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To show the vegetation of Yap.
this dataset shows the vegetation of Yap in 1975. It was derived by Landcare research from 1975 Vegetation Survey Maps of Yap. The original hardcopy map was created as part of the following publication: MacLean, C.D., Cole, T.G., Whitesell, C.D., Falanruw, M.V., and Ambacher, A.H. (1986). Vegetation Survey of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Resource Bulletin PSW-18. It was also included in Newsome, P. F., M. J. Page, and H. A. Heke (2003), Vegetation Map of Yap 1995, Federated States of Micronesia. Unpublished Contract Report LC0203/079, Landcare Research, New Zealand. The dataset was shiftedmodified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) to better match 2016 WorldView-3 satellite imageryprovided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
MacLean, C.D., Cole, T.G., Whitesell, C.D., Falanruw, M.V., and Ambacher, A.H. 1986 GIS Dataset by Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd, slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi).
There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.
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The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Yap, by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) in collaboration with Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam and funding from United States Geological Survey (USGS) under WRRI 104-B Program and FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM).
MacLean, C.D., Cole, T.G., Whitesell, C.D., Falanruw, M.V., and Ambacher, A.H. 1986 GIS Dataset by Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd, slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi).
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There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.
The horizontal accuracy is not known and may vary across the extent of the dataset due to the modifications (shift).
Digitized paper maps (ca. 2002/2003) (missing metadata)
1. Assigned projection (not assigned in dataset) and projected to WGS84 UTM Zone 54N; 2. Shifted shapefile to match the 2016 WorldView-3 satellite imagery by Digital Globe; 3. Formatted attribute table and added fields (source, area etc); 4. Created metadata.
The data originate from: MacLean, C.D.; Cole, T.G.; Whitesell, C.D.; Falanruw, M.V.; Ambacher, A.H. 1986: Vegetation Survey of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Resource Bulletin PSW-18.
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