Global Multiple Scale Shorelines Dataset Based on Google Earth Images (2015)

LIU Chuang1SHI Ruixiang1ZHANG Yinghua1SHEN Yan1MA Junhua1WU Lizong2CHEN Wenbo3,4Tomoko Doko3,4CHEN Lijun5LV Tingting6TAO Zui6ZHU Yunqiang1

1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China2 China Polar Research Center，Shanghai 200136，China3 Keio Research Institute at SFC，Keio University，Fujisawa 2520882，Japan4 Nature & Science Consulting Co.，Ltd.，Yokohama 2310032，Japan5 National Geomatics Center of China，Beijing 100830，China6 Aerospace Information Research Institute，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China

DOI:10.3974/geodb.2019.04.13.V1

Published:Jun. 2019

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Key Words：

Global Islands,Global Coastlines,Meters resulution,Google Erath Images,2015

Abstract：

Based on the Google Earth Images in 2015 (2014-2016), the Global Multiple Scale Shorelines Dataset in 2015 was developed. The Google Earth Images includes those from DigitalGlobe，CNES/Airbus, some regions from Landsat and Copernicus. The shoreline here means that can be identified in remote sensing images to be sea water (or interactive area between sea and river waters) and land. The highest resolution and the most detail records of the global shorelines dataset is in meters resolution with the minimum area of 6 m². Based on this detail data records, the multiple scales of the data records in 30m, 250m and 1km were also developed according to the standard data abstraction procedures. The dataset is archived in latitude-longitude (no projection given) in both .kmz and .shp data formats. While the .shp format data is compressed for downloading (.raw). Normally, the data can be recognized from the data file name, for example: the file name SA_C_shoreline_m_gg_2015 means the data covers South American _ Continental _ shorelines _ meters resolution _ latitude and longitude _ in 2015. Coordinately, AF for African, OA for Oceania, NA for North American, EU for Europe, AS for Asia and AN for Antarctic. While the data name SA_I_shoreline_m_gg_2015 means the data covers South American _ Islands_ shorelines _ meters resolution _ latitude and longitude _ in 2015. （all data files following）Browse

Foundation Item：

Ministry of Science and Technology of P. R. China (2017YFA0604701); Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA19090110)

Data Citation：

LIU Chuang, SHI Ruixiang, ZHANG Yinghua, SHEN Yan, MA Junhua, WU Lizong, CHEN Wenbo, Tomoko Doko, CHEN Lijun, LV Tingting, TAO Zui, ZHU Yunqiang. Global Multiple Scale Shorelines Dataset Based on Google Earth Images (2015)[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2019.04.13.V1.

Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. 2015: How many islands (isles, rocks), how large land areas, and how long of shorelines in the world? —Vector data based on Google Earth images [J]. Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery, 2019, 3(2): 124–148. DOI: 10.3974/geodp.2019.02.03.

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