Mammals of the Western Hemisphere Atlas

Note: The Mammal Atlas is very large to download, so it's also available for viewing online at: Dynamic Planet

The Mammals of the Western Hemisphere Atlas provides the ranges for over 1000(!) mammal species in the western hemisphere in an interactive map-based application. Some topics link the mammal range to a picture of the animal and/or a source for further information.

You can easily add your own pictures and information to the atlas.

The atlas also contains several detailed ecosystem map layers and data from World Wildlife Fund and NatureServe.

Downloading the Atlas:
Download Dynamic Maps 3.1 software (22MB)
Download the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere Atlas (90 MB) VERY LARGE DOWNLOAD! May take several minutes.
Download the Dynamic Maps Manual (pdf format) (1.5MB)
Download "Welcome to the Mammal Atlas" (pdf format) (1 MB)
Note: the Atlas and Dynamic Maps software are free with NO nags or popups.

Sample images from the atlas:

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How to Get Started:
a) Install Dynamic Maps 3.1.
b) Install the Atlas (it is a self-extracting "zip" file). It will unzip all the files into "C:\Atlases".
c) Run Dynamic Maps and "Import" the atlas by navigating to the "Mammals of the Western Hemisphere" directory.

How to Use: The atlas is arranged in Topics. Each topic has various related map layers and related information (document, web links). To access a topic click on the + beside the topic name to expand the list and/or click in the topic box to get the topic. With each topic you can: turn on and off map layers, change the colors and rendering qualities of the map layers, zoom in and out, select map features, and more. You can even add your own program data, documents, and information to this atlas. Dynamic Maps integrates with PowerPoint for the easy and powerful map creation. You can even ungroup the map in PowerPoint to get individual control of each of the map's features!

Adding you own data: For virtually any map layer in any topic you can add your own file or web link to supplement the information in the atlas. Once you do, that information becomes part of the atlas.

Building Your Own Atlas
The Mammals of the Western Hemisphere Atlas like many others was created with Dynamic Atlas software. Dynamic Atlas makes it easy to organize, integrate and publish any data and information in a way that is usable to anyone. Dynamic Maps is free software - so once your atlas is ready, it can be distributed anywhere. Or publish the atlas directly to the Internet.

If you are interested in integrating your own data and information and publishing it into an atlas, or adding new data to this one, please contact: , President, Dynamic Planet.

Find out more about Dynamic Atlas and Dynamic Planet at www.dynamicplanet.com.

Data Source: Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy – Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International – CABS, World Wildlife Fund – US, and Environment Canada – WILDSPACE.”