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EcoAtlas Tools & Training

EcoAtlas Overview

EcoAtlas is a set of tools for assembling, visualizing, sharing, and reporting environmental data and information. Used individually or together, the tools are tailored to meet specific needs of environmental planners, regulators, managers, and scientists.

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Informing Resource Management

SFEI’s rigorous data collection and visualization has provided California agencies and other stakeholders with the science to develop and support important environmental decision making. EcoAtlas is a long-standing technology that remains cutting edge thanks to its credibility as a public resource:

27 Years in Development
39 Key Partners / Funders
>4,500 Projects Tracked
>10,000 CRAM Assessments

Featured Projects

Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP)

The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) is a collaborative regional monitoring program tracking the health of the San Francisco Bay’s tidal wetlands. Its mission is to: (1) inform decision making for wetland restoration and adaptive management, and (2)… Read More

Tracking Coastal Habitat Change Over Time: Considerations for a Statewide Mapping Program

Managing California’s coastal habitats and tracking progress toward achieving regional and statewide goals requires up-to-date and comprehensive mapping to assess extent and track change in total area and habitat distribution over time. To date, mapping of different… Read More

Monitoring Streams in Five Watersheds in Santa Clara County

Since 2010, SFEI has supported Valley Water in implementing ambient monitoring employing the WRAMP framework in Santa Clara County. The data are used by local planners for evaluating and prioritizing riverine restoration and mitigation, and has been used to develop… Read More