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

Author(s)

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Description

The Satellite View with Shaded Relief 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, with relief shading added to accentuate terrain features. 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 combining a mosaic of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery from the Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 satellites with shaded relief generated from 100-meter elevation data extracted from the National Elevation Dataset (NED). This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition National Atlas of the United States. The 100-meter resolution satellite view with shaded relief 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 and National Elevation Dataset (NED) elevation 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. National Atlas of the United States. (2013). 100-Meter Resolution Satellite View with Shaded Relief of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/cj519zn4557. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Publisher

National Atlas of the United States

Collection

National atlas of the United States of America, 1997-2014

Place(s)

United States, Puerto Rico, and United States Virgin Islands

Subject(s)

Digital elevation models, Remote-sensing images, Topographic maps, Elevation, and Imagery and Base Maps

Year

2013

Held by

Stanford

More details at

https://purl.stanford.edu/cj519zn4557

Use and reproduction

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

Copyright

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