Nature Access for People under Potential Natural Vegetation - Dataset

Field	Value
Author	Natural Capital Alliance, Stanford University
Tags	FOOTPRINT IMPACT TOOL NATURE NATURE ACCESS
Last Updated	January 8, 2026, 23:41 (UTC)
Created	November 22, 2024, 00:55 (UTC)
Natcap Last Updated	2026-01-08T23:41:22.540758+00:00

Cite this dataset

Mandle, L., Shea, A., Soth, E. et al. An open-source approach for measuring corporate impacts on ecosystem services and biodiversity. Commun Earth Environ 5, 625 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01797-7

Embed this layer into your website

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  }).addTo(map);

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Use this data in Python

from osgeo import gdal

raster = gdal.OpenEx('/vsicurl/https://data.naturalcapitalalliance.stanford.edu/download/natcap-projects/footprint-impact-tool-data/footprint-impact-tool-data/nature_access_service/nature_access_for_people.tif')
band = raster.GetRasterBand(1)
array = band.ReadAsArray(
    xoff=my_window_x_offset,
    yoff=my_window_y_offset,
    win_xsize=my_window_width_in_pixels,
    win_ysize=my_window_height_in_pixels)