Description: The Priority Preservation Area layer was developed for use within the Maryland Growth and Conservation Interactive Map. It was developed using a combination of layers from the Maryland Department of Planning. The Priority Preservation Areas (PPA, 2023) and locally nominated Priority Preservation Areas were combined by the Maryland Department of Planning Geospatial Data and Analysis Unit to produce this layer. This layer was most recently updated in March 2024. The layer will be updated when model inputs are updated by the Department of Planning.
Description: The Cultural/Historic Area layer was developed for use within the Maryland Growth and Conservation Interactive Map. It was developed using a combination of layers from the Maryland Historic Trust. The National Registry of Historic Places (National Registry of Historic Trust, 2020) and locally nominated Cultural or Historic Areas were combined by the Maryland Department of Planning Geospatial Data and Analysis Unit to produce this layer. This layer was most recently updated in March 2024. The layer will be updated when model inputs are updated by the Maryland Historic Trust.
Description: This is the updated Climate Change Layer from the Growth and Conservation Interactive Map. The WEAT_HurricaneStormSurge_USACE layer was updated in 2016 (see Summary note) and unioned with the DNR data (from 2007).
Description: The Natural Resources Area layer was developed for use within the Maryland Growth and Conservation Interactive Map. It was developed using a combination of layers from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Wildlife & Rare Species Habitat (BioNet, 2021), Targeted Ecological Areas (TEA, 2011), and Green Infrastructure Hubs and Corridors (GI, 2021), and locally nominated Natural Resources Areas were combined by the Maryland Department of Planning Geospatial Data and Analysis Unit to produce this layer. This layer was most recently updated in March 2024. The layer will be updated when model inputs are updated by the Department of Natural Resources.