Third Thursday Web Forum: Updates and applications of USGS Gap Analysis Project data

“Updates and applications of USGS Gap Analysis Project data” with Nathan Tarr, Research Associate at the Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center within the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
In this webinar, Nathan will provide an update on the current and future direction of the GAP program. In addition to providing a database of protected areas and high resolution land cover data, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP) recently released range and habitat distribution data for 1,590 terrestrial vertebrate species within the lower 48 states. Whereas the primary mission of GAP is to assess how well species are protected, the data have additional utility for broad-scale conservation assessments and planning exercises, as well as for the development of new methods for landscape assessment and characterization.
Efforts are underway to harness recent species occurrence data for updates to GAP range data. Recent applications of (View Full Event Description Here: https://www.southatlanticlcc.org/event/third-thursday-web-forum-updates-and-applications-of-usgs-gap-analysis-project-data/)
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