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Biomass Data

Biomass resource potential for the lower 48 states of the United States of America. Estimate technical biomass resources available in the United States by county. The following feedstock categories are considered for this study: crop residues, methane emissions from manure management, methane emissions from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities, forest residues, primary and secondary mill residues, urban wood waste, and dedicated energy crops.

Geographic Coordinate System Name: GCS_North_American_1983

Coverage File Size Last Updated Metadata
Urban Wood and Secondary Mill Residues (Zip 6.8 MB) 5/23/2012 Urban Wood and Secondary Mill Residues.xml

Geographic Coordinate System Name: WGS 1984

Coverage File Size Last Updated Metadata
Crop Residues (Zip 48.9 MB) 10/28/2008 Crop Residues.xml
Forest and Primary Mill Residues (Zip 48.8 MB) 10/28/2008 Forest and Primary Mill Residues.xml

Note - These datasets are designed to be used in GIS software applications.

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