Pacific Mapping

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American Samoa

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Draft Map of Tutuila and Aunu'u

This draft benthic habitat map was developed by the American Samoa mapping team. The team includes staff from the American Samoa Government (Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the National Ocean Service, the Department of Interior's National Park of American Samoa, and Analytical Laboratories of Hawaii.

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Pilot Areas in Detail

NOS acquired high-resolution color IKONOS satellite imagery for the islands of Tutuila and Aunu'u, American Samoa. The imagery is being used to create maps of the regions marine resources, including coral reefs and other habitats, for fisheries management, tourism, and other aspects of the coastal economy. Accurate habitat mpas can be used by resource managers to make informed decisions about the protection of these resources in nearshore waters.

A primary product of this effor is a benthic habitat map in a geographic information system (GIS) format produced by visually interpreting the remotely sensed data. The benthic habitat map portrayed has been produced by manual delineation of habitats from the color IKONOS imagery.