{"id":382782,"date":"2017-07-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5d3f518d-0cc3-4261-8a4d-4767c464aa43"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","slug":"mapping-public-lands-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/mapping-public-lands-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Public Lands in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The growing database contains more than three billion public land and marine acres managed by nearly 15,100 agencies and nongovernmental organizations, \u00a0covering 200,000 separate parks and protected areas. PAD-US<\/a> is a product of Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Library<\/a> (CSAS&L) in the USGS Core Science Systems Mission Area.<\/p>\n

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Bryce Canyon National Park – one of 200,000 units in PAD-US<\/a>. (Credit: Bryce Canyon National Park by\u00a0<\/em>neufal54<\/em><\/a>. – Public domain.)\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Explore the PAD-US Map Viewer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The PAD-US Map Viewer<\/a> displays a variety of map layers from Manager Name to Public Access.\u00a0<\/em>(Public domain.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Zoom in for even more detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PAD-US Map Viewer<\/a> showing land managers in the Denver, Colorado area.\u00a0<\/em>(Public domain.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What can you do with PAD-US?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explore the different types of public lands in the United States.\u00a0 National, state, regional, and local organizations all manage protected lands. From the PAD-US map you can identify protected areas managed by various federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management<\/a>, the U.S. Forest Service<\/a>, and the National Park Service<\/a>. Or you can view information for recreational areas such as State Parks.<\/p>\n

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PAD-US also includes information about state parks and recreation areas like this information for Elephant Butte Lake State Park in New Mexico.\u00a0<\/em>(Public domain.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you need to prepare a map with public lands or conduct analysis involving public land boundaries and designations you can access PAD-US data by download<\/a> or through web services<\/a>. You can also download printable maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How do others use PAD-US?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PAD-US is used by a wide range of organizations and agencies:<\/p>\n