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PAD-US—National inventory of protected areas

November 12, 2013
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The Gap Analysis Project produces data and tools that help meet critical national challenges such as biodiversity conservation, renewable energy development, climate change adaptation, and infrastructure investment. The Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the official inventory of public parks and other protected open space. Consisting of more than 7 billion acres in 436,000 land and marine units, the spatial data in PAD–US include areas managed by greater than 30,000 agencies and nonprofit organizations.

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Publication Year 2013
Title PAD-US—National inventory of protected areas
DOI 10.3133/fs20133086
Authors Kevin J. Gergely, Alexa McKerrow
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 2013-3086
Index ID fs20133086
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries; GAP Analysis Project

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