Inventory by media: GIS/Spatial Data Projects

Information Sources: Binational United States Mexico

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U.S.-Mexico Binational or Other International:

Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP)

  • The Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy was established in October 1990 by the Congress under the Clean Air Act. The Act appropriated funding for a consortium of United States universities cooperating with Mexican universities to help solve the environmental problems in the border area of the United States and Mexico
  • Semitechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mapping

  • Nontechnical
  • USGS Mapping Science Software
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002

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    The Cochise County Planning Department (Arizona)

  • Nontechnical
  • Comprehensive Plan Map
  • Naco Area Plan
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • San Diego County Department of Land Use and Environment (California)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

  • Nontechnical
  • Geographic Information System (GIS)
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Statistics Service

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Census of Agriculture
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • The National Resources Inventory (NRI)
  • Land Cover/Use
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 14, 2002
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Envirofacts Warehouse

  • Access to several EPA environmental databases
  • Technical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • Health-Track

  • Nontechnical
  • This site consolidates and maps by state info on health and hazards gathered by federal and state governments and organizations.
  • Facts About Health-Track
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002

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    Mexican Source:

    Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) / National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity

  • Semitechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 11, 2002
  • Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) (Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002
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