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

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Title:

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

Description:

DefinitionThis indicator identifies the availability of lake habitat within the Midwest Landscape. It prioritizes lakes greater than one hectare based on watershed condition and nearshore landcover. Pixels can take the following values:1 - High watershed or shoreland disturbance2- Medium watershed or shoreland disturbance3 - Lower watershed or shoreland disturbance4 - Lowest watershed or shoreland disturbanceSelectionThis 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 LAGOS-US dataset, the National Land Cover Database, and Lapierre et al. Continuous Lake Classifications. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, joined LAGOS polygons with the Continuous Lake Classifications table, and converted the polygon layer to a raster based on the total percentage of agriculture and development in each lakeshed. Next, we converted the National Land Cover Database to a natural vs non-natural binary, and used Focal Statistics to calculate the majority landcover type in each lake's nearshore area (defined as 100m from the boundary of the lake). Finally, we mosaicked the lake raster with the nearshore landcover types to emphasize the value of natural nearshore areas and removed highly altered areas 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:

Department of the Interior

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Imagery and Web services

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