North American Environmental Atlas
The North American Environmental Atlas assembles seamless, accurate cartographic data, including maps, documentation, and interactive map layers at a scale of 1:10,000,000
All over the North American continent, natural and human-caused events are altering land cover – whether from insect infestations, forest fires or urban sprawl. Some of these changes are visible from space and, in collaboration with Canada, Mexico and the US, the CEC released a new set of maps depicting land cover changes in North America’s forests, prairies, deserts and cities, using satellite images from 2005 and 2010.
North American Land Change Monitoring System
Depicts information about land cover and land cover change in a seamless, consistent, and automated way across North America at regular intervals.
View the collection of maps in Google Earth tours and watch our fly-overs on YouTube
MAPS WITHOUT BORDERS
The North American Environmental Atlas is an interactive mapping tool to research, analyze and manage environmental issues in Canada, United States and Mexico.
Maps are downloadable free of charge and available in an easy to use map viewer format.
The CEC uses maps in the Atlas to:
- Identify priority areas to conserve biodiversity
- Track cross-border transfers of pollutants
- Monitor CO2 emissions across major transportation routes
- Predict the spread of invasive species