%0 Conference Proceedings
%9 ACTI : Communications avec actes dans un congrès international
%A Andréfouët, Serge
%A Muller-Karger, F.E.
%A Robinson, J.A.
%A Kranenburg, C.J.
%A Torres-Pulliza, D.
%A Spraggins, S.A.
%A Murch, B.
%T Global assessment of modern coral reef extent and diversity for regional science and management applications : a view from space
%S Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium
%C [s.l.]
%D 2006
%E Yamazato, K.
%E Tsuchiya, M.
%L fdi:010091869
%G ENG
%I International Society for Reef Studies ; Japanese Coral Reef Society
%K PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE ; POLYNESIE FRANCAISE ; JAPON ; MALDIVES ; ANTILLES ; PACIFIQUE ; ATLANTIQUE ; OCEAN INDIEN
%K ISHIGAKI ILE ; KIMBE BAY ; PINS ILE DES
%P 1732-1745
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091869
%> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2024-11/010091869.pdf
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X In 2001, the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project initiated a global compilation of 30-meter spatial resolution Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite images that provides unprecedented coverage of coral reefs worldwide. From this unique image data set, it is possible to create globally consistent map products to serve local, regional and global applications. The project has examined ~1,500 images to design a thematically rich (966 classes) geomorphological classification scheme used to interpret and map every single reef of the planet. Compared to previously existing databases, the maps provide greatly enhanced localization, inventory and spatial analysis of reef structures. Distributed as Geographic Information Systems layers beginning in late 2003, the map products, have been used for a variety of applications. We present an overview of the milestones of the project and the methods we followed to create the image archive and use it to develop geomorphological maps of the world's coral reefs. We also present preliminary results obtained for a variety of applications?namely reef surface quantification, establishment of marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea and Eastern Caribbean, reef condition assessment in the Caribbean, morphometric analyses of Maldivian reefs and geochemical budgets in French Polynesian atolls. We believe that many scientists and managers will use the data and maps in a variety of applications and that the dataset will become a lasting foundation for understanding and conserving coral reefs around the world.
%B International Coral Reef Symposium
%8 2004/06/28-2004/07/02
%$ 128 ; 126 ; 064