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snippet: Global distribution of mangroves derived from earth observation satellite imagery.
summary: Global distribution of mangroves derived from earth observation satellite imagery.
extent: [[-179.950671935661,-38.7620733757855],[179.987788449577,32.3501725845973]]
accessInformation: Giri C, Ochieng E, Tieszen LL, Zhu Z, Singh A, Loveland T, Masek J, Duke N (2011). Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data (version 1.3, updated by UNEP-WCMC). Global Ecology and Biogeography 20: 154-159. Paper DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00584.x . Data DOI: https://doi.org/10.34892/1411-w728 Data URL: http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/4
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typeKeywords: ["Data","Service","Feature Service","ArcGIS Server","Feature Access","providerSDS"]
description: <p>This dataset shows the global distribution of mangrove forests, derived from earth observation satellite imagery. The dataset was created using Global Land Survey (<span>GLS</span>) data and the Landsat archive. Approximately 1,000 Landsat scenes were interpreted using hybrid supervised and unsupervised digital image classification techniques. See Giri et al. (2011) for full details.<br /></p><p>This dataset is shown at a coarser resolution for display purposes.</p>
licenseInfo: <p><a href='https://www.unep-wcmc.org/policies/general-data-license-excluding-wdpa#data_policy' target='_blank'><span style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>UNEP-WCMC General Data License (excluding WDPA)</span></a></p>
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title: WCMC010_MangroveUSGS2011_v1_3
type: Feature Service
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tags: ["unep-wcmc","coastal","blue carbon","remote sensing","satellite","USGS","mangrove","forest","habitat","ecosystem"]
culture: en-GB
name: WCMC010_MangroveUSGS2011_v1_3
guid: 9BC1704C-98C1-483A-AE5F-5FCF63DCE48B
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spatialReference: GCS_WGS_1984