EPA/600/C-14/372
                           EnviroAtlas Database

   Anne Neale, Megan Mehaffey, Laura Jackson, Rose-Marie Moore, Timothy Wade,
                       Yongping Yuan, and Michele Conlon

Summary:  EnviroAtlas is a collection of interactive tools and resources that allow users
to explore the many benefits people receive from nature, often referred to as ecosystem
services. EnviroAtlas is an online application with data housed in EPA's GeoPlatform.
The URL is http://enviroatlas.epa.gov/EnviroAtlas.

Key components of EnviroAtlas include:
   •   A multi-scaled Interactive Map with broad scale data for the lower 48 states and
      fine scale data for selected communities;
   •   The Eco-Health Relationship  Browser, which shows the linkages between
      ecosystems, the services they provide, and human health;
   •   Ecosystem services information, CIS and analysis tools, and written resources

EnviroAtlas contains over 300 data layers for the contiguous U.S. and over 90 data
layers for selected communities.

The intended outcomes of EnviroAtlas include the following:
   •   Jumpstart innovation by providing wealth of data

      -  supplement research across many organizations

      -  increase development of proprietary and non-proprietary tools by outside
         organizations by allowing them to tap into EnviroAtlas data and tools

   •   Boost "environmental intelligence"

      -  convey uses and benefits of green infrastructure, including benefits  to human
         health and wellbeing

      -  utilize systems thinking to reveal co-benefits and unintended consequences

      -  advance the state of the science on the role of ecology in public health

   •   Increase community empowerment

      -  provide easy public access to environmental data and analytical tools

      -  post and  integrate community data with national data

      -  contrast and learn from conditions in other regions, communities and
         neighborhoods

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    EnviroAtlas
    What is EnviroAtlas?
Learn how to use EnviroAtlas
    EnviroAtlas is a collection of interactive tools and resources that
    allows users to explore the many benefits people receive from
    nature,   often  referred  to  as  ecosystem  services.   Key
    components of EnviroAtlas include the following:
      • A multi-scaled Interactive Map with broad scale data
       for the lower 48 states and fine scale data for selected
       communities
      • The  Eco-Health Relationship Browser, which shows
       the linkages between ecosystems, the services they
       provide, and human health
      • Ecosystem services information, CIS and analysis
       tools, and written  resources
    Why is EnviroAtlas useful?

    Though critically important to human well-being,  ecosystem
    services are often  overlooked. EnviroAtlas seeks to  measure
    and communicate the type, quality, and extent of the goods and
    services that humans receive from nature  so  that their true
    value can be considered in decision-making processes.
    Using EnviroAtlas, many types of users can  access, view, and
    analyze diverse information to better understand how various
    decisions can affect an array of ecological and human health
    outcomes. EnviroAtlas is available to the public and houses a
    wealth of data and research.
Watch the EnviroAtlas demonstration video to learn more about
the Interactive Map and its functions.
                Welcome to
                Envii f- Atlas
                Demonstration Video
    See how people are using EnviroAtlas
    Browse the available EnviroAtlas data (22pp, 210K,
    About PDF)
About Us

EnviroAtlas is a  collaborative  project developed by  EPA, in
cooperation with  the US Geological Survey (USGS), the US
Department of Agriculture's  Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) and Forest Service, and Landscope America.
Produced  by the  collective  effort  of federal employees,
contractors, and  non-governmental organizations, EnviroAtlas
develops and incorporates data from federal, state, community,
and non-governmental organizations.
Meet the EnviroAtlas team...
Learn more about EnviroAtlas...
    Navigating EnviroAtlas
       What are ecosystem services?
       How to use EnviroAtlas
       EnviroAtlas data
       Downloadable GIS tools
http://enviroatlas.epa.gov/EnviroAtlas/
                                            9/23/2014

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        Resources and publications
        Status of EnviroAtlas
        FAQs
        Tell us what you think
           as/
     EnviroAtlas Interactive Map
     Eco-Health Browser
                Click here
                for browser
     Related Links: General
        Research at EPA
        • Ecosystems Research
        • Health Science Research
        • Promoting Sustainability at the
         EPA
        • Tampa Bay Ecosystems
         Research
                               More links
     Disclaimer
     This is the first release of EnviroAtlas; the
     content will continue to be updated and
     may not be fully reviewed.
                            Full disclaime
http://enviroatlas.epa.gov/EnviroAtlas/
 9/23/2014

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