The project examines and identifies the terrestrial wildlife species that are currently protected by the existing reserve systems in Virginia. What remains are the species and habitats not found on public lands or preserves. Maps of predicted species distributions for over 600 species. A stewardship map showing land ownership and levels of biodiversity protection on public land. The maps produced by the Virginia Gap Analysis Project have been verified in a variety of ways including field observation, use of existing covertype maps from cooperators, and airborne videography.
All products come with Metadata describing the dataset.