Intact Habitat Cores (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024} Full Details

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Title:

Intact Habitat Cores (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024}

Description:

DefinitionThis indicator identifies large, unfragmented patches of habitat within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes areas based on quality and protection status of habitat cores. Pixels can take the following values:1 - "Good" intact habitat core score2 - "Better" intact habitat core score3 - "Best" intact habitat core score, plus GAP 1-2 protected landsSelectionThis indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values.Input Data & Mapping StepsThis indicator originates from the Esri Green Infrastructure Intact Habitat Cores Layer and the Protected Areas Database. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, merged all state-level habitat core layers into a single, regional layer, deleted identical polygons, converted the layer to a 30m raster using the core score as the case field, and reclassified the resulting raster into the following classes: 1 - Good core (score of 1.6-3.31), 2 - Better core (score of 3.32-4.12), 3 - Best core (score of 4.13-4.5). We selected all polygons with a GAP status of 1 or 2 from the Protected Areas database, converted the selected polygons to a 30m raster, and mosaiced this raster with the Intact Habitat Cores raster. Finally, highly altered areas were removed using our Highly Altered Areas Mask.For full mapping details, please refer to theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Development Process. For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Data Download.

Creator:

{'name': 'Department of the Interior'}

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Imagery and Web services

Resource Type:

Raster data

Temporal Coverage:

2024

Date Issued:

2024-09-26

Place:

United States

Rights:

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Imagery

Language:

English

Date Added:

2024-11-04