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    kosrae Maps: infrastructure

    Transportation

    Road network

    Roads

    This map shows the road network on Kosrae. It includes major roads as well as smaller paved and unpaved roads. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) based on a dataset by KIRMA and major adjustments made by John Paul Batarao (2019) to match 2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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    Bridges and causeways

    This map shows major bridges and causeways on Kosrae. The dataset was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019), based on 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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    Recreational sites

    This map shows recreational sites on Kosrae: prominent hiking locations, playfields, picnic sites, and others. The data layer was formatted for GIS by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019), using KML files created specifically for this Digital Atlas by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019), as well as latitude-longitude coordinates provided by Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    International port and airport

    Port and airport locations

    This map shows the locations of dock, marina, port, and airport facilities on Kosrae. The dataset was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019), based on 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and from KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Port and airport zones

    This map shows the international port and airport zones on Kosrae. The dataset was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) based on 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The dataset also includes the outline of the runway. The boundaries are not authoritative.

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    Residential

    Houses

    Locations of houses and other buildings

    This map shows the locations of all houses, buildings, and other human-made structures. The dataset was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) by converting building footprints of houses and other buildings to point features. The buildings footprints were based on 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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    Footprints of houses and other buildings

    This map shows the footprints of all houses, buildings, and other human-made structures. The shapefile was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) by manually digitizing polygons from 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery by Digital Globe provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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    Commercial

    Businesses

    Major businesses

    This map shows the locations of businesses on Kosrae. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) from KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Government

    Government and NGO offices

    Government offices

    This map shows the locations of key government offices (national, state, municipal, and Lelu town), as well as non-governmental organizations in Kosrae. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) from KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Health and education

    Health care sites

    Hospitals and clinics

    This map shows the locations of the hospital and community health centers on Kosrae. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) based on information from Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) and KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Schools and colleges

    Schools

    This map shows the locations of schools and colleges on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The dataset was updated based on KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Religion

    Churches

    Places of worship

    This map shows the locations of churches and one mosque on Kosrae. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) from KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Safety and emergency

    Fire stations

    Fire stations

    This map shows the location of the fire station on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The dataset was updated based on KML file created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Police stations

    Police stations

    This map shows the locations of the police stations on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The dataset was updated based on KML files created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Utilities

    Power supply

    Power plants

    This map shows the location of the power plant on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The dataset was updated based on using KML file created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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    Fuel farms

    This map shows the locations of fuel tanks on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were reviewed for accuracy and currentness.

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    Water supply

    Dams

    This map shows the locations of dams built to create small surface-water storage reservoirs on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    Water tanks

    This map shows the locations of storage tanks for fresh water on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    Water treatment facilities

    This map shows the locations of drinking water treatment facilities on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    Wells and springs

    This map shows the locations of groundwater wells and springs on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    Wastewater management

    Wastewater

    This map shows the location of wastewater treatment plant and related infrastructure on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA).

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    Communications

    Communication infrastructure

    This map shows the communication infrastructure on Kosrae. The features shown include communication towers, wifi access points, and cell sites. The original data, so-called Digital Line Graphs (DLSs), were created by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the 1:25,000-scale topographic maps (2001). The dataset was updated by Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) (2013) and Island Research & Education Initiative (2017) based on information provided by FSM Telecommunications Corporation, and by Island Research & Education Initiative (2019) using KML files created specifically for this Atlas by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019).

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    Waste disposal

    Waste disposal

    This map shows the location of the landfills on Kosrae. The original data were developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) as part of the "Geospatial Information Development and Application to Support Effective Decision Making in the Federated States of Micronesia" project conducted in partnership with Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) and College of Micronesia (COM), with funding from NOAA - Coastal Storms Program. The data were incorporated into PDC's DisasterAWARE decision-support system (2014). Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) extracted a subset from the original dataset and formatted it for use in this atlas. The features were updated using feedback from Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority (KIRMA), which distinguished between the formal landfill and the closed sites.

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    Mining

    Quarries

    Quarries

    This map shows the location of the principal quarry on Kosrae. Smaller quarries exist and are not shown. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) from KML file created by Joyminda Palokoa George (2019) specifically for this Digital Atlas.

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