All over the North American continent, natural and human-caused events are altering land cover – whether from insect infestations, forest fires or urban sprawl. Some of these changes are visible from space and, in collaboration with Canada, Mexico and the US, the CEC released a new set of maps depicting land cover changes in North America’s forests, prairies, deserts and cities, using satellite images from 2005 and 2010.
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The North American Environmental Atlas is an interactive mapping tool to research, analyze and manage environmental issues in Canada, United States and Mexico.
Maps are downloadable free of charge and available in an easy to use map viewer format.
The CEC uses maps in the Atlas to:
View the maps in our interactive on-line map viewer |
Download maps and related data files in various GIS and other formats |
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View the collection of maps in Google Earth tours and watch our fly-overs on YouTube |
E-book and Showcase of Examples Browse our showcase for examples of user applications and our e-books |
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Land Cover and Land Cover Change Explore the North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) |
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