USDA ERS GIS Map Services and API User Guide

All of the ERS mapping applications, such as the Food Environment Atlas and the Food Access Research Atlas, use map services developed and hosted by ERS as the source for their map content. These map services are open and freely available for use outside of the ERS map applications. Developers can include ERS maps in applications through the use of the map service REST API, and desktop GIS users can use the maps by connecting to the map server directly.

Data and Resources

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identifier USDA-ERS-00098
issued 2019-08-20
landingPage https://www.ers.usda.gov/developer/geospatial-apis/
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modified 2019-08-20
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publisher Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
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maintainer David Nulph
maintainer_email dhulph@ers.usda.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T12:10:29.869271
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T12:10:29.869274
notes All of the ERS mapping applications, such as the Food Environment Atlas and the Food Access Research Atlas, use map services developed and hosted by ERS as the source for their map content. These map services are open and freely available for use outside of the ERS map applications. Developers can include ERS maps in applications through the use of the map service REST API, and desktop GIS users can use the maps by connecting to the map server directly.
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title USDA ERS GIS Map Services and API User Guide