Rez Croplands: How Native Farmers and Ranchers Can Leverage the USDA’s Cropland Data Layer for Land Planning
According to summary statistics from the USDA’s Cropland Data Layer (CDL), there were about 110 million acres of cropland (5.7%) on Native American reservations (including on-reservation and off-reservation trust lands).* What are these croplands and land covers? How have they changed over time? Why does this data matter? NLAP’s What’s Growing on US Native Lands […]
Introducing New Resource Tools for Grassland Protection and Restoration
NLAP is happy to announce two new resource tools for grassland and biodiversity protection: our storymap, Grasslands: The Land and the People that Call it Home, and our Conservation Reserve Program Dashboard! Together, these tools explore the history of one of the land’s most precious communities and opportunities for their continued restoration. Grasslands Storymap Before […]
Announcing New Updates to Our National Land Cover Database Dashboard!
By Raven McMullin // April 18, 2022 NLAP remains committed to making available to Tribes, Native organizations, and land caretakers the most relevant and current data critical for Native land planning and research. In furtherance of this commitment, we are excited to announce new updates to our National Land Cover Database Dashboard (NLCD) along with a […]
New Tool for Native Land Caretakers: The Rangeland Analysis Platform (RAP)
According to the NLIS’s National Land Cover Database dashboard, in 2019, there were approximately 16 million acres of rangeland within Native American reservations and off-reservation trust lands. Now, say that you are a Tribal natural resource manager, an established rancher, or land owner—it is no secret that adequately monitoring this vast land base, whether owner-managed […]
Thematic Maps
Thematic Maps Thematic maps allow you to visually explore & interact with one or more data layers. Great for identifying and sharing areas of interest. Thematic Maps Thematic Maps Search Thematic Maps Climate US Drought Monitor on US Native Lands This map shows current and historical drought conditions. Climate Thermal Activity on US Native Lands […]
NLIS Value-Added Data
The Rez-County Overlap Layer This GIS-based layer is a unique output of the Native Lands Advocacy Project and allows us to perform data analysis from datasets that do not match with reservation boundaries or who do not have any common identifiers to match external datasets. This layer is a work in progress and is used […]
Storymaps
STORYMAPS Storymaps are dynamic, interactive, and data rich narratives that create context and meaning for the data on the NLIS. Storymaps Storymaps Search Storymaps Sustainable Food-Systems for US Native Lands: Story Untold Pine Ridge Land Information System Stolen Futures STOLEN FUTURES Visualizing 178 Years of Lost Agricultural Revenue Powhatan village of Secoton, colour engraving by […]
Data Dashboards
DATA DASHBOARDS Data dashboards make large and complex datasets easier to visualize, sort, filter, compare and analyze, making the data more understandable and actionable. Once you have the desired filters set they can be easily screen captured and pasted into a slide show, report, or social media post. Data Dashboards Data Dashboards Search Data Dashboards […]
