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Maps & Spatial Data of the Center for Resilient Conservation Science

   
Spatial data and maps are a crucial element in conservation science, and support meaningful contributions to conservation. Many of our analyses require consistent, regional-scale spatial data and associated products. On this page, you can download the data we use in our large-scale analyses. To read more about the projects for which these datasets were developed, click the links to the left.
 
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Terrestrial

Terrestrial
Dataset name Description Download data Download size
NE Terrestrial Resilience 90m 90m dataset, basic hexagons and coastal zones for download. Download data 1gb
NE Terrestrial Resilience, additional data All resilience data used for the resilience analysis in the northeastern United States including intermediate products such as 30m landform variety. Download data 2.2gb
Permeability Local connectedness and regional flows GIS datasets. Download data 146.5mb
SE Terrestrial Resilience
Basic Data-The final 30 meter grid of resilience score, 1000 acre hexagons attributed with key fields, components of the resilience score, & analysis caveats datasets *Updated 9/30/14-Use 7Zip to extract Download data 3.4gb
Analysis Data-The grids & feature classes that represent key steps in forming the resilience score-Use 7Zip to extract Download data 6.5gb
Stratification Data-The resilience score grid stratified by setting, by ecoregion, & by setting and ecoregion-Use 7Zip to extract Download data 9gb
Terrestrial Habitat Map A consistent map of ecosystems and habitats across 13 states Download data, accompanying documents 148mb
Matrix forest blocks Unfragmented blocks of forest in the Eastern Division, based off of road-bounded blocks. Download data 8.3mb
Eastern landforms Raster dataset of landforms, a component of ELUs, used in TNC's ecoregional planning processes. Download data 324.5mb
Canadian Landforms Landform is a compound measure, which can be decomposed into the primary terrain attributes of elevation, slope, aspect, surface curvature, and upslope catchment area. This dataset is for eastern and maritime Canada. Download data 92.9mb
Ecological land units Ecological Land Units (ELUs) are based on elevation zones, geology, and landforms, used in TNC's ecoregional planning processes. Download data 318.7mb
Eastern Geology Bedrock geology of the region. Download data
 59.0mb
Modeled Community Ecosystems This dataset represents the portfolio ecosystem models developed in NAC (2006) and NAP (2006), CAP cave analysis (2007), and the Connecticut River Floodplain Forest analysis (11/2010). Download data
 31.1mb
Secured Lands A spatial dataset of public and private lands and waters secured by a conservation situation that includes an explicit level of security from future conversion and current incompatible uses. Download data
 180.6mb
NE Ecoregional plans spatial data (for individual datasets or the full plan report, please visit the ecoregional plans page).
Click here for a map with labeled ecoregions. 		Lower New England Download data 1.3gb
North Atlantic Coast Download data 233.1mb
Northern Appalachians Download data 192.2mb
Saint Lawrence Valley Download data 308.8mb
Central Appalachians Download data 625.7mb
Chesapeake Bay Download data 137.9mb
High Allegheny Plateau Download data 295.7mb
SE Ecoregional Plan Data Data for the southeastern ecoregions. Coming soon.
 


Freshwater

Freshwater
Dataset name Description Download data Download size
Classification Data
Aquatic Habitat Classification Consistent classification for better data, analyses, and conservation. RCN grants page Download layers from RCN grants
Simplified Aquatic Habitat Classification Consistent classification for better data, analyses, and conservation. Updated in 2013 and simplified to 23 types for use in the Aquatic Habitat Guide Download data 110.4mb
Condition Data
Geospatial Condition Analysis Analysis of the condition of the different terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Available for download is the inputs geodatabase (all metric layers) and the results geodatabase (unit layers and jointables). Also in the results database is the query tool for easier selection of habitats of interest. Inputs gdb, Results gdb Inputs: 3.5gb; Results: 915.0mb
Stream Connectivity Strategically reconnecting fragmented aquatic habitats by targeting removal or bypass of key barriers to fish passage. Contact Erik Martin for data download
NE Freshwater Resilience Based on 4 physical properties (network length, # size classes, # gradient classes and # temperature classes), and 3 condition characteristics (risk of hydrologic alterations, natural cover in the floodplain, and amount of impervious surface in the watershed). Download data 108.9mb
Freshwater Portfolio Portfolio rivers and lakes for the entire eastern region, current as of 2012. Download data 172.9mb
NE Freshwater Ecoregional Plans (find with the terrestrial ecoregional plan data). For individual datasets or the full plan report, please visit the ecoregional plans page. Lower New England Download data 1.3gb
North Atlantic Coast Download data 233.1mb
Northern Appalachians Download data 192.2mb
Saint Lawrence Valley Download data 308.8mb
Central Appalachians Download data 625.7mb
Chesapeake Bay Download data 137.9mb
High Allegheny Plateau Download data 295.7mb
SE Ecoregional Plan Data Data for the southeastern ecoregions. Coming soon.
Supporting Datasets
Ecological Drainage Units (EDU) Hydrological drainage areas for each ecoregion derived from a combination of the USGS 1:250,000 hydrological units (HUCs) and Sub-Sub-Drainage areas from the Canadian National Scale Frameworks hydrology dataset. Download data 3.5mb
Fish Regions Geographic areas defined by their resident fish species. Coming soon.
Anadromous Fish Linework depicting the furthest known range of anadromous fish in the east. Download data 4.8mb
Freshwater Ecoregions Outlines of the freshwater ecoregions of the world. Download from the WWF Freshwater Ecoregions of the World site.
 
 


Marine

Marine
Dataset name Description Download data Download size
NW Atlantic Marine ERA Synthesized comprehensive data on species distributions, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology and social science. Spatial data page All data
NW Atlantic Seafloor/Benthic habitats data Data concerning the ocean floor. Download data 66.4mb
NW Atlantic Coastal habitats data Shorelines and coastal processes. Download data 88.1mb
NW Atlantic Marine fish data Data for marine fishes in the NAM ERA. Download data 7.4mb
NW Atlantic Marine mammals Important areas for marine mammals and turtles (nesting locations removed). Download data 23.0mb
NW Atlantic Large pelagic fish data Data for large pelagic fish. Download data 5.6mb
NW Atlantic Oceanography data Datasets pertaining to ocean processes. Download data 72.7mb
 


Other regional data

Other Regional Datasets
Dataset name Description Download url Download size
Whole Systems boundaries Polygons describing the Whole Systems in which the Eastern Division does its work. Download 16.7mb
TIGER roads TNC merged the TIGER road linework for all the states in the Eastern Division. Download data 2.2gb
 
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