Biodiesel PlantsImportant Note: This item is in mature support as of May, 2023 and will be retired in September, 2023. A new version of this item available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version.This feature layer, derived from Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, depicts biodiesel manufacturing plants in the U.S. Per the EIA, "Biodiesel is produced by transesterification of vegetable oils and animal fats. Vegetable oils (mainly soybean oil) are the main feedstocks for U.S. biodiesel production. Other major U.S. biodiesel feedstocks include animal fats from meat processing plants and used/recycled cooking oil and yellow grease from restaurants. Rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, and palm oil are major feedstocks for biodiesel production in other countries. Algae are potential sources for biofuels. Algae contain pockets of fat that help keep them afloat, which can be collected and processed into biofuels."Renewable Energy Group PlantData currency: This cached Esri service is checked monthly for updates from its federal source (Biodiesel Plants)Data Modification(s): NoneFor more information, please visit: Biofuels Explained, U.S. Biodiesel Plant Production CapacityFor feedback: ArcGIScomNationalMaps@esri.comThumbnail source image courtesy of: United Soybean BoardEnergy Information AdministrationPer EIA, "The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."

Important Note: This item is in mature support as of February 2022 and will be retired in June 2024. A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version. The Esri Drought Tracker application allows anyone to explore weekly values for drought intensity across the United States from 2000 to present. Drought occurs when a region has an imbalance between water supply and water demand over an extended period of time. Droughts can have significant environmental, economic, and social consequences. Between 1980 and the present time, the cost of drought exceeded 100 billion dollars, making drought monitoring a key factor in planning, preparedness, and mitigation efforts at all levels of government. This application provides access to current and historical drought intensity categories for the entire US. These data have been produced weekly since January 4, 2000 by the U.S. Drought Monitor and the full time series is archived here. Drought intensity is classified according to the deviation of precipitation, stream flow, and soil moisture content from historically established norms, in addition to subjective observations and reported impacts from than 350 partners across the country. A new map is released every Thursday to reflect the conditions of the previous week.Click on the map to get a graph of drought conditions for a county. The slider bar on the time series at the bottom of the app allows you to change the time period displayed on the map. Login to the application with your ArcGIS Online credentials and save a view of the map. ArcGIS Online creates a new hosted feature service in your account. You can use the feature service to create and share your own drought maps.Additional drought content is available to the GIS community for custom mapping or analysis in the Living Atlas of the World. To access the full set of historical content Jan-2000 to present go to USA Drought Intensity 2000 - Present. To see only most current weekly map go to USA Drought Intensity (Current Conditions). These maps and layers require an Esri subscription login.  To learn more about ArcGIS and get a trial subscription visit ArcGIS.com.

Ethanol Plants in the U.S.Important Note: This item is in mature support as of May, 2023 and will be retired in September, 2023. A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version.This feature layer, derived from Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, depicts Ethanol manufacturing plants in the U.S. Per EIA, "Fuel ethanol is anhydrous, denatured alcohol that meets the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specification D4806 for ethanol use as a fuel in spark-ignition engines. Most of the fuel ethanol produced around the world is made by fermenting the sugar in the starches of grains such as corn, sorghum, and barley, and the sugar in sugar cane and sugar beets."Decatur Ethanol PlantData currency: This cached Esri service is checked monthly for updates from its federal source (Ethanol Plants)Data Modification(s): NoneFor more information, please visit: Biofuels explained: Use of ethanolFor feedback: ArcGIScomNationalMaps@esri.comThumbnail source image courtesy of freddthompsonEnergy Information AdministrationPer EIA, "The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."

Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessible resource base, mean extractable resource and beneficial heat. Data compiled from USGS and other sources. The paper (submitted to GRC 2016) describing the methodology and analysis is also included. * A newer version of this data exists in a more recent submission. See the resources below for more information.