Suitability Explorer
Hillje–Blu Lacy 765-kV · EarthIQ environmental-suitability model + synthesis layers. WSP/CenterPoint preliminary segments shown as comparator (colour-by), not the basis. Pre-CCN.
Color segments by
Conflict
Prime farmland
Flood + wetland
Co-location
Crane distance
EPA sites
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Synthesis + data layers
Land-use synthesis
Hydrology synthesis
Landscape pattern
Parcels (312K)
Buildings (321K)
Wind turbines
Whooping crane
I-69E / US 77
EPA legacy
Study area
EMS land-use synthesis — TPWD ecological classes reclassed 1–9:
working landscape (1) environmental integrity (9)
67% working landscape · 16% environmental integrity. Hover a hex for the EMS class.
Hydrology synthesis — per-catchment cost (stream-order scale × function/sensitivity/vulnerability/capacity, climate-weighted):
crossable (1) avoid (9)
Cost is bimodal — highest in LOCAL headwaters (sensitivity) + REGIONAL rivers (inflow/flood); AREA tributaries lowest. Hover a catchment.
Landscape ecological pattern — vegetation naturalness + patch size/core + connectivity + protection:
fragmented matrix (1) intact core (9)
Only 15.8% natural, and 65% of THAT is edge — habitat is already fragmented. The few intact cores + riparian corridors carry outsized value. Hover a hex.
Parcels appear at zoom 9+; fill shades by acreage (large ranches warm). Hover for owner.
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Corridor
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Network miles —
Mean prime farmland —
Segments in VE flood —
Nearest crane habitat —
Basemap