Global islands
June 26, 2020
A new map of global islands at a high spatial resolution (30 m) has been produced from a semi-automated interpretation of 2014 satellite imagery. The data are available in the public domain. The islands were classified by size into continental mainlands (5), big islands > 1 km2 (21,818), and small islands ≤ 1 km2 (318,868). The new high-resolution islands data are intended to support coastal ecosystem mapping efforts and assessments of threatened island biodiversity, among other applications. This chapter summarizes the global island mapping approach and results.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Global islands |
| DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12475-3 |
| Authors | Madeline Thomas Martin, Roger Sayre, Keith Van Graafeiland, Osgur McDermott-Long, Lauren Weatherdon, David Will, Dena R. Spatz, Nicholas Holmes |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Index ID | 70213190 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Land Change Science |