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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands Mapper

Integrating field data with the latest digital mapping technology, the Wetlands Mapper offers a portal through which anyone can access reliable wetlands science, and explore wetlands data with easy-to-use tools for displaying, manipulating, and querying information. The site also directs users to a wealth of other credible resources for identifying relevant scientific and geospatial information.

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Webpage for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands Mapper, which includes:

  • Documentation and instruction manual
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Mapper introduction
  • Orientation video

Additional Resources

To view only the quadrangles that were updated, download the raw GIS data.

Learn more about the US FWS National Wetlands Inventory program.

Technical description

The Coastal Update to the National Wetlands Inventory project completed a rapid update for wetland mapping in 162 coastal areas (1:24,000 topographic quadrangles in ME, MD, MA, NY, NJ, PA, and VA) that were last updated prior to 2000. The updates, which were incorporated into the National Wetlands Inventory, have many applications in conservation analysis and coastal planning. The Rapid Coastal Update project was added to the national dataset on 8/29/2014 and was available to view and download via the Wetlands Mapper on October 1,2014.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands Mapper
Resource Type: Ecosystems
Conservation Targets: Coastal and Marine, Terrestrial and non-tidal wetland
Threats/Stressors: Climate change impacts, Sea-level rise and storm impacts, Water quality and supply
Conservation Action: Site/area protection, Site/area management, Habitat and natural process restoration

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