Elevation, 2023
The 250m elevation map of North America illustrates the region’s terrain in relation to mean sea level, utilizing elevation data sourced from the Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010). This dataset supersedes its predecessor, the 1-km elevation dataset released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in 2007, offering heightened topographic detail while maintaining […]
North American Elevation
It’s MapMonday! Did you know that a 2D elevation map can allow you to better understand the 3D reality of our environment by showing the height of the land above sea level? The new North American Elevation map has a finer resolution of 250m with a manageable file size for this region. Derived from the […]
North American Land Cover 2020 on GEE
It’s #MapMonday! #DYK that the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s new North American Land Cover 2020 is now available on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform? This gives users access to high-performance computing power in the cloud without the need for large on-site IT infrastructures, increasing accessibility to faster geospatial analyses for all, especially those with limited resources. The recently […]
Land Cover Change 30m, 2015-2020 (Landsat)
This map demonstrates land cover change between 2015 and 2020 in North America at a spatial resolution of 30 meters. The dataset shows the 2012-2020 changes between the nineteen Level II land cover classes, which were defined using the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) standard developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United […]
Land cover change, 2015-2020
It’s #MapMonday! The Commission for Environmental Cooperation is proud to release the 2015–2020 North American Land Cover Change #NALCMS map layer! This is produced in collaboration with the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States and their respective mapping agencies. Why is the 2015–2020 North American land cover change product important? Over time, the cumulative impacts of environmental changes […]
Land Cover
It’s #MapMonday! With about 24 billion pixels depicting land cover across North America at a 30-meter spatial resolution, the North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) 2020 land cover map layer is the most accurate map available for its scale. Check out the 2020 North American land cover map layer. This map layer harmonizes land […]
North American Land Cover, 2020 (Landsat, 30m)
This map of North American land cover provides a harmonized view of the physical cover of Earth’s surface across the continent at a spatial resolution of 30 meters, based on Landsat satellite imagery for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Land Cover classes can include natural features such as tropical forest, shrubland, grassland, water bodies, […]
Groundwater – making the invisible, visible
Today is #MapMonday! This month’s map highlights the #WorldWaterDay 2022 theme: “Groundwater – making the invisible, visible” Groundwater is shaped by both natural processes and human activities. Geology, precipitation, land cover change, agricultural irrigation, and pumping for municipal and industrial usage all play a role in the quality and availability of this natural resource. Our […]
Land cover Change Intensity 2010-2015
#DidYouKnow you can use data from the #NorthAmerican Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) for many different applications? For example, you can calculate the % of land change in 2010-2015 and highlight areas undergoing heavy transformations. Our NALCMS products can be used for a variety of applications, including: Carbon sequestration analysis Wildlife habitat mapping Ecosystem monitoring […]
Our Changing Continent
From Dallas to Sonora— and across our shared environment — change is happening right before our eyes. Whether that change may come as a result of urban sprawl, economics, or natural disasters — it’s important to document and measure. With better data (in this case in the form of maps) we are better equipped to […]
Forest Loss in Glacier National Park
As part of our mapping work, we came across noticeable forest loss in Glacier National Park @GlacierNPS between 2010/15. Upon further research, we realized this was due to the 2015 Thompson Fire which tells a story of coordination & emergency response. Though several years have passed since that 2015 fire, the story of emergency response […]
Aquaculture along the coast of Sinaloa
For today’s #MapMonday, we want to take a minute to talk about how maps tell stories of the connection between the environment and the economy. This map, for example, shows land cover change between 2010 and 2015 on the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, where 60% of all of Mexico’s shrimp production takes place. Large areas […]