Use of LANDSAT for Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution in Coastal Ecosystems of the U. S. Virgin Islands

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The data results show for the first time Landsat-based land use maps of both the terrestrial and benthic habitats of the U. S. Virgin Islands, spanning a period of 16 years (1985 to 2001). Shallow-water (generally, less than 30 meters) bank and land areas on St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix were identified through unsupervised classification of Landsat 7 TM and ETM+ satellite imagery. NOS aerial photographs, benthic habitat data, and bathymetric data were used to ground truth the scenes. The project was supported through the Coral Reef Conservation Program. For additional information please see "Use of Landsat for Managing Coastal Ecosystems of the USVI" https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/Documents/sapnabatishDissFINAL.pdf

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Name Format Description Link
57 5_Terrestrial_Land_Use_Maps_Batish.zip https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/ClassifiedLandImages/5_Terrestrial_Land_Use_Maps_Batish.zip
57 ClassifiedWaterImages.zip https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/ClassifiedWaterImages/ClassifiedWaterImages.zip
57 Three_TerrestrialChange_Analysis_Maps_Batish.zip https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/LandChangeAnalysisStCroix/Three_TerrestrialChange_Analysis_Maps_Batish.zip
57 5_Benthic_Land_Cover_Maps_Batish.zip https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/LandCoverMaps/5_Benthic_Land_Cover_Maps_Batish.zip
57 3_Benthic_Change_Analysis_Maps_Batish.zip https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/data/NOAA/nesdis/ora/LandChangeAnalysis/BenthicChangeAnalysis/3_Benthic_Change_Analysis_Maps_Batish.zip

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  • st. john (18n064w0011)
  • map images
  • united states of america
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • virgin islands
  • 1115
  • corals
  • st. thomas (18n064w0033)
  • biosphere
  • usvi
  • habitat mapping
  • algae
  • satellite imagery
  • leeward islands
  • united states virgin islands
  • united states
  • caribbean sea
  • nonpoint
  • lesser antilles
  • st. john
  • landsat
  • st. thomas
  • u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000)
  • habitats
  • atlantic ocean
  • earth science
  • seagrass
  • use of landsat to demonstrate the impact of land use on the benthic habitats of the us virgin island
  • pollution
  • ocean basin
  • coral
  • reef
  • zoology
  • u. s. virgin islands
  • mapping
  • coris_metadata
  • country/territory
  • st. croix (17n064w0003)
  • remote sensing
  • st. croix

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