AGSL GeoDiscovery

100-Meter Resolution Satellite View of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Description:

The Satellite View of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands map layer is a 100-meter resolution simulated natural-color image of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, delivered in the Albers Equal-Area Conic map projection. Vegetation is generally green, with forests in darker green and grasslands or shrublands in lighter green. Areas of high reflectance, including urban areas, rock, and dry bare soil, are shown in shades of tan and pink. Very bright areas, such as snow and ice, are light blue. The image was produced by mosaicking Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery from the Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 satellites. Bands 7 (mid-infrared), 4 (near-infrared) and 2 (green), were assigned to red, green, and blue, respectively, and adjusted to produce the final simulated natural-color image. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition National Atlas of the United States. The 100-meter resolution satellite view data were developed to portray the ground cover of the United States at 1:1,000,000 scale. The image is intended for visual purposes only. The original Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery data should be used for conducting analysis. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zn645bq0125

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zn645bq0125

Language:

eng

Creator:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Publisher:

National Atlas of the United States

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Raster data, Topographic maps, and Digital elevation models

Subject:

Topographic maps, Digital elevation models, Geoscientific Information, Imagery and Base Maps, and Elevation

Theme:

Imagery, Land Cover, and Elevation

Temporal Coverage:

2013

Date Issued:

2013

Spatial Coverage:

United States, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

GeoTIFF

Georeferenced:

false