Geospatial Resources for Freshwater Conservation
The section on Geospatial Resources for Freshwater Conservation provides links to geospatial data sets* relevant for freshwater conservation and software** commonly used in freshwater studies.
*Geospatial datasets
Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (FEOW)
Global lakes and wetlands database
National Wetlands Inventory Geodatabase
Atlas of Canada freshwater maps
National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
Global Gateway to GIS, Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries
The African Water Resource Database
**Software
The African Water Resource Database Tools
Nonpoint Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool (N-SPECT)
USGS Water resource applications software
Watershed Modeling sytem (WMS)
Better Assessment Science Integrating Point & Nonpoint Sources (BASINS)
USGS Hydrologic and geochemical models
Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network
Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration (IHA)
Functional Linkage of Watersheds and Streams (FLoWS)
GIS tools for stream and lake classification and watershed analysis
- Related content
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USGS Water Resources Program
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USGS Arizona Program
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USGS Groundwater Program
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Colorado River Groundwater Decree Accounting - Joyce Owen
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High Plains Regional Groundwater Study: Issues and Technical Aspects (Breton Bruce)
- IAEA/GEF IW:LEARN/USGS Learning Exchange (study tour) on Good Practices in Ground Water Resources Assessment, Management, and Public Participation
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LiveROMS: A Virtual Environment for Ocean Numerical Simulations
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