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The EnviroAtlas: Connecting ecosystems, people, and well-being
Citation:
Neale, A. The EnviroAtlas: Connecting ecosystems, people, and well-being. US IALE, Asheville, NC, April 03 - 07, 2016.
Impact/Purpose:
In this abstract we describe the EnviroAtlas a web-based application containing a collection of geospatial data, analysis tools, and interpretive information focused on ecosystem goods and services. EnviroAtlas relates to current efforts to implement the July 2011 Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report on Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy list of recommendations. The EnviroAtlas web application is a major project with mulitple deliverables in the SHC program.
Description:
The EnviroAtlas is a web-based application containing a collection of geospatial data, analysis tools, and interpretive information focused on ecosystem goods and services. Ecosystem goods and services are essentially defined as the benefits that humans receive from nature and encompass the critical elements that underpin almost every aspect of our well-being: our food and water, our security, our physical and mental health, and our economy. EnviroAtlas provides comprehensive metrics on ecosystem services, the built environment, demographics, and drivers of change for the conterminous United States. EnviroAtlas also contains high resolution data for selected towns and cities across the country. EnviroAtlas is a multi-organization collaborative effort with a growing list of partners. Anne Neale, Lead for the EnviroAtlas effort, will discuss the foundational principals of EnviroAtlas’s development, the data and tools contained within, and how EnviroAtlas relates to current efforts on sustaining Environmental capital.
