A map of the world’s wetlands - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News
Sep 27, 2016 · What is the Global Wetlands Map? The Global Wetlands Map is an interactive, web-based map showing global distribution of wetlands, histosols and carbon stocks. The map is based on satellite images using a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. It covers tropical and subtropical regions up to 30 degrees North and 70 degrees South.
Global Wetlands V3 - Center for International Forestry Research
The Global Wetlands Map is an initiative to collect and share information on tropical wetlands in a visual format.
A map of the world’s wetlands - Global Landscapes Forum
Nov 3, 2017 · What is the Global Wetlands Map? The Global Wetlands Map is an interactive, web-based map showing global distribution of wetlands, histosols and carbon stocks. The map is based on satellite images using a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. It covers tropical and subtropical regions up to 30 degrees North and 70 degrees South.
A map of the world’s wetlands - #ThinkLandscape
Oct 13, 2016 · The Global Wetlands Map is an interactive, web-based map showing global distribution of wetlands, histosols and carbon stocks. The map is based on satellite images using a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS.
Tropical and Subtropical Wetlands Distribution - The …
Apr 17, 2017 · It shows distribution of wetland, peatland and peat depth that covers the tropics and sub tropics (40° N to 60° S; 180° E to -180° W), excluding small islands. It was mapped in 231 meters spatial resolution. The dataset can be viewed in this interactive map: http://www.cifor.org/global-wetlands/.
Global Wetlands Map: Help us map the world's wetlands
Global Wetlands Map Help us map the world's wetlands The Global Wetlands Map is a new initiative to collect and share information on tropical wetlands in a visual format. Users can access data and contribute their own, using standard geographic …
Tropical and subtropical wetlands distribution
The peatland map is produced by adding the peat forming wetlands: mangrove (20), swamp/bog (30), Fen (40), riverine (50), and floodswamps (60) (note: the number in parentheses refer to pixel code of each class in Wetlands dataset). Our map of peatlands was contrasted against n=275 geo-positioned soil profiles containing peat, with 65% of agreement.
A map of the world’s wetlands - Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Oct 21, 2016 · The Global Wetlands Map is an interactive, web-based map showing global distribution of wetlands, histosols and carbon stocks. The map is based on satellite images using a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS.
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The Global Wetlands Map is an initiative to collect and share information on tropical wetlands in a visual format. Users can access data and contribute their own, using standard geographic information systems software such as ArcGIS.
Locations - Freshwater Swamps
Swamps are found all over the world, in both tropical and temperate biomes. This map shows the global distribution of wetlands. While not all of the areas are freshwater swamps (for example, the read areas are considered salt-affected), this map gives a good idea of where swamps can occur, which is nearly everywhere that is warm and wet enough ...