Mapping the Biosphere

In this section of the website you will find maps of environmental variables. Feel free to download anything and everything. If you use anything from the Atlas in a publication, please credit the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

You can select a category to explore by following one of the links below:

Human Impacts

Humans and the environment from a socio-economic perspective

i.e. - Population, Life Expectancy, Literacy Rates

View Human Impact Maps

Land Use

How humans are using the land

i.e. - Croplands, Pastures, Urban Lands

View Land Use Maps

Ecosystems

The natural ecosystems of the world

i.e. - Potential Vegetation, Temperature, Soil Texture

View Ecosystems Maps

Water Resources

Water in the biosphere

i.e. - Runoff, Precipitation, Lakes and Wetlands

View Water Resources Maps