GISmedes

by Meghan Smedes

This is an example of a map that I georeferenced using ArcGIS Pro:

Old_Map_MiniProject1

This is a map that shows possible Mexican Spotted Owl priority habitat in El Paso County, CO:

HabitatPriorityMap2

References

United States Forest Service, “The ‘Living Map’ of Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat: Rocky Mountain Research Station.” The “Living Map” of Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat Rocky Mountain Research Station, United States Forest Service, April 2020, https://www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/living-map-mexican-spotted-owl-habitat

Data Sources

El Paso County, Colorado. Free GIS Data. Shapefile. Acquired December 5, 2022 https://admin.elpasoco.com/free-gis-data/

ESRI AND United States Fish and Wildlife Service. USA Critical Habitat Final (MatureSupport). Jan 25, 2021. Shapefile. Acquired December 5, 2022. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=bad5c810721c4d0c94cfb93a18119c47

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. NLCD 2019 Land Cover (CONUS). 2019. Raster. Acquired December 5, 2022. https://www.mrlc.gov/data/legends/national-land-cover-database-class-legend-and-description

In this map, I used inaturalist data to plot lepidoptera sitings in Jefferson County. The bottom map takes a closer look at Lair o’ the Bear Open Space Park:

SmedesMiniProject_JeffcoButterflies

GISmedes

A place for sharing my GIS Maps

by Meghan Smedes

This is an example of a map that I georeferenced using ArcGIS Pro:

This is a map that shows possible Mexican Spotted Owl priority habitat in El Paso County, CO:

In this map, I used inaturalist data to plot lepidoptera sitings in Jefferson County. The bottom map takes a closer look at Lair o’ the Bear Open Space Park: