GeoSTAC is a set of spatial data and tools accessed through a Geographic Information System.
The databases currently contain about 55 GB of data and there are three specialised spatial analysis tools currently available.
One of the primary reasons for GeoSTAC is to understand the agricultural landscape and the interaction of important environmental variables.
With GeoSTAC, users can perform geospatial analysis that involves: The databases within GeoSTAC cover all or part of the United States, although the methods can be applied to any area for which data is available.
Many of the operations possible with GeoSTAC could be performed manually by proficient GIS users.