ANDREW JAKES

University of Montana LISA JOHNSON

PAD-US Coordinator

PAD-US – Protected Areas Database of the United States

America’s Inventory of Parks and Protected Areas

An overview of the PAD-US System and applications

Lisa Johnson (USGS GAP Cooperator) PAD-US Coordinator November 16, 2016

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

PAD-US Contacts

Lisa Johnson (PAD-US Coordinator)

LisajJohnson@boisestate.edu

Mason Croft (PAD-US Technical Specialist)

masoncroft@boisestate.edu

Julie Prior-Magee (PAD-US Dataset Manager)

jpmagee@usgs.gov

Larry Orman (PAD-US Cooperator)

larry@greeninfo.org

Roadmap

What is PAD-US

Vision

How is it used

What’s the status

How is PAD-US created

How users can get it

Three-year strategy

How to help

“Protected Areas”

What do we all want?

Find out about any park or protected

area

Anywhere in the U.S.

All in one data set

That’s the vision for PAD-US

Includes:

Small sites to huge sites…

Recreation to habitat…

Everything.

PAD-US is geospatial (GIS) data

3 billion acres*

120,000 units

15,000+

agencies

Published by

USGS

*Full inventory includes ownership and overlapping designations, plus marine protected areas

PAD-US is boundaries

Ownership

Management

Designation

(Fee/easement;

Wilderness, MPA, etc.)

Put it all together, and . . .

Protected areas

GAP – Keeping Common Species Common

11

Protected on just 2.6% of Lark Bunting distribution

Land Cover

Protected Areas

gapanalysis.usgs.gov

Species Distribution

Conservation in North America – nawpacommittee.org

Conservation in North America – nawpacommittee.org

Many Uses of PAD-US

Federal

State

Local / regional

NGO

Academic

Business

Global

Other information can be tied to this inventory

Boundaries+

Park entry points

Trails

Facilities

Activities

Amenities

etc.

Supports many applications…

Entries

Campgrounds

(locate, reserve

facilities)

Trails

Other information can be tied to this inventory… PAD-US + RIDB

Practically, it can function like this . . .

Mobile apps

Park Prescriptions

Doctors - ParkRx

Outdoor rec

For wellness

Manage illness

Need full inventory

Activities data

With good data, we can…

Protect biodiversity, track conservation assets

Hazard mitigation, climate change adaption

Help people lead more active, healthy lives

Connect people and nature

Find parks and make reservations

Ensure equal access to public open space

Have great mobile apps

Support economic development

and more . . .

Good news: we have the framework – PAD-US System

maps.usgs.gov/padus

Good news: we have the framework – PAD-US System

maps.usgs.gov/padus

It’s connected… World Database for Protected Areas

WDPA – tracks global protection targets for CBD

Aichi Target 11 - 17% terrestrial, 10% marine by 2020

Includes areas primarily managed for biodiversity

PAD-US source of US data, GAP Status 1&2 only

WDPA June 2016 includes PAD-US 1.4

IUCN Management Categories applied – review needed!

ProtectedPlanet.net

It’s connected… North American PAD

CEC.org – North American Environmental Atlas

Cooperate in ecosystem protection – from NAFTA

Includes areas natural and multiple use areas

PAD-US source of US data, GAP Status 1-3

Update from PAD-US 1.4 in progress - Linked to WDPA

IUCN Management Categories applied – review needed!

www.cec.org/sites/default/atlas/map/

But… it’s not complete everywhere

maps.usgs.gov/padus

But… it’s not complete everywhere

maps.usgs.gov/padus

Here’s where we stand:

ProtectedLands.net/partners

What’s new?

PAD-US 1.4 (May 2016)!

Complete federal lands update

State Data Network: 20 updates

TPL: Local gov lands in 13 states

TNC Lands

NOAA - Marine Protected Areas

NCED – Conservation easements

User friendly, standardized Designation Types

Defines overlapping fed designations

Maps @ padus/resources

Includes over 3 billion acres

In 150,000 holdings

gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus

New PAD-US Fact Sheet with reviews

gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus

What can PAD-US tell you?

Unit Name

State Name

Owner and Manager

GIS Source

Source data or standardized

Biodiversity protection status

Fee or Easement

Date of Establishment

Acres

Public Access Open, Closed, Restricted or Unk

Designation Type “National Wildlife Refuge” “National Forest”

“State Park”

Agency Type “Federal”

“Local Gov”

Agency Name

“National Park Service”

“State Parks and Rec”

maps.usgs.gov/padus

Biodiversity protection Map (GAP Status Code)

maps.usgs.gov/padus

Biodiversity protection Map (GAP Status Code)

Biodiversity Protection Stats – updates soon!

GAP Status Code

Federal Lands Workgroup

Fact sheet: cms.geoplatform.gov/a16govunits/FederalLands

FLWG automates PAD-US updates

FLWG drives data quality

Overlaps after Overlaps before

State Framework

Compile:

State

Regional

City/County

NGO

Other Private

Protectedlands.net/partners

State Framework

Stewards are:

Agencies

Nonprofits

Universities

Anyone with the capacity to maintain PAD-US updates

Protectedlands.net/partners

State capacities

State Framework

Data management capacity varies

Support PAD-US updates

USGS - capacity building grants

Goal is annual updates

Many on 3 or 5 year cycle

Data serve multiple agency needs

Additional resources needed

Protectedlands.net/partners

NGO Partners help ‘catch up’ PAD-US Inventory

How to get PAD-US

gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus

How to get PAD-US - Data

gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus

How to get PAD-US - WMS + Google Earth

http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/data/web-services/

WMS

Choose service

Google Earth

Download .kmz for desired layer

How to view PAD-US

gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus

maps.usgs.gov/padus

New WMS coming soon!

ProtectedLands.net

For more info!

State Stewards

Inventory completeness

Last state update

Applications – please send!

The Road Ahead

PAD-US 2.0 (Fall 2017)

Automated fed lands update

Conservation measures

review

“Public Access” review

Improve Inventory

TPL urban parks

15 states + counties

Outreach and Support

Biodiversity focused product

Improve Data Structure

Separate “Designations” to

better manage overlaps

2.0 – Manage overlapping designations

PAD-US 2.0

PAD-US three year strategy now available!

PAD-US meets common needs

We’re almost there… but we need you!

How You Can Help

Read and share the strategy docs

Express your support for PAD-US

Describe potential contributions

Tell us how you’re using PAD-US

Help us find opportunities to inform others

Need an overview tailored for your network?

Reference PAD-US in your Libraries and Information Systems

Sign up for our newsletter, coming soon!

Connect us with others working on these data

Help us complete the inventory!

Interested in Review?

PAD-US Review Tool – draft avail

GCPO LCC pilot

PAD-US Contacts

Lisa Johnson (PAD-US Coordinator)

LisajJohnson@boisestate.edu

Mason Croft (PAD-US Technical Specialist)

masoncroft@boisestate.edu

Julie Prior-Magee (PAD-US Dataset Manager)

jpmagee@usgs.gov

Larry Orman (PAD-US Cooperator)

larry@greeninfo.org