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kosrae Maps: vegetation

Land cover

Vegetation from satellite imagery

Vegetation (2004-2007)

This map shows the vegetation of Kosrae between 2004 and 2007. The dataset was developed from 2004-2007 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe through land cover classification carried out by U.S. Forest Service (2007). The dataset was slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) to better match 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Vegetation types

Wetlands

Wetlands

This map shows the wetlands of Kosrae, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2007) through land cover classification based on 2004-2007 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) to better match 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery.

Forests

Upland forests

This map shows the extent of upland forest on Kosrae, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2007) through land cover classification based on 2004-2007 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) to better match 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery.

Agroforests

This map shows the extent of agroforest on Kosrae, as mapped by the U.S. Forest Service (2007) through land cover classification based on 2004-2007 QuickBird satellite imagery by DigitalGlobe. The dataset was slightly modified by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) to better match 2015-2018 WorldView-2 satellite imagery.