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chuuk Maps: vegetation

Land cover

Vegetation from satellite imagery

Vegetation (2004-2006)

This map shows the vegetation of the islands in Chuuk Lagoon between 2004 and 2006. The dataset was developed from 2004-2006 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe through land cover classification carried out by U.S. Forest Service (2008). The dataset was formatted by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2020) for use in the Digital Atlas.

Vegetation types

Wetlands

Wetlands

This map shows the extent of wetlands of the islands in Chuuk Lagoon, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2008) through land cover classification based on 2004-2006 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was formatted by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2020) for use in the Digital Atlas.

Forests

Upland forests

This map shows the extent of upland forests of the islands in Chuuk Lagoon, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2008) through land cover classification based on 2004-2006 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was formatted by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2020) for use in the Digital Atlas.

Agroforests

This map shows the extent of agroforests of the islands in Chuuk Lagoon, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2008) through land cover classification based on 2004-2006 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was formatted by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2020) for use in the Digital Atlas.