Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 2.0
October 2, 2018
The USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the nation's inventory of protected areas, including public open space and voluntarily provided, private protected areas, identified as an A-16 National Geospatial Data Asset in the Cadastral Theme (https://communities.geoplatform.gov/ngda-cadastre/). PAD-US is an ongoing project with several published versions of a spatial database of areas dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity, and other natural (including extraction), recreational or cultural uses, managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 2.0 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P955KPLE |
| Authors | Gap Analysis Project U.S. Geological Survey, Mason J Croft, Lisa J Johnson, Julie S Prior-Magee |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Science Analytics and Synthesis Program |
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