The North American Environmental Atlas combines and harmonizes geospatial data from Canada, Mexico and the United States to allow for a continental and regional perspective on environmental issues that cross boundaries. It is a unique tool to analyze and raise awareness of our shared environment and ecosystems across the continent, to demonstrate their value, and to help us see what needs to be done to protect them.
The dozens of map layers of the Atlas are unique in that they harmonize geographic information across North America’s political boundaries. By comparing these map layers, we can better understand and quantify critical trends and interrelationships at the North American level.
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This North American Atlas base layer shows a selection of named populated places suitable for...
This North American Atlas base layer shows the railroads of North America. The railroads included...
This map is an image of nighttime lights of North America, including the Caribbean and...
This map shows the grasslands priority conservation areas (GPCAs) within North America's Central Grasslands, an...
This map shows the estimated annual freight railroad CO2 emissions for the year 2010 along...
This map shows the estimated annual freight railroad CO2 emissions for the year 2035 along...
This map shows the estimated annual truck CO2 emissions for the year 2010 along the...
This map shows the estimated annual truck CO2 emissions for the year 2035 along the...
These marine ecoregions are areas of general similarity in terms of physiographic, oceanographic and biological...
This map shows the total installed renewable energy capacity for the states, provinces, and territories...
The Baja California to Bering Sea Region (B2B) is one of fourteen Ecologically Significant Regions,...
This map shows the 28 marine priority conservation areas in the Baja to Bering region....
This map shows the impacts of humans on the ocean’s ecosystems. To generate this map,...
This map layer provides range maps for the North American Species of Common Conservation Concern,...
This map layer provides range maps for the North American Species of Common Conservation Concern,...
To assess the environmental conditions of marine protected areas (MPAs), experts developed an Ecological Assessment...
The North American Environmental Atlas map viewer provides access to several data layers, including terrestrial and marine ecosystems as well as human influence.
From tracking Uber orders in Montreal to understanding the effect of coastal farming activity in Sinaloa, Mexico– maps help us navigate and understand the world around us.
A collaborative initiative between Canada, Mexico, and the United States to monitor land cover - the observed physical cover on the surface of the Earth - and its change over time.
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Questions about the North American Environmental Atlas? Contact:
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera
Head, Environmental Quality
(514) 350-4323