For Local, State, & Federal Government

Public agencies at all levels of government invest several billion dollars each year in land conservation. LandScope America will aim to provide information that increases the effectiveness of these investments.

If you are a government official in the natural resources field, you probably have significant GIS capability within your office. Because LandScope America is about much more than just making maps, you can still find lots of useful information and analyses here.  Some examples: 

We’ll develop state-by-state conservation summaries depicting key facts and statistics about each state’s public and private conservation efforts and programs. Statistical and graphical summaries will allow you, for example, to see how your state’s conservation initiatives and protected areas system compare with other states.

• Multiple sets of conservation priorities developed by different public and private groups will be depicted through a single map view. See how State Wildlife Action Plans, natural heritage program priority areas, local and regional greenprints, Nature Conservancy preserves, and land trust priorities relate to each other.
• View conservation priorities established from different perspectives (biodiversity, recreation, open space, productive farmland, forests, watershed protection, and so on) to help target public investments where they are most effective.
• Find valuable environmental data about your area or your state, served up from many credible sources, both public and private.
• Publish and promote your agency’s own conservation or land use plans and priorities in a widely used forum. Communicate with the public, share important news, and post your events on the conservation calendar. 

In any setting that demands accurate, substantive information—ecological assessments, research and restoration, natural-resource management, grant applications, comprehensive planning—LandScope America’s maps, data and stories can enhance effectiveness and provide an impetus for successful place-based, collaborative conservation action.