land cover area by category (Anderson Level II) in the Southeastern US](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/LAC2_400w.jpg)
![Forest density in Cuyahoga National Park and surrounding region Forest density in Cuyahoga National Park and surrounding region](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/FDEN_400w.jpg)
![Forest landscape pattern in the Southeastern US Forest landscape pattern in the Southeastern US](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/FMSPA_400w.jpg)
![Protected areas surrounded by housing density along the front range of Colorado Protected areas surrounded by housing density along the front range of Colorado](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/HDD_400w.jpg)
![Total human population by Census block-group in the local area surrounding Saguaro National Park Total human population by Census block-group in the local area surrounding Saguaro National Park](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/PTT_400w.jpg)
![Weighted road density in the Great Lakes region of the US and Canada Weighted road density in the Great Lakes region of the US and Canada](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/slideshow/RDD_400w.jpg)
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About NPScape
NPScape is a landscape dynamics monitoring project that provides landscape-level data, tools, and evaluations for natural resource management, planning, and interpretation. The target audience for NPScape spans the range from GIS specialists who will benefit from the geospatial products, to ecologists and natural resource specialists who will be interested in the landscape metrics presented in a local and regional context, to park superintendents and other land managers who can incorporate the maps and graphics into reports or briefings.
Features
NPScape Metric Viewer
(Interactive Map)
![NPScape Map Viewer NPScape Map Viewer](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/mapviewer.png)
The NPScape metric viewer provides a user-friendly, interactive map that allows non-GIS specialists to explore NPScape GIS data.
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Saguaro National Park
Housing Density (Map Movie)
![Saguaro National Park Population Density Movie Saguaro National Park Population Density Movie](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/hdd_sagu.png)
Movie shows historic housing density at Saguaro National Park since 1970, to the present, and projected to the year 2100.
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NPScape Map Services
(ArcGIS and GoogleEarth)
![NPScape MapServices NPScape Map Services](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/mapservices.png)
NPScape map services allow users to view NPScape GIS data and produce custom maps in a variety of programs, including ArcGIS and Google Earth.
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Case Study: Upstream Landscape Dynamics of US National Parks
![Upstream Dynamics Report Cover Upstream Dynamics Report Cover](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214212027im_/http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/monitor/npscape/images/sustainable_cover.png)
Upstream Landscape Dynamics of US National Parks with Implications for Water Quality and Watershed Management (Monahan and Gross 2012).
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