Data Extract Screening Widget Web App Builder
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Use this tool to extract ACIMS conservation data for a specified Area of Interest (AOI) in Alberta. Users can select their AOI interactively or provide a polygon feature as input. The tool returns two sets of data:</SPAN></P><OL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Element Occurrences (EOs) –</SPAN><SPAN> species or ecological communities tracked by ACIMS.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Landform Elements – </SPAN><SPAN>units of natural physical diversity.</SPAN></P></LI></OL><P><SPAN>Users can choose between </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">File Geodatabase (FGDB) </SPAN><SPAN>or</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"> Shapefile </SPAN><SPAN>format for download. The result is returned as a compressed ZIP file containing the extracted datasets.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This tool is useful for:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Environmental impact assessments</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Conservation planning</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Research and academic projects</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Land-use planning and permitting</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| AOI |
The Area of Interest (AOI) defines the geographic boundary for the data extraction. This tool uses the map extent as an Area of Interest. |
| Output_Format |
Users can select their preferred output format:File Geodatabase (.gdb): Best for use in ArcGIS and preserves all field types.Shapefile (.shp): For compatibility with older or non-Esri software; some attribute truncation may occur.The extracted data will be provided in a ZIP file containing one of the above formats. |
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ACIMS, Alberta, biodiversity, conservation, ecological data, species data, GIS, protected areas, FGDB, shapefile, ZIP download, AOI, spatial data extraction, geoprocessing tool, Provincial Geospatial Centre
This tool is provided by the Provincial Geospatial Centre, Government of Alberta, in collaboration with the Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS) and Alberta Forestry & Parks. Data follows the NatureServe methodology and contributes to the management of protected areas and biodiversity information in Alberta.
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