Andréfouët Serge auteur aut IRD Muller-Karger F.E. auteur aut IRD Robinson J.A. auteur aut IRD Kranenburg C.J. auteur aut IRD Torres-Pulliza D. auteur aut IRD Spraggins S.A. auteur aut IRD Murch B. auteur aut IRD text conferencePaper eng text/pdf born digital access 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. specialized PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE GUINEE POLYNESIE FRANCAISE JAPON MALDIVES ANTILLES PACIFIQUE ATLANTIQUE OCEAN INDIEN 128 126 064 International Coral Reef Symposium, 10., Okinawa (JPN), 2004/06/28-2004/07/02 1732-1745 Yamazato K. org. aut IRD Tsuchiya M. org. aut IRD [s.l.] International Society for Reef Studies 2006 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091869 [F B010091869] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091869 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2024-11/010091869.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2011-07-12 2024-11-15 fdi:010091869 fre